Ledley King wants Tottenham to erase the painful memory of defeat at Arsenal with a victory over Sunderland.

Spurs lost 3-0 to their fierce rivals at the Emirates Stadium last weekend as their aspirations to finish in this season's top four took a knock.

King is therefore desperate to bounce back against Steve Bruce's Sunderland at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

"We don't want to lose to Arsenal, full stop - and we never want to lose 3-0 to anyone," the defender told Tottenham's official website.

"We know how much this game means. We're all disappointed. We have to pick ourselves up.

"It's one game and I'm sure this will hurt for a few days yet but once that's over we have to focus on the next match and try to get back to winning ways against Sunderland."