We work the whole season for this period and that’s where you are really tested but it’s where you have an opportunity to show your quality as well.
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PER Mertesacker is urging team-mates to “forget about Barcelona” and focus on their Premier League title challenge ahead of this Sunday’s trip to Old Trafford.
Coquelin is remaining wary of the threat United will pose on home turf on Sunday, but the Arsenal midfielder still believes the Gunners can heap more misery on the Red Devils with an away win – which would be their first in the league since 2006.
But Arsene Wenger’s men, now two points behind shock leaders Leicester and level with north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, could yet end the week at the summit of English football if they beat United and other results go their way.
Martial injured his hamstring in the warm-up to Thursday’s 5-1 Europa League Round of 32 win over FC Midtjylland – a week on from the first leg where De Gea injured his knee in similar circumstances.
The Frenchman said: “Why has team stopped scoring?”
Ten years have passed since we’ve last won at Old Trafford in the league.
Having played in Arsenal’s past three games, Welbeck looks ready to play a key part in the final period of the season for the Gunners.
The Egypt global didn’t feature in the Champions League on Tuesday night as Arsenal suffered a 2-0 loss to Barcelona at the Emirates Stadium. This time we are going there as favourites, but I dare not say we’d win. You never know. I hope it is, with all my heart.
– United have scored 995 goals at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
“Everybody drops points. It is unpredictable”.
Welbeck slowly worked his way back to fitness and he made a stunning comeback earlier this month as he came off the bench to score the last-minute victor in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Leicester.
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Man Utd (33) have scored fewer goals after 26 league games than in any season since 1989-90 (30).
