The German misses the match with a slight foot injury according to the club and is replaced in the starting line-up by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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Wenger: “They can fight with anybody today, Stoke”.
This weekend, they will be up against a side who let slip a 3-2 lead to draw 3-3 with Liverpool, but Stoke have been on the losing end to Arsenal already this season.
“Yes – I don’t know why [there is more antipathy from Stoke fans]”.
“When you have three points in your hand, it is very disappointing to throw it away and we were all gutted and angry with ourselves because it was a simple ball, a long ball, and they got in front of us for the second ball”.
“I think it is maybe more aggressive than at Tottenham but do you want me to stay at home on Sunday?
I don’t bully them”, he said.
“I do not mind too much but the major incident was not that comment, it was Ramsey. That is where it started”.
But the Potters have always proved a hard proposition for the north London outfit, their attritional style seemingly the ultimate nemesis to Arsenal’s tiki-taka-inspired philosophy, and boast a respectable two wins from their last six encounters with Arsene Wenger’s side. More was made of it than it really was.
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Stoke City will be looking to continue their climb into the top four of the Premier League table with a win over Arsenal.
