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“I admire Arsene for his work and his ability to work in a club like Arsenal for so long – like [Alex] Ferguson at Manchester United before him”.
The Gunners caught a lucky break against Southampton this weekend and are now gearing up to get their Champions League campaign going against PSG.
His spectacular goal meant more to Wenger not in its execution but in its timing. We have some exceptions but the squad is between 24 and 30 basically and that is where you have a good combination of physical strength and experience. He is one of our best players, and when I think about the squad when you pick a captain, you think of one with a good chance to play.
After a 5-1 win over fierce rival Rangers on Saturday, Celtic can look back to its win over Barcelona in the 2012 group stage.
Sergio Aguero should be recalled amid a domestic suspension, while Guardiola could rotate his fullbacks and wingers for a game against a Moenchengladbach team he’ll know well from his three years in Germany with Bayern Munich.
Arsenal must deploy Wenger’s much-coined “handbrake” at home if they are to keep themselves in knockout ties against genuine contenders; failure to instil that kind of tactical discipline when required has consistently been his Achilles heel.
“He is one of the most experienced players we have now here”, Wenger said. We also had a tough fixture list with regards to our fitness levels but thankfully we are mentally strong enough to make our way gradually into better form.
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Arsenal have recovered after a poor start to the Premier League season, beating Watford and Southampton in recent weeks to move up to seventh, having lost to Liverpool and drawn to Premier League champions Leicester prior to that. “It came in the last minute but I think we were aggressive and we were searching for it so in the end we probably deserved a little bit of luck back”. Is he ready to start? Both share the same goal: delivering European glory with teams lacking a Champions League title.
The French centre-back was voted Arsenal’s Player of the Month for August for his solid performances for the Gunners.
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“We have a very hard season with the Champions League and everything and it’s important we have everyone competing”, he said.
