Last year Ronald Koeman welcomed Arsenal on New Year’s Day and saw his Saints pick up a 2-0 win thanks to some calamitous defending from the visitors.
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Despite a lengthy and illustrious injury list, Arsenal have been able to grind and wins and with the likes of Mesut Ozil and Olivier Giroud thriving, they should have enough about them to overcome their out of form opponents.
Van Gaal: We’ll have to wait and see
The Dutchman admitted he had to take his share of the blame for United’s longest winless streak since the 1989-90 season, however. I don’t prefer Ed Woodward comes out and says it because it’s more important what they say to me.
However, nearly 12 months on as they prepare for a Boxing Day assignment on the south coast, Arsenal have collected 78 points during the calendar year – 10 more than any other Premier League team – and are primed for a tilt at the title after Monday’s stirring 2-1 win over Manchester City closed them to within two points of leaders Leicester City.
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The Chilean said: “I think it’s very important to be involved, as we are now, at the end of January. But if we stay where we are until March or April, then we have the chance to win the league”.
“If you look back at 2015, we have been consistent overall and have had quite a positive record”. I believe that football is down to performance.
On getting a blend of the best managers and young, English bosses in the Premier League: “We want as well to find the right balance”.
The current season has already proved to be one of the most unpredictable campaigns in Premier League history.
In what turned out to be an incredibly tight affair with Yaya Toure’s late consolation goal making Gunners fans sweat, Arsenal are now much more savvy in their play and look for the first time in a long while like they may maintain it for a longer period than usual. “You just have to make that run”, Walcott said.
Following a crucial victory over Manchester City on Monday night, Arsenal have been receiving a lot of praise from fans and pundits alike.
No team in 2015 has recorded more points on their travels than Arsenal (38) and they will be the favourites to triumph against an off-colour Southampton.
Nevertheless, Wenger is keen for his players not to get carried away riding a wave of confidence.
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It means Alexis will miss Saturday’s trip to Southampton and is also expected to sit out the subsequent games against Bournemouth, Newcastle and Sunderland but he could be back for the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on the 13th.
