Arsenal’s tough week to end in the eye of a Red Devil storm

After one of the most trying weeks in the club’s recent history, one that saw an ugly home defeat to Liverpool, the departure of the second of its two best players and a gutsy performance in Italy against Udinese, the Gunners now have to hop on the team coach and head to Manchester.

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With Arsene Wenger gaining a new wrinkle in his brow by the day, the last thing he needed was a trip to Old Trafford to take on the white hot Red Devils. That is the way of the world though and unless Irene decides to take a sharp right across the Atlantic, the match will be played and Wenger’s men will no choice but to step up.


The test this weekend is something different altogether and Wenger knows this all too well. This match would be a daunting one if his team had started the domestic campaign in good nick. It hasn’t. It would be daunting if it had all its best players available and not transferred away from the club. It doesn’t.

With a winless start to the year already two matches deep, and the Fabregas/Nasri sagas out the door, Arsenal’s season technically starts now.

For the Champion League, Arsenal joined the tough group with Marseille, Olympiakos and Borussia Dortmund. You can see the difficult UEFA games that Arsenal has to get through.

source:  Goal.com