Lack Of Arsenal Goals Concerns Wenger

Arsene Wenger has warned his Arsenal players that they must produce a “special” performance if they are to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

While Wenger does not want to look back at those previous successes, he admits winning at the home of the 20-time league champions has always been a big milestone.

Not only that we gave them a mauling at the Emirates earlier this season, and Wenger says that we have to play like that again tomorrow.

In the last week, Wenger has seen his side held to a 0-0 draw by Sky Bet Championship side Hull in the FA Cup fifth round and then lose 2-0 to Barcelona in their Champions League last-16 clash on Tuesday night.

This is a huge game for Louis Van Gaal’s United side, who can close the gap on the top four with a win, but they will have to work incredibly hard to do so.

Welbeck has recently returned from injury and the England global scored the winning goal in the 2-1 win over Leicester City after climbing off the bench for his comeback appearance.

Arsenal will have to beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou by two goals or more to stand any chance of making it to the next round.

The Gunners are two points behind division leaders Leicester City and will know that a victory at United would be a massive morale boost going into the business end of the campaign.

The Gunners don’t have the best of records at United in recent league meetings, yet the two teams have changed somewhat over the past 18 months with Old Trafford no longer being a place to fear. Jack Wilshere, Tomas Rosicky, Santi Cazorla and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain are all out while Gabriel Paulista is a doubt.

Arsenal have a few key players expecting to miss this one. Danny Welbeck will be pushing for a start against his former club after looking risky since returning from injury.

Participation in Europe’s top tournament is essential for the Red Devils to get back to their glory days and, as such, a win against Arsenal looks like a pre-requisite.