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ARSENE WENGER insists his side will not be gunning for revenge when Arsenal head to Old Trafford on Saturday.
The last time the Gunners made the trip they suffered an 8-2 humiliation — but Wenger insists the defeat is out of players' minds.
He said: “Revenge? No. Of course there is an emotional aspect to a result like that, but on a footballing front I don’t think you give it too much importance.
“It is down to a team being much better than another that the scores are high, or down to special circumstances. On the day I think the result was down to special circumstances.
“That is why the emotional meaning is big, but the footballing meaning is not very big, and we have had that behind us for a long, long time now.”
Arsenal were crippled by injuries for the last game, with Aaron Ramsey the only likely starter tomorrow from that afternoon’s XI.
But Wenger believes the momentum generated by the amazing midweek Capital One Cup comeback against Reading will help turn the tables on their rivals.
He said: “It is a part of the season where we have played Liverpool away, Stoke away, Manchester City away and now Manchester United away.
“If we do well in this game we can come closer to Manchester United and we will have played mainly all the big teams away from home.”
If Arsenal want to beat United they will have to contain former captain Robin van Persie, who has notched seven Premier League goals since his £24million summer move.
But Wenger’s side have been leaky at the back, with just one clean sheet in their last 11 matches.
The Frenchman added: “We have always worked defensively, but it is not just because you don’t work that you concede goals.
“It is not always about your weaknesses, it is about strengths as well.”
ARSENE WENGER insists his side will not be gunning for revenge when Arsenal head to Old Trafford on Saturday.
The last time the Gunners made the trip they suffered an 8-2 humiliation — but Wenger insists the defeat is out of players' minds.
He said: “Revenge? No. Of course there is an emotional aspect to a result like that, but on a footballing front I don’t think you give it too much importance.
“It is down to a team being much better than another that the scores are high, or down to special circumstances. On the day I think the result was down to special circumstances.
“That is why the emotional meaning is big, but the footballing meaning is not very big, and we have had that behind us for a long, long time now.”
Arsenal were crippled by injuries for the last game, with Aaron Ramsey the only likely starter tomorrow from that afternoon’s XI.
But Wenger believes the momentum generated by the amazing midweek Capital One Cup comeback against Reading will help turn the tables on their rivals.
He said: “It is a part of the season where we have played Liverpool away, Stoke away, Manchester City away and now Manchester United away.
“If we do well in this game we can come closer to Manchester United and we will have played mainly all the big teams away from home.”
If Arsenal want to beat United they will have to contain former captain Robin van Persie, who has notched seven Premier League goals since his £24million summer move.
But Wenger’s side have been leaky at the back, with just one clean sheet in their last 11 matches.
The Frenchman added: “We have always worked defensively, but it is not just because you don’t work that you concede goals.
“It is not always about your weaknesses, it is about strengths as well.”
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