Martin Odegaard Before Manchester United Clash: ‘Arsenal Not Scared To Go To Old Trafford To Win’ | Football News
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is confident of a win at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the Premier League.
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Manchester United can be difficult to face at Old Trafford despite their struggles this season, but Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard said his team will go there on Sunday looking for a win.
United, traditionally an intimidating opponent to visit, have won only two of their last seven home games in the league, against relegation-threatened Southampton and Ipswich Town.
Second-placed Arsenal, 13 points behind leaders Liverpool, are realistically out of the Premier League title race after recent stumbles.
But they travel to Old Trafford seeking their fifth straight league win over their old rivals in Arteta’s 200th Premier League game in charge.
Arsenal, struggling with injuries in forward areas and goalless in their past two league matches, hit form in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Tuesday.
But Ruben Amorim’s men, who sit 15th in the table, have also shown some sparks of fighting spirit, including against Arsenal in a penalty shootout victory at the London club in the FA Cup in January.
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“When they click as a team it’s challenging to play them,” Odegaard told reporters on Saturday.
“They’re not where they want to be in the table and it’s a big club and it’s been struggling a little bit.”
Second-placed Arsenal, who beat United 2-0 at home in December, are winless in their last two league matches as they sit 16 points below leaders Liverpool, who have played two games more.
“We know the quality they have when they’re on it, a lot of good individual players that we have to be ready for,” Odegaard added.
“We are Arsenal and we are not scared to go there to win, so that’s it.”
Arteta Say United ‘Are Very Capable’
Mikel Arteta though is not taking the ‘Red Devils’ lightly. The Spaniard was asked what he expected from Ruben Amorim’s team, who have produced some surprising results this season including a win against Manchester City, a draw against Liverpool and an FA Cup win against Arsenal on penalties.
“That’s the history of that football club,” he said. “The players that they have and the coach that they have.
“Watching the game… against Real Sociedad (a 1-1 draw in the Europa League) you come very clear that they are very capable to put a really strong performance and beat you on the day. So we know that, we know the difficulty of the match and that’s how we prepared.”
(With inputs from Agencies)
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