PLAYING AWAY

The Arsenal old boy reunion at Eastlands where Yaya & Kolo, Nasri, Clichy and  Wright  on the playing staff and Vieira, Kidd and Platt off the pitch await.

Feeder club accusations or just some coincidental links aside a game against any club that are current league champions is a pressure fixture for both teams taking part.

Certainly a good test for the Arsenal and, based on last season's head to head, we have nothing to fear from the game; in fact we may be better equipped in terms of personnel than last season against a team with physicality and power.

Early days but a win takes us to third and I expect a win because that has to be our attitude this season; that we are as good as anyone. There is no one outstanding team currently plying their trade in the EPL we are as good as anyone at the moment. Believe in that and who knows?