ARSENAL have flown to Italy for their Europa League clash against AC Milan.
The Gunners were pictured boarding their plane to the world capital of fashion earlier today.
They’ve had an easy ride in the competition so far this season, with Arsene Wenger afforded the luxury of fielding inexperienced youngsters while giving his senior players some rest.
However, the likes of Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are all expected to feature on Thursday as the Gunners look to book their place in the quarter-finals.
They’ve endured a poor recent run in the Premier League and come up against an AC Milan team high on confidence.
New boss Gennaro Gattuso has turned things around for the Serie A giants, but he admits he is yet to reach the same levels as Arsenal boss Wenger.
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Arsene Wenger’s trophies with Arsenal
Premier League: 1998, 2002, 2004
FA Cup: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017
Community Shield: 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017
Gattuso said: “It’s not a challenge with him, because in that regard it’s not a contest.
“He’s won so much in his career, he’s been managing the same club for 21-22 years. My path is still very long.
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“It will be an interesting match, with more of a new philosophy like mine against him and his experience. He likes to play a style based heavily on possession.
“I’ll greet him and I’ll put myself in my corner, but there’s no comparison that can be made.
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“I’ve been through games like this as a player, everything is different now. Compared to Wenger I’m in the children’s team. I’m just starting and he’s been coaching for 30 years.
“Arsenal is a technical team that doesn’t like defensive transitions. We’ll have to do well not to suffer from what they do, and then make them run when we have the ball.
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“The worry is how to stop Arsenal scoring. When I go to bed I dream of Ozil and Wenger, not about my playing days.
“Arsenal are struggling but they have great champions and they’ve scored 18 goals in the Europa League. We have huge respect for them, and we need to put in a great performance.”
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