As I wrote yesterday it's time to make some progress in the Champions League, and tonight's clash with Monaco is a chance to put ourselves in a good position ahead of the second-leg in a few weeks time. The stuff about Arsene Wenger facing his old club is a nice little sideshow, but that's all it is. Obviously the game will have some emotional significance for him, but it's a matter of work for the rest. We have played them recently, but a 1-0 defeat in the Emirates Cup in August is more or less irrelevant as it was pre-season and their goalscorer that day, Falcao, is now the pride of Manchester on £350,000 a week. In terms of our team tonight, the only bit of news from the weekend is...
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