If the fixture list at the beginning of the season threw up two very difficult fixtures to start the campaign, what we've had to face subsequently has been relatively kind. Liverpool on Saturday was the first of the big teams we've had to face since then, while the rest of this week – before another Interlull – gives us two home games which should enable Unai Emery to manage his squad ahead of another challenging period in early December. On November 29th we have to travel to Ukraine to play FC Vorskla, a trip which requires a long road journey after a long flight. Following that, we have a North London derby at home on Sunday December 2nd and then a midweek trip to face Manchester...
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