Wenger up for English showdown

by Admin , 10 March 2010 Arsenal Generic

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he would relish a meeting with either Chelsea or Man United in the Champions League quarter-finals.


The Gunners became the first English team to book their passage into the next round with a comprehensive victory over Porto on Tuesday night and now United and Chelsea will both be hoping to join them.

Arsenal have not picked up a point against their rivals in four meetings this season but that has not scared Wenger who says he would welcome a European showdown with either of them should they make it.

"If we say we absolutely do not want to play an English team, we put ourselves in an inferior position at the start," Wenger revealed. "Maybe it is a good opportunity, if we get them, to show we can do well.

"If I have a choice, I would say yes, but I do not have a choice.

"If we get them, we cannot do worse than we did in the championship - we can only do better.

"We will take the draw we get and also we do not have to make a negative obsession of not playing against Chelsea or Manchester United."

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
25
19
3
3
45
60
2.
Man Utd
25
18
4
3
36
58
3.
Tottenham
25
16
5
4
24
53
4.
Arsenal
25
13
4
8
13
43
5.
Chelsea
25
12
7
6
13
43
6.
Newcastle
25
12
6
7
0
42
7.
Liverpool
25
10
9
6
6
39
8.
Norwich
25
9
8
8
-4
35
9.
Sunderland
25
9
6
10
8
33
10.
Everton
25
9
6
10
-1
33
11.
Swansea
25
7
9
9
-4
30
12.
Fulham
25
7
9
9
-5
30
13.
Stoke
25
8
6
11
-14
30
14.
West Brom
25
8
5
12
-6
29
15.
Aston Villa
25
6
10
9
-5
28
16.
QPR
25
5
6
14
-17
21
17.
Blackburn
25
5
6
14
-19
21
18.
Wolverhampton
25
5
6
14
-21
21
19.
Bolton
25
6
2
17
-22
20
20.
Wigan
25
4
7
14
-27
19
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