Martin wary of Gunners

by Setanta Staff , 10 February 2012

Martin O'Neill has warned his Sunderland side Arsenal are more than a one-man team as they prepare for an intriguing double-header.


The Black Cats will put an unbeaten home record under their new manager on the line when the Gunners visit the Stadium of Light in the Premier League on Saturday, seven days before they return in the FA Cup fifth round.

They will do so with Arsenal's Dutch striker Robin van Persie having taken his tally for the season to 28 in all competitions with a hat-trick in last Saturday's 7-1 demolition of Blackburn.

However, O'Neill knows his side will have to do more than stop van Persie if they are to emerge with anything to show for their efforts.

He said: "That is too simplistic. They have enough talent in their team. They are playing Champions League football next week, which is a credit to them. They have qualified once again into the latter stages of the competition, so I am not so sure that one man could just carry that on his own.

"They have talent, they have a bit of pace in their team as well and their victory last week will give them encouragement and confidence for the rest of the season."

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Pos
Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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