Wenger also admitted that he picked Welbeck to start because of his great
record against his old side Man United, and even that worked as well!
Not exact matches
United have won every game at home and David De Gea hasn't conceded a single goal at
Old Trafford, but maintaining that
record might be difficult
against a buoyant Spurs
side who haven't lost away this season.
The Spurs star has also been good when appearing for England, as the 23 - year -
old has managed to muster up a
record of three goals in 21 games for Gareth Southgate's
side, which includes his
side's opener
against Russia at the Euro's last summer.
However, the Blues» recent
record at Stamford Bridge in particular
against the north London outfit is near perfect having won five out of the last six meetings and haven't conceded in the last two and Merson admits he can't see his
old side taking all three points:
In addition to that, Ronald Koeman's
side have the best goals -
against record in the Premier League this season, better than the clubs they sold those players to, with Reds ace Lovren looking the worst buy of the lot as Brendan Rodgers»
side let in 12 more than the Croatian's
old team.
Mikel made a sly dig on Pogba shortly after his
record breaking move to
Old Trafford by posting a video on his Twitter handle of an incident at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he nutmegged the French midfielder during Nigeria's game
against Brazil,
side by
side with a message welcoming him to the English Premier League.
The fact former United player Mark Hughes has a disappointing
record as manager
against his former mentor, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, will not deter the Welshman in the slightest from canvassing his
side's credentials ahead of this weekend's daunting trip to
Old Trafford.