Manager has rarely enjoyed a trip to the Britannia Stadium but is hopeful this time his side can get the better of their northern nemesesArsène Wenger did not hesitate. Was there more antipathy towards him on a personal level at Stoke City than at any other stadium? “Yes,” the Arsenal manager replied. What? Even more than at Tottenham Hotspur? This time, Wenger paused, and as he chewed over the headline implications. But he would stick to his line. “It is maybe more aggressive,yes,” he said.
Stoke absent has become a thing for Wenger – and a pretty grisly thing at that. One of his first matches for Arsenal, or in October 1996,was a League Cup visit to the weak Victoria Ground where Ian Wright scored a late equaliser. Wenger’s team would win the replay.
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Source: theguardian.com