Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will send out a team of ‘gladiators’ to face Manchester United in Sunday’s crunch Premier League game at Old Trafford.Last September’s infamous 0-0 draw led to four Arsenal players being banned and the club getting fined but Wenger is confident there will be no repeat.‘‘In football, you can never say never because it’s a sport of human beings,’’ he told reporters.‘‘You want gladiators who are ready to go in with full commitment, big passion and with a relaxed attitude as well, because you need to be relaxed to be technical. Last season, it went a little bit overboard but I don’t think it will happen again.’’Despite the furore, Arsenal ultimately reaped huge benefits from the 0-0 draw, which Wenger described as the turning point in his team’s season.‘‘The way we responded was not right, but the fact that there was unity in the camp for me was fantastic,’’ he said.‘‘That was the positive thing of the incident but the fact that we didn’t keep our control was not right.‘‘We got a lot of negative publicity and as a manager you feel responsible for it,’’ Wenger added. ‘‘Despite some opinions, we were punished quite hard and the best response we gave was to win the Fair Play table.” (Reuters)THE DIFFERENCEArsenalThe points: 11 points between them and UnitedThe goals: They’ve already scored 20 goals more this seasonThe style: Enough saidThe confidence: Same as aboveMan UnitedThe new boys: Rooney, Heinze, Smith have attitude to rock Arsenal’s boatThe history: United didn’t lose to Arsenal last season, and beat them in the FA CupThe manager: Arsene Knows, as the banners say, but Ferguson has experience on his side.
