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Everything you need to know about Southampton vs Arsenal
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Arsenal head to St Mary’s in midweek on the back of a comfortable victory over Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. Their hosts did Arsene Wenger’s side a favour in the same round of fixtures, by holding Liverpool, who Arsenal are desperately trying to peg back in the race for the top four, to a goalless draw at Anfield.
An unusual atmosphere surrounded the match against United at Emirates, with the home team knowing their destiny lies in the hands of the teams above them, while Mourinho had already conceded that the Europa League was his side’s most realistic route into the Champions League, leading him to rest some players. The United boss has since conceded that their top four hopes are over and, although Arsenal have given themselves the slightest glimmer of hope, their chances are bleak.
If the Gunners are to avoid dropping out of the Champions League for the first time in Arsene Wenger’s 21 year managerial reign, every single game is an absolute must win, which continues on the South coast against Southampton. The main motivation for Claude Puel, whose team are in no danger of going down or finishing in the European places, will be to prove to the Saints hierarchy that he is the man to take the club forward.
Questions have been raised over his managerial ability in some sections of the fanbase, which is somewhat surprising considering the Frenchman has guided them to the EFL Cup final and will secure a stable Premier League position, albeit lower than their 6th placed finish last season. He did not help his case by deploying cautious tactics against Liverpool in their last fixture, despite having nothing to lose.
Puel did give Southampton fans a boost this week by announcing that their wanted captain Virgil Van Dijk will remain at the club beyond the summer transfer window. They miss him at the heart of their defence and have felt the absence of top-scorer Charlie Austin up front, too; but with no added injuries, we can expect to see a similar line-up to the one used in their last fixture. Arsenal could be without midfielder Granit Xhaka, who has suffered a flair-up of the ankle injury which looked set to keep him out of the weekend’s visit of United. Otherwise, they too are likely to field a similar line-up, with the possibility of the return of Shkodran Mustafi to the squad.
Southampton vs Arsenal kicks off at 7:45pm on Wednesday 10th May.
The match will not be televised live.
Aaron Ramsey. He won the man of the match award in his last outing and looked at ease next to Xhaka, who could well miss out on Wednesday.
The Welshman will need to build on his impressive performance in order to win over the growing number of Arsenal fans who have become frustrated with his inconsistent performances when fit. On his day, he is a great all-rounder and appears to suit Arsenal’s new formation.
Southampton have won 16 of the 39 meetings against Arsenal at St Mary’s. The Gunners have won 14.
Ian Wright bagged a hat-trick in Arsenal’s 0-4 away demolition of Southampton in March 1994.
Manolo Gabbiadini. The Italian striker has been an impressive signing for the Saints since joining in January, scoring 6 goals and registering the best goals to minute ratio at the club (106). Arsenal have looked more defensively stable since switching to a three at the back, but even in their recent win over Manchester United, showed that they do allow opportunities. Gabbiadini is certainly Southampton’s biggest threat.
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Van Dijk will have options but Southampton want him to stay - Black
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Southampton assistant manager Eric Black is hopeful Virgil van Dijk will stay at St Mary’s this summer.
But Black has admitted the highly-coveted Holland defender will have a choice to make in the transfer window, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City all circling Van Dijk.
Van Dijk has developed into one of the Premier League’s better central defenders since moving to Southampton from Celtic in September 2015.
And that has led to significant interest from some of the top flight’s best sides as they look to improve leaky defences.
Black responded to the interest in the 26-year-old, suggesting it would be a boon to Claude Puel’s side if the Breda-born defender stayed.
He told TalkSport: 'We’d love to see Virgil van Dijk stay. He’s obviously the one everyone has been talking about [leaving].
'It would be wonderful [if he stayed], and would be a big step forward for Southampton if we could keep him.
‘But he’s one of the best centre-backs in the world, so he may well have options [to leave].’
Southampton take on Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
They are 10th in the top flight following their goalless draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
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#SaintsFC boss Claude Puel shares his thoughts with the media ahead of tonight’s game:
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1: We’re under way here at St Mary’s!
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Southampton assistant hints Chelsea target Van Dijk will leave
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Southampton will struggle to keep in-demand centre-back Virgil van Dijk beyond the end of the season, Saints assistant manager Eric Black has admitted.
Van Dijk is widely coveted by the Premier League’s top sides, with Liverpool and Manchester City likely to tussle with Chelsea for a transfer that could be worth £50million.
The 25-year-old has not played for Southampton since suffering an ankle injury in January and Black seemed to concede that Van Dijk may well have played his final game at St Mary’s.
“We’d love to see Virgil van Dijk stay. He’s obviously the one everyone has been talking about [leaving],” Black told Talksport.
“It would be wonderful [if he stayed], and would be a big step forward for Southampton if we could keep him.
“But he’s one of the best centre-backs in the world, so he may well have options.”
Black’s comments contradict those of Saints manager Claude Puel, who insisted on Monday that he expected Van Dijk to remain after the end of the season.
Southampton have seen many of their top players cherry-picked by Premier league rivals over recent years and lost Van Dijk’s defensive partner Jose Fonte to West Ham in January for £8million.
Chelsea may not settle solely for the Dutch centre-back as Antonio Conte eyes defensive reinforcements in the summer, with the Blues boss also keen on Saints’ full-bakcs Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares.
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