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Last updated: 23/02/19 13:05 pm
Arsenal head coach, Unai Emery, revealed that he had long known Sunday's opponents in Southampton, because of Sky Sports's pundit feats, Matt Le Tissier.
Emery may be relatively new to English football, but the Spaniard says he's been looking at Southampton for years.
Arsenal will welcome the Saints on Sunday knowing that a win could see them back in the top four in the Premier League.
Before the match, Emery remembered having seen Le Tissier excel for Southampton, at the time when the coach was trying to fight his way as a player in Spain, before his injury put him out. end to his career.
Matt Le Tissier was a man from a club
"I remember that he was a very special player," Emery told Arsenal.com
"It's a player I would watch when I watched the Premier League in Spain.
"He was a player I would watch a lot of movies with, he was very technical, a quality player with the ball and was amazing for the show."
Arsenal will be favorite Sunday in Sunday's match, but was beaten Thursday night in the Europa League and was defeated at St Mary's in December, guaranteeing Emery to give Southampton all its respect.
The Arsenal team of Unai Emery was beaten by Southampton at its first meeting this season
He added: "Like all the Premier League teams, they are tough and they will be preparing for this match with big players but also with time, which is difficult for us.
"We respect them but we must impose our strategy, our quality and our intensity.
"It's very important to get the three points, we play at home with our supporters and I want to continue stronger here, but with strong demand from us looking for a win."
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