Arsenal were minutes away from defeat in Belgium a fortnight ago before a dramatic late rally and they can follow up in style on Tuesday by getting the better of Anderlecht once more.
The Gunners were in real Champions League trouble when trailing to Andy Najar’s second half strike in Brussels but surely wont require such levels of escapology back in London and are tipped to bag the three points with ease.
It was Kieran Gibbs and Lukas Podolski who proved the heroes to keep Arsene Wenger’s men firmly in the Group D picture and a win at the Emirates will see Arsenal all but through to the knockout phase.
Victory would move the Premier League club to nine points and, after an opening defeat to Borussia Dortmund, that is just what Wenger required.
The Gunners have registered consecutive victories in the English top flight, both without conceding, since these two last met and Alexis Sanchez has bagged a brace on each occasion.
The triumphs over Sunderland and Burnley were both achieved thanks to the Chilean finding the net twice and he is surely now Arsenal’s most important player.
Sanchez will be looking to add to his recent haul against an Anderlecht side that will always struggle against Europe’s best, especially away from home, and Arsenal are rarely turned over either domestically or in this competition on home soil when favoured to oblige.
That is very much the case this week, 4/11 in the match odds market, and I want to be with the hosts on the Asian Handicaps.
Anderlecht have stumbled somewhat of late, recording just one win in five Pro League matches, and keeping clean sheets on their travels has been a rarity too.
Anything but a comfortable Arsenal success will be a surprise and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the selection turn on the style.
3pts Back Arsenal (-1.5, vs. Anderlecht) @ 39/40 (Bet 365)