Previous Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has warned his former facet over a ‘really dangerous’ Lens striker in advance of their Champions League match on Wednesday.
Petit highlighted Lens ahead Elye Wahi as the top risk in advance of the group phase match at the Emirates.
The 20-year-previous forward starred in the initial match concerning the sides in October, as Lens arrived from behind to protected a 2-1 house acquire against Mikel Arteta’s side.
Wahi supplied an support for Adrien Thomasson’s equaliser on the night time, prior to scoring the winner for the home workforce.
Petit believes Lens are are able of springing one more shock at the Emirates, with the Ligue 1 facet yet again on the lookout for Wahi to deliver from Arsenal.
Previous Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has warned Arsenal about a hazardous Lens’ striker
Petit has highlighted the risk of Elye Wahi, centre, ahead of their Champions League match
Wahi scored the winning aim when Lens acquired a shock 2-1 acquire from Arsenal in Oct
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‘Lens experienced a fantastic final result at the weekend, beating Clermont Foot -3. They are starting to demonstrate the signals of the staff that astonished so many individuals in France very last time,’ Petit instructed Lord Ping.
‘If you hear to the Lens players, they all know how tough it will be to appear to London, but they have a probability to spring a surprise on Arsenal.
‘They can participate in without having stress mainly because no one expects them to get anything at all from the match.
‘Arsenal are extremely tricky to beat at home, but if they can enjoy with the exact same spirit as they did in the opening team sport, they can induce Arsenal troubles.
‘In football, if you have a chance, you have to get it.
‘Elye Wahi, the Lens striker, he scored at the weekend, and he is a truly perilous participant.
‘He is an specific that Arsenal will have to retain an eye on since he has the high-quality to harm them.’
Mikel Arteta’s aspect will qualify for the knock-out stages must they get paid a point against Lens
The 20-calendar year-old forward has experienced a gradual get started to the period, scoring just two times in 11 Ligue 1 matches.
Even with scoring in the win more than Clermont Foot, Wahi was sent off in to start with half stoppage time right after getting two yellow playing cards within the space of a minute.
The French underneath-21 worldwide experienced earned a summertime transfer to Lens following an remarkable marketing campaign at Montpellier, in which he scored 19 ambitions in 33 matches.
Arsenal will qualify for the Champions League knock-out levels with a activity to spare really should they make a position towards Lens on Wednesday.
