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Arsenal will hold a guard of honour for Manchester United

Football

By -BBC | Apr 26, 2013

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his team will hold a guard of honour for Manchester United's players before Sunday's match at Emirates Stadium.

The match is the first United have played since sealing their 20th league title with a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Monday.

Wenger said: "I want the traditions of English football to be respected."

The match sees the return of former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who scored a hat-trick against Villa.

"Van Persie is a massive talent, a world-class player who has fantastic technique and a lot of experience," Wenger said.

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"You always miss a big player. It took us a while because our game went a lot through him but if you look at the number of goals we have scored, it's similar to last season."

With four games remaining, Arsenal are in a three-way race for the Champions League spots given to the top-four teams, alongside Tottenham and Chelsea.

Arsenal are third with 63 points, two ahead of Tottenham, who have a game in hand, in fifth.

"We have no room to drop points," Wenger said. "This is another vital game for us to get the points we want.

'We are on a very strong run. We need total desire, commitment and focus to achieve what we want."

-BBC