Arsene Wenger used to complain bitterly about taking his teams to Lancashire to face physical teams who refused to let Arsenal play their attractive brand of football. But a week after the Gunners won 4-0 at nearby Blackburn, they will be confident of victory against Gary Megson’s Bolton side. Arsenal can handle the hard tackles a little better these days, but Bolton will still be out to be direct and upset their flow. Megson has summer signing Johan Elmander fit again to lead the attack, while Arsenal may give French midfielder Samir Nasri a start if he recovers from an injury which kept him out of Wednesday’s Champions League draw in Kiev.



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