Saliba wary of Newcastle atmosphere, Jorginho keen to put things right, As Arsenal stand on Unbeaten run
Saliba wary of Newcastle atmosphere, Jorginho keen to put things right, As Arsenal stand on Unbeaten run
William Saliba says he’s well aware of the highly-charged atmosphere generated by Newcastle fans after watching PSG melt in the St James’ Park cauldron on matchday two of this season’s Champions League group stages.
The French champions, featuring a host of big names, went down 4-1 in October and Saliba says it’s all the warning he and Arsenal need before their own trip to the North-East.
Having missed Arsenal’s 2-0 win at Newcastle in May due to injury, Saliba is looking forward to a first taste of Geordie hospitality.
“We know St. James’ Park is a really tough place to play,” he told Arsenal.com.
“We saw in the Champions League against PSG that Newcastle are so good at home because they have such a good atmosphere.
“It’s a really physical team and they are so good with the ball as well, so we expect a tough battle.”
Saliba is likely to be returned to the starting lineup having been rested for the Carabao Cup defeat at West Ham. Despite a humbling night at the London Stadium, he says the Gunners come into the game feeling good after a 5-0 win in the Premier League against Sheffield United.
“We played well in the second half. We only scored one goal in the first half and we could have done a lot better, which is what the coaches told us at half-time.
“But it was a good game for us and gave us a lot of confidence for the next game against Newcastle.”
Elsewhere, Jorginho, who started on Wednesday, is keen to put things right following a bad night at the office.
The only thing we can take from this tough result is how we need to be much better at competing for the next game,” he told Arsenal.com.
“If you’re going to play at this level, you won’t win for sure. So that’s what I think we need to improve on for the next game to try and win there.
“It’s great that the game [against Newcastle] is on Saturday, because it’s a chance to turn things around, and turn this feeling because it’s not the best feeling of course. We can go and try to put things right.”

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