Wenger says Gunners will be awake for early threat

The Gunners struggled in their early away Premier League games last season, losing 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium, before going down 5-1 at Liverpool and then getting battered 6-0 by London rivals Chelsea in Wenger’s 1,000th match in charge.

Wenger, however, insists there is no reason to believe his team — which could include a debut for England forward Danny Welbeck following his £16 million (€20m) deadline day switch from Manchester United — will have no problems with a slow start this time around.