Wenger hails Robert the great

Arsene Wenger hailed Robert Pires as “one of the greatest players I have ever worked with” as he tipped the Frenchman to show his true worth on his return to the Arsenal side tonight.

Arsenal must cope without Patrick Vieira, Fredrik Ljungberg, Sol Campbell and Dennis Bergkamp away to Lokomotiv Moscow as they search for only their second win in 11 Champions League ties.