Pep Guardiola fears Arsenal will be like "animals" ahead of Bayern Munich's trip to the Emirates

 

The Gunners are flying high in the Premier League, but Arsene Wenger's side have endured a nightmare start in Europe after back-to-back defeats

Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola reckons Arsenal will be like "animals" on Tuesday night as they fight for their Champions League future.

The Gunners are flying high in the Premier League, but Arsene Wenger's side have endured a nightmare start in Europe.

Arsenal go into the Emirates clash bottom of Group F after defeats to Diniamo Zagreb and Olympiacos in their opening two fixtures.

And Guardiola has warned his Bayern troops they will face a Gunners side scrapping for thei

He said: "They have an advantage because they have to win,' the Spaniard said. I prefer our situation, but I can imagine how my players would be if it was the other way round… they would be animals.

"They would be very aggressive. We have to look for a different way to compete against them; we must be intelligent.

"Of course our situation is better than Arsenal's, but there are still 12 points up for grabs and we are not qualified yet.

"We have to fight against one of the best teams in Europe."