Canary down the mine: Norwich (A)

The international break is over (waste of time if you ask me!) and I'm hoping we can carry on at Carrow Road, where we left off. Norwich have been impressive so far, particularly at home, and even managed to hold Liverpool to a draw at Anfield a few weeks ago. Grant Holt will have to be watched in attack for the Canaries, and in all honesty, I'd fancy him to snatch a goal against our shaky defence.

Luckily for us, RVP has managed to sustain fitness over the international games and with that in mind, we look good to outscore the home side and pick up another vital three points. It's something Marouane Chamakh, who has been linked with a move back to France, doesn't mind, telling Arsenal.com this:

“It would be better for me if we played with two strikers, but that's the system and the way of playing here. I respect that and it's working very well. That's the way it is, that's football and if the system were to change we would need another striker. This would provide a chance for another player, but that's the way it is at the moment.”

“It's gone well overall,” he said. “The first year, the first season is about settling in and adapting and there are lots of good strikers around. I haven't played as much, what with Van Persie coming back from injury, but for me, it's been a settling in period. It’s been good to play for a club like Arsenal and getting used to the league, but I‘m trying to learn, enjoy it and long may it continue.”

Thierry Henry is back training with the club in the MLS off-season and our last visit to Norwich saw the Frenchman run riot, back in 2004 (below)