Arsenal are promising an audacious approach against Champions League holders Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday, despite being deprived of two of their most creative players.
Andrei Arshavin is cup-tied and leading scorer Robin van Persie is injured for the semi-final first leg but such is the value of an away goal that Arsene Wenger will consider sticking with Cesc Fabregas in an advanced role to add more bite.
It worked in the Premier League on Sunday, when United boss Alex Ferguson was on hand to see Fabregas score both Arsenal goals in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
"It could be that we will do it again because it was quite convincing," Wenger said in a newsletter to fans before the first European meeting between the two English clubs whose rivalry dates back 115 years.
Wenger said the rule that makes away goals count double in the event of a tie made an adventurous approach essential.
"At the moment you are encouraged to be very cautious at home but very audacious away from home" Wenger said on the Arsenal website.
There is a world of difference between beating relegation-threatened Middlesbrough at home and facing the European champions at Old Trafford, where United will look to extend their record unbeaten Champions League run to 24 matches.
"We will go there with belief," Wenger said after the Boro match. "We will go there like we do everywhere in Europe to try to score and win."
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