Arsenal approach will not be 'cautious'

Former Premier League midfielder Michael Brown has backed Mikel Arteta's "mentality" to achieve a positive result at Girona on Wednesday night.

Before the final game of the group phase, Arsenal have essentially secured a position in the Champions League top eight and will avoid heading into the play-off round of the new-look competition.

It gives the Arsenal boss an opportunity to rest some players; however, Arteta insisted in his pre-match news conference he would still field a "strong team".

"I quite fancy them in this year's Champions League," Brown told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "I feel like Arteta has done all of his prep - he has said he has watched them three or four times.

"I don't think their approach will be cautious. They want to develop and go on and win. That is the mentality he has - to win every single game."

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