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How we'll adapt to behind closed doors football

Our match at Manchester City win Wednesday night will certainly be very different without any fans in the stadium.

So what is Mikel Arteta expecting - and what has he learnt from watching the Bundesliga?

"I watched some aspects that I think we can take some advantage of, but I think you have to experience it," our head coach said.

"I’ve watched some games from the Bundesliga, but then when I was at the Emirates and there is no crowd and you cannot steal that energy, push or drive, the game is different.

"The intensity has dropped a little bit and I think the physical state of the players is not as it was three months ago, so you can sense that as well, and that urgency doesn’t exist anymore from the crowd and how passionate the crowds are here in England, but we have to adapt.