AC Milan vs Arsenal: 5 point preview

AC Milan vs Arsenal: UEFA Europa League round of 16
AC Milan vs Arsenal: UEFA Europa League round of 16

#2 Milan on a mini-revival under Gattuso

Gattuso has spurred AC Milan since arriving at the dugout
Gattuso has spurred AC Milan since arriving at the dugout

In a totally contrasting set of fortunes, the Rossoneris are enjoying their best spell of the season as Gennaro Gattuso's ambitions of reviving his club are fanned with each passing result.

If Arsenal is on an ignominious four-game losing run, Milan is unbeaten in the last 13, a period in which they've successfully fought off challenges from AS Roma, Fiorentina, Lazio (thrice) and also beat Ludogorets comfortably with a 4-0 aggregate margin in the previous round.

The maverick Italian's appointment as the chief has turned the table around and Milan is breathing a new life. Solid at the back and formidable in the midfield, Gattuso has transformed this team from stem to stern and in the process, also reinvigorated fading players such as Giancomo Bonaventura, Hakan Calhanoglu, and Fabio Borini.

Even if this unit is nowhere near the Milan side of 2012 that tore Arsenal apart in a 4-0 plonk, there are chances of driving the latter out, again. Real chances.

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