Eric Dier has named three Arsenal stars that Bayern Munich are wary of ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first-leg. For the England international, it is the first encounter with his old rivals, just months after leaving Tottenham Hotspur.
Thomas Tuchel will be tasked with heeding their poor run of form as they look to avoid being eliminated from the elite European competition at the last-eight stage. The Bavarians have lost their last two Bundesliga matches against Borussia Dortmund and FC Heidenheim, which has opened up a 16-point gap to leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
The former Chelsea manager will depart the Allianz Arena in the summer, but he is facing intense pressure from the powers at the German giants as their season hinders on winning the Champions League. After enjoying a stronghold at the top of football in the region, Bayern find themselves in unfamiliar waters as they're out of the German Cup and face the mammoth task of usurping Xabi Alonso's unbeaten Leverkusen.
Dier moved to Germany in January on an initial season-long loan with an option to a further year, before his clause was triggered in March. He reunited with former Spurs teammate and England captain Harry Kane, who made the move to Bayern in the summer for a club-record €100m (£86.4m).
Kane has netted 32 goals in the Bundesliga this season and will be looking to extend his goal-scoring record against Arsenal to keep their season alive. Dier highlighted three key players for Arsenal as they return to North London to take on the Gunners.
“We’ll have to be cautious of Arsenal on the counterattack. I know Bukayo Saka very well and Gabriel Martinelli, they’ve got great pace on the wings," he said, speaking on The Overlap. «Leandro Trossard has proved
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