Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has revealed he has been mocked by Borussia Dortmund's players ahead of the Champions League clash between the sides.
Szczesny's Poland team-mates Lukasz Piszczek, Robert Lewandowski and Jakub Blaszczykowski, all of whom play for Dortmund, have teased him following the Gunners' 8-2 hammering at Manchester United last month.
After the Gunners got back to winning ways by beating Swansea 1-0 on Saturday, though, Szczesny is confident that he will have the last laugh on Tuesday in Germany.
"There has been a little bit [of stick], I'm not going to lie," Szczesny said in The Sun. "I think two of them will be playing on Tuesday and the one who was the loudest, Jakub, will be on the bench. They've been taking the mickey out of the 8-2 defeat but they can't get into my head. I will be focused. I hope after the game I will be the one who comes out on top with the banter."
Wenger has revealed he will lean on new signing Per Mertesacker, a Germany international, for advice ahead of the Dortmund fixture. "He knows the Dortmund stadium well and knows German football. He talks and communicates with the team and when a German communicates, you listen," Wenger said.
Meanwhile, Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm said he thinks Arsenal are still suffering because of their lack of confidence.
"I think the stadium was scary," he said in the Daily Mirror. "You come inside and think, 'Okay, 60,000 people' and the atmosphere was great, but they play with no confidence and with new players it's hard for them to fill in the places.
"I think Arteta did well, but although I think they have the quality they don't have the confidence. I loved to watch Arsenal and the way they played a couple of years ago. I hope it is going to get better and I think it will come.
"Manchester City have the confidence - and the money. I think that is the ?difference. They have a group of 22 or 23 players who are all world class. I think Arsenal have a lot of young players and Man City have a lot of experience. Arsenal feel a lot of pressure, including from the crowd. It's not easy to play here but it was a good lesson for us."
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