Hull City Manager, Steve Bruce, wants his side to draw on their FA Cup final performance and take full advantage of Arsenal’s injury crisis.
The two FA Cup finalists are billed to clash at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.
In spite of leading 2-0 against Arsene Wenger’s side in the FA Cup final at Wembley in May, Hull squandered their advantage and Aaron Ramsey’s extra-time winner gave Arsenal a 3-2 victory.
But with injuries to influential players such as Ramsey, German World Cup winner Mesut Ozil, and France duo Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud, Bruce is confident Hull can inflict further pains on the north Londoners.
“Last time we played against them we played to our maximum and that took us to extra-time,” Bruce told reporters on Friday.
He added: “We were close and it’s only when you watch it back that you realise how close we were.
“It could have been so much more for us, but it didn’t quite happen.
“Arsenal have got a few problems with injuries, let’s hope we can take advantage.
“We played well against them in large spells in the FA Cup final, let’s hope we can do it again.”
Eleventh-placed Hull, who have nine points from seven Premier League matches, will travel to Anfield to face Liverpool next weekend.
The 53-year-old Bruce believes any point they gained from their next two matches will be considered a triumph.
“We go back-to-back against Arsenal and Liverpool,” Bruce said.
“If you can get anything out of them at all it would be a success.”
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