Who’s my Arsenal danger man? Probably the whole team!

MORGAN ROGERS says it is easy to pick out Arsenal’s danger man – it’s all of ‘em.

Aston Villa’s powerful midfielder is looking to take his Premier League bow at the Emirates this afternoon.

And he does so mindful of the threat that the Gunners pose – not just up front but from all areas of the pitch.

Asked to pinpoint their strengths, he said: “Where do you want me to start? It’s the whole team!

“To be honest, I’d take their whole team.

“It’s going to be difficult – whichever position you look at.

“But I’m looking forward to it. It’s a big game, away from home and these are the sort of games you want to play in.

“I’ve only played there once – in an Under-23s game with Manchester City. We won, so that wasn’t too bad.

“And, of course, it’s going to be hard. They’re one of the best teams in England, if not the world, so we know how tricky it will be.

“But we’ll go down there looking to win.” Villa stunned Mikel Arteta’s men four months ago when they sealed a 1-0 victory over them at Villa Park.

Rogers added: “Although I wasn’t at the club when the two sides first played, I did watch the game.

“We’ve beaten them once, why can’t we do so again? That’s how we’re going to look at it.”

Rogers’ arrival from Championship club Middlesbrough during the January window was a surprise. But he is taking the opportunity with both hands.

Controversy

He is proving difficult to stop once he gets into his stride with the ball at his feet and he bagged his first Premier League goal during the 3-3 draw with Brentford last week.

However, he was caught up in controversy on Thursday when Lille manager Paulo Fonseca let rip after Rogers was accused of blocking basketball style to help Villa score during the clubs’ Europa Conference League quarter-final.

There is a growing trend within Premier League clubs for set-piece specialists and Villa have one in Austin Macphee. Unsurprisingly, however, Rogers did not share the same opinion as Fonseca on his role in Ollie Watkins’s opening goal in the first-leg 2-1 win.

He said: “They’re entitled to their opinion, of course, but I didn’t think it was a foul. I’m within my rights to stand where I stood – my opponent’s got to be stronger. I don’t think there was anything wrong with it.

“It’s something we work on from corners. We’ve got Austin and it’s a massive part of the game.

“And everyone has a role to play and a job and responsibility to try to score goals.

“Luckily, we scored two from setpieces against Lille and we’re happy with that.

“It’s no surprise. We work hard on set-pieces – and we’re getting better at them.”