Man with the goalden Guns

Mikel wary of rivals' threat despite seven-goal spree

- MIKE WALTERS

MIKEL ARTETA has watched his Arsenal side channel their inner James Bond by scoring 0-0-7 in their last three games.

And as he gave his stars another licence to thrill at Old Trafford tomorrow, the Gunners boss was amused by the parallel.

Pointing his fingers, he fired an imaginary Walther PPK like Bond and said: “A good analogy - now, boom!”

Stirred, not shaken, by two consecutive blanks in the Premier League, Arsenal's 7-1 romp against PSV in the Champions League has given them hope of renewed firepower in the title race.

But Arsenal godfather Arsene Wenger used to warn that feast was often followed by famine, as Liverpool found after trouncing Manchester United 7-0 two years ago this week. The following weekend, they lost at lowly Bournemouth 1-0.