RUI WARY OF 'WOUNDED BEAST'

RUI BORGES fears Arsenal will be "like a wounded beast" in the wake of their double cup defeats.

- JOHN CROSS

And he says Sporting Lisbon will be on red alert to stop Viktor Gyokeres as the Arsenal striker returns to face his old club in the Champions League quarterfinals.

But he is backing his side to pile more misery on Arsenal, after their Carabao Cup and FA Cup defeats, and reach their first semifinal.

Sporting boss Borges said:

"Arsenal are a great team and they will be like a wounded beast.

"Frankly, it will make it more difficult for us but we believe we can do something special tomorrow and do something that has never been done before by reaching the semifinal.