Manchester United and Arsenal clash in the Premier League on Monday night. 

The game is set to be close, given both teams have made pretty poor starts to the season. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are 11th in the table after two wins from six games, while the Gunners are eighth, having won one more match. 

Although it may not have as much importance as previous fixtures, Monday's clash is still eagerly anticipated by both sets of fans. 

United will be hoping for any sort of repeat from 2011 when they battered their rivals 8-2 at Old Trafford. 

That's gone down as one of the most famous results in Premier League history and ahead of the next one, Per Mertesacker has revealed how the Arsenal camp reacted to that humiliating defeat.

In his new book BFG: Big Friendly German, the former defender claims he was 'baffled' by the calm atmosphere he was met with when he arrived at the Emirates days after the defeat. 

"There was no feeling of tension, let alone crisis," he revealed, per the Daily Mail.

"Any negativity was blocked out - literally - due to the fact that London Colney - Arsenal's training ground - didn't admit fans or members of the press.

"There was no inquest into what had gone wrong in Manchester and no feeling of tension, let alone crisis." 

Mertesacker also reveals that Arsenal players were 'forbidden' from reading newspapers in the dressing room, to ensure they were protected from 'bad reviews'.  

The German then recalls being 'baffled' by the low intensity of the training sessions ahead of Arsenal's next fixture against Swansea. 

"We ran a few laps, did a few passing exercises and went straight back to the dressing room."  

That all sounds very concerning if you're an Arsenal fan. Hopefully, things have changed a bit now Unai Emery's in charge. 

But with a reaction like that, it's surprising Arsene Wenger's side weren't battered 8-2 more often.