Arsene Wenger is preparing his Arsenal side for a
"committed battle" against Blackburn at the weekend.
Arsenal return to Premier League action at Ewood Park on Sunday
following a physical encounter with Sparta Prague in UEFA Champions
League qualifying in midweek.
Wenger is expecting a similar type of game against Blackburn after
recent encounters between the two sides.
"I have never been in a room when another manager has instructed
their team, so I do not know what they say to their players,"
Wenger said.
"I do not know how he [Mark Hughes] approaches the game.
"We will go there and try to play our game. I do not worry about
how they approach the game too much.
"It will be a committed battle at Blackburn, but you expect
that.
"We have to be patient, resilient and do what we did until now. We
have to believe in ourselves and allow our football to express
itself. We have to play as we want to play."
Wenger hopes Sunday's referee Alan Wiley remains strong and stamps
out any foul play early on in the game.
"There is a rulebook to protect the players, I do not go to any
game with any preconceived ideas," he added.
"I said last year we are the team who made less fouls than anybody
else in the league, so we cannot say that Arsenal kick
people.
"The referee has to protect the players when a team tries to see
how far they can go."