Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has conceded he's got serious reservations over Monaco's pitch ahead of tonight's Champions League second-leg showdown, a playing surface he's all to familiar with for all the wrong reasons.
Wenger is acutely aware that the Stade Louis II is ill-equipped to cope with heavy rain, thanks to seven years of managing Monaco at the start of his coaching career.
Monaco had a match against Montpellier postponed last month thanks to a downpour in the South of France, with Wenger admitting he's praying there's no sign of a repeat performance as his side attempt to make history in the last 16 decider.
In his pre-match press conference in the Cote d'Azur last night Wenger told The Mirror: "It is a little bit of a worry. There were two concerns when I was the manager. The quality of the pitch was not fantastic. I have just been up there - it is good, very good.
"The second thing is when it rains in the south of France, it rains. It doesn't drizzle. They had to postpone a game against Montpellier recently because of the rain. I hope the conditions will not be bad on the raining front."
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