Frank on facing Arsenal after Real Madrid win | OneFootball

Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has discussed the prospect of facing Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday, with the Gunners coming into the game after their 3-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Real Madrid earlier this week.

Declan Rice netted two free-kicks as the north Londoners secured a comprehensive victory against the current European champions, something Frank got to see first-hand at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.

"I was actually at the game," the Bees boss revealed. "It was an unbelievably impressive performance and Arsenal truly deserved the win.

"They were two fantastic free-kicks from Declan Rice. The first one was clever, bending it around the wall; the second one was an absolute screamer, top corner, wow."

Frank added: "The second one was particularly difficult to defend but, of course, you could avoid giving the free-kick away!

"For the first one, I hope our wall would be a bit different, so he can't get around that side. That would be my expectation.

"But let's just avoid giving fouls away!"

The Gunners head to Spain for the second leg at the Bernabéu next Wednesday, with the Brentford fixture sandwiched between the two European clashes.

But Frank is certain that, whatever team Mikel Arteta puts out for the game, it will be a difficult test for the Bees.

The Brentford head coach stated: "They performed well, and you can see that Arsenal have got that unbelievable level that they can get to if they hit their highest level - they definitely did that against Real Madrid.

"No matter who they put on the pitch, they will have a strong team. I don't know what team they'll put out, but I know it'll be a difficult game.

"We believe in ourselves and trust ourselves - we've done very well the last two times we've been there: 2-1 last season, we could've got something out of it, and 1-1 the year before.

"Arteta is a great manager, they've got a lot of details and principles they've put into the team, and I like what they do."