Lemerre has already been deprived of Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires, who injured his knee in March.

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Robert Pires may line up alongside Zidane in midfield after Emmanuel Petit was ruled out because of injury.

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Henry looked offside as he picked up Robert Pires' pass after 31 minutes to beat Southampton keeper Antti Niemi.

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Robert Pires' precision free-kick put Arsenal ahead and soon after Jose Antonio Reyes' run and angled shot exposed some lax Liverpool defending.

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Earlier Robert Pires (17) and Ruben Cani (62) twice put the Yellow Submarines ahead either side of a Rafael Van der Vaart equalizer.

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It was Van der Vaart's final contribution as he was replaced by Peter Crouch, with Villa replacing the tiring Fabian Delph with veteran Robert Pires.

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Arsenal were at the centre of a diving controversy two seasons ago when midfielder Robert Pires won a penalty against Portsmouth to seal a home draw.

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The Sunday Telegraph , the Sunday Times and the Independent on Sunday all focus on Robert Pires and his late winner in the 2-1 defeat of Fulham.

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The 10-week tournament features mostly Indian players, but also a number of "marquee" European soccer stars, admittedly out of their prime but still huge draws: former Juventus strikers Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet, and former Arsenal attackers Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg.

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Their decision to switch the tie to Highbury for financial reasons was understandable, however, and Boro could at least say they had tackled some of the world's best players as Arsenal fielded the likes of Robert Pires in their starting line-up.

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