FORMER Arsenal player Perry Groves believes a goalless draw for the Gunners against Liverpool on Wednesday would be a good result to take to Anfield a week today.

"Over two legs, it's going to be tough for Arsenal," Groves told the Daily Mail. "As a supporter, I would settle for a 0-0 draw at the Emirates with Liverpool denied an away goal."

Groves was a fans' favourite at Highbury during his six years with the club, but he admits that his former club will have their work cut out to overcome Rafael Benitez's European specialists.

"If it was a one-off game then I would strongly fancy Arsenal to beat Liverpool but this is the Champions' League where Benitez is the master," commented the ex-midfielder.

"It's a different game in Europe compared to the league and you just have to look at Benitez's record - the victory in 2005, the final last year, beating Chelsea twice in semi-finals - for evidence of his pedigree," observed Groves.

Groves was the first signing of George Graham's successful reign as Arsenal manager, and despite plying his trade as an exciting attacking winger, the 42-year-old believes the key to success for the Gunners' current master is a cautious approach.

"Arsene Wenger is very good at setting up teams not to get beaten and at Anfield I believe they are capable of repeating the kind of away result which accounted for AC Milan.

"In my view, he must be prepared to sacrifice some of the Brazilian style in favour of a more pragmatic approach when it's required. Winning, not entertaining, is what really counts now."

Groves remains unconvinced by Wenger's youthful entertainers, and maintains that for all their brilliance on the field, it is silverware which will ultimately decide if they can be classed as a great' team.

"At the beginning of the season - even though Thierry Henry had left and Wenger had not signed a new contract - I still fancied Arsenal to finish in the top two, but I questioned then whether they had the mental strength to win it.

"I have no reason to change this view and it also applies to the Champions League. This Arsenal side are a great footballing team, but they cannot be described as a great team until they have won something."