Former England manager Steve McClaren, whose new club Twente Enschede face Arsenal in the Champions League qualifiers next Wednesday, said all the pressure would be on the London side.

McClaren joined the Dutch club in June, making his return to football after being sacked as England manager following their failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

"The pressure is on Arsenal not on us," he told reporters as he prepared for the first leg of the third round tie.

"My team has shown it is capable of qualifying. It has shown its qualities. These just need to be there against Arsenal...as long as we prepare right, work as a team, and get some luck, which is the most important, then who knows."

McClaren said had enjoyed his first six weeks at the club in the east of the Netherlands and the insight it had given him into Dutch football culture.

McClaren added he had enjoyed working with players on a daily basis - something he missed whilst away from club football.

"In international football you get the players very infrequently, and only for a few days. To work day in day out with these players has been for me the most rewarding."

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