Southampton: Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is relishing the prospect of continuing his recovery from injury against the Southampton team with whom he forged his career. The 20-year-old England international spent 11 years with the English south-coast club before leaving for the Emirates Stadium in 2011 in a 12 million pounds move.
<img title="Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Pic/Getty Images" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/jan/28Alex-1.jpg" alt="Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Pic/Getty Images" /> Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Pic/Getty Images
Oxlade-Chamberlain will return to St Mary&rsquo;s for the second time today and he is looking forward to facing a familiar foe. &ldquo;To go back there in any sense is always really nice, especially when we go to play them,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;Last season I went back there and it was a surreal feeling for me, warming up on the opposite side of the pitch and being in the opposite dressing room. It was the first time I went back there to play, so it was a bit weird for me. I&rsquo;m looking forward to going back this season. Obviously they&rsquo;re doing really well, so it&rsquo;s a tough game for us.&rdquo;
Oxlade-Chamberlain made his first start since suffering a knee injury in August as Arsenal beat third-tier Coventry City 4-0 in the FA Cup fourth round. The winger has returned to a team high on confidence at the top of the Premier League table, having won their last seven matches in all competitions.
Oxlade-Chamberlain says a close bond between the players formed over the past few years is underpinning their success. &ldquo;The main group and the spine of the team has been together for two or three years, so it&rsquo;s starting to form that togetherness,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;Knowing each other better on and off the pitch helps our style of play. We&rsquo;ve learnt that everyone has been in and around it for a few years now and we know what the boss (Arsene Wenger) expects and how he wants us to go about it.
&ldquo;We know what to expect with each other and I think you can see that now when we do play. Even when we&rsquo;re not playing well, we know how to grind out results and that&rsquo;s a big thing.&rdquo; &ldquo;We set each other high standards and if you do something that&rsquo;s not good enough, you can bet your bottom dollar that one of your teammates will tell you when he believes you're better than that.&rdquo;

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