LONDON - Samir Nasri believes Old Trafford is not the intimidating venue it once was and that Arsenal should not fear taking on Manchester United on Monday.

Arsenal last won at Old Trafford in September 2006, but Nasri believes Sir Alex Ferguson's team does not possess the same aura of invincibility it once had.

"For me Manchester United is not the same team as before, with Cristiano Ronaldo and (Carlos) Tevez it was a little bit scary to play at Old Trafford," Nasri declared.

"Now I don't think offensively they are the same as before, but still they are a good team and when they are 1-0 up it is very hard to beat them. We will see, but we are really confident of getting a result out of this game."

Nasri took his season's tally to 12 goals with another well-executed strike in the midweek Champions League win over Partizan Belgrade.

The 23-year-old, who had a spell on the sidelines earlier in the season following knee surgery, believes his absence from France's ill-fated World Cup squad proved to be a positive.

"I had a good break this summer for the first time in my life. I had a rest for two months," he said.

Agence France-Presse