Former Liverpool and Chelsea boss Benitez also heaped praise on Wenger and it was no surprise he puts the Arsenal boss ahead of his great rival Jose Mourinho.
Benitez said: "I'm expecting a strong team because I think Arsene Wenger is the best coach in the Premier League. They signed good players, at this point everything going well for them.
"Arsenal have a great manager, Liverpool continue growing, they are doing well. Other top sides are not at their level with new managers at the moment so it will be a question of time to see if five or six teams will be more or less the same.
"This will be tough for us. We played first game at home against Champions League finalists, a very tough game, this is different, and we play away against a team whose ball possession one of their strengths. We need to change approach."
[DailyStar]
