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Emmanuel Adebayor will be living out a boyhood dream when Arsenal host Manchester United on Saturday - but insists he will keep dreaming of Premier League title glory, no matter what happens.
Arsenal and United are level on points and have the same goal difference going into Saturday lunchtime's clash, live on Sky Sports, and the Togo international striker reckons the chance to see England's top two teams going head-to-head is an exciting one.
Speaking exclusively to skysports.com, the 6ft 3ins targetman admits the prospect of playing in such a game inspired him to become a footballer, but while he is full of respect for Alex Ferguson's side, the only thing on his mind is three points.
"As a child I dreamed about playing in games like this," he said with a big smile on his face.
"Arsenal are first, Manchester United are second and we are playing each other. This is a big, big game, we will see who is going to win. I really hope it will be Arsenal.
"We are very focused and at the moment we are full of confidence. They will be confident as well because they are winning and scoring lots of goals. Guys like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney are playing well, so it's looking good for them.
"But the most important thing for us is that when any team comes to the Emirates Stadium, no matter who they are, we want to take the three points and go home. It's as simple as that."
Arsenal v Man Utd
12noon, Saturday, Sky Sports 1
Adebayor scored the winner when Arsenal triumphed at Old Trafford last season as the Gunners recorded a league double over their rivals, only to finish 21 points behind the eventual champions in the final standings.
Realistic
And while Adebayor feels his side have a much more realistic chance of sustaining a challenge this time around, he laughed off suggestions that Saturday's result would determine the course of the title race.
"Of course, Arsenal and United are the best two teams in the Premier League at the moment," he added.
"But in England, whenever the top team plays the second team, people say we are going to see who will win the title.
"However, the title will not be handed out on Saturday. The title will be handed out in May."
Adebayor already has six goals to his name this campaign and is now setting his sights as high as possible as he prepares to lead the Arsenal forward line in his biggest game of the season so far.
"My ambitions are very big now I am at Arsenal," he concluded. "I want to win the title, I want to win the Champions League, I want to win the Carling Cup.
"As soon as I wake up in the morning I remember I want to win these things and that helps to make me a better player. Every player has to have ambitions like that and in the end God will decide what I can win."
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Arsenal and United are level on points and have the same goal difference going into Saturday lunchtime's clash, live on Sky Sports, and the Togo international striker reckons the chance to see England's top two teams going head-to-head is an exciting one.
Speaking exclusively to skysports.com, the 6ft 3ins targetman admits the prospect of playing in such a game inspired him to become a footballer, but while he is full of respect for Alex Ferguson's side, the only thing on his mind is three points.
"As a child I dreamed about playing in games like this," he said with a big smile on his face.
"Arsenal are first, Manchester United are second and we are playing each other. This is a big, big game, we will see who is going to win. I really hope it will be Arsenal.
"We are very focused and at the moment we are full of confidence. They will be confident as well because they are winning and scoring lots of goals. Guys like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney are playing well, so it's looking good for them.
"But the most important thing for us is that when any team comes to the Emirates Stadium, no matter who they are, we want to take the three points and go home. It's as simple as that."
Arsenal v Man Utd
12noon, Saturday, Sky Sports 1
Adebayor scored the winner when Arsenal triumphed at Old Trafford last season as the Gunners recorded a league double over their rivals, only to finish 21 points behind the eventual champions in the final standings.
Realistic
And while Adebayor feels his side have a much more realistic chance of sustaining a challenge this time around, he laughed off suggestions that Saturday's result would determine the course of the title race.
"Of course, Arsenal and United are the best two teams in the Premier League at the moment," he added.
"But in England, whenever the top team plays the second team, people say we are going to see who will win the title.
"However, the title will not be handed out on Saturday. The title will be handed out in May."
Adebayor already has six goals to his name this campaign and is now setting his sights as high as possible as he prepares to lead the Arsenal forward line in his biggest game of the season so far.
"My ambitions are very big now I am at Arsenal," he concluded. "I want to win the title, I want to win the Champions League, I want to win the Carling Cup.
"As soon as I wake up in the morning I remember I want to win these things and that helps to make me a better player. Every player has to have ambitions like that and in the end God will decide what I can win."
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