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Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United are in the ideal shape to face Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.
United booked their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Roma on Wednesday that secured a 3-0 aggregate success.
Ferguson's side were held to a 2-2 draw by Middlesbrough at the weekend but they had won their previous six Premier League matches.
They are three points clear at the top of the table and victory over the third-placed Gunners would kill off the Londoners' title hopes.
Ferguson is expecting a tough game against an Arsenal side that was knocked out of the Champions League by Liverpool this week, but insists his players are ready for the challenge.
"I always viewed the Middlesbrough match as our most difficult game and I wasn't surprised with the performance of Middlesbrough," the United boss told reporters.
Fantastic occasions
"They could have beaten us but we rescued a point out of it.
"The games against Arsenal and Chelsea are the two big ones. They are fantastic occasions which all the players look forward to. It's best if you go into the games in decent form and I think our form is decent.
"It will be a great game on Sunday. As we know Arsenal have been our main competitor for 13 years or whatever and it's not going to change on Sunday.
"It will be a hard-fought match and hopefully we will take the spoils."
United booked their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Roma on Wednesday that secured a 3-0 aggregate success.
Ferguson's side were held to a 2-2 draw by Middlesbrough at the weekend but they had won their previous six Premier League matches.
They are three points clear at the top of the table and victory over the third-placed Gunners would kill off the Londoners' title hopes.
Ferguson is expecting a tough game against an Arsenal side that was knocked out of the Champions League by Liverpool this week, but insists his players are ready for the challenge.
"I always viewed the Middlesbrough match as our most difficult game and I wasn't surprised with the performance of Middlesbrough," the United boss told reporters.
Fantastic occasions
"They could have beaten us but we rescued a point out of it.
"The games against Arsenal and Chelsea are the two big ones. They are fantastic occasions which all the players look forward to. It's best if you go into the games in decent form and I think our form is decent.
"It will be a great game on Sunday. As we know Arsenal have been our main competitor for 13 years or whatever and it's not going to change on Sunday.
"It will be a hard-fought match and hopefully we will take the spoils."