Almunia - Man United is just another game

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Manuel Almunia is trying to treat Saturday’s all-important game with Manchester United like any other.

Arsenal are above Sir Alex Ferguson’s side in the table by the merest of margins - goals scored - so the Emirates Stadium clash is being seen as a massive marker in the race for the title.

But then the same was being said of Sunday’s trip to Anfield and Arsenal passed that test in some style. The only question mark was whether they should have taken all three points rather than just one.

Almunia, who was excellent in the 1-1 draw, said: “For me this was a great point for us. It was a hard game.

“We played very well and moved the ball quickly but Liverpool are one of the best teams in the League defensively. So it was especially important for us to take points away from home against teams like this.

“Now we have Manchester United on Saturday and that will be very hard for us. We don’t care which team is coming — Manchester United, Chelsea or Fulham — we just need to take the three points at home.”

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阿穆尼亚：与曼联一战只是象其他一样的普通比赛



曼努尔·阿穆尼亚正试图把周六与曼联这场极重要的比赛看作是像其他比赛一样的寻常比赛。

阿森纳目前凭借入球数在联赛积分榜以些微优势领先弗格森的球队，因此埃米尔球场之战正被视为一个冠军争夺的重大标志。

不过，同样的说法也出现在上周日安菲尔德的客场比赛，阿森纳凭借漂亮的风格通过了考验。唯一的问 号是他们是不是本应该带着三分而不只是一分归来。

阿穆尼亚在那场1-1的比赛中表现优异，他说：“在我看来这是我们重要的一分。这是一场艰苦的比赛。”

“我们踢得非常好，球传得很快，但利物浦是超级联赛中防守最好的球队之一。所以在这种客场带回来一分对我们尤其重要。”

“现在我们将在周日迎来曼联，这也是我们的一场硬仗。我们并不关心上门的是哪支球队，不管是曼联，切尔西还是富勒姆，我们只需要在主场全取三分。”