Adebayor: "Arsenal will beat Liverpool"

Top Gunners striker, Emmanuel Adebayor believes Arsenal is better than Liverpool.

A pattern is emerging within Arsenal's patchy form. They can't always do the business against 'lesser' opposition - losing to Burnley, Porto and drawing with Middlesbrough over the course of the last four games.

Thus, the Gunners will be delighted to see Liverpool and Aston Villa on the horizon of their schedule. They've already shown, by beating Manchester United and Chelsea, that their brand of sexy football is more effective against better opposition.

Togolese hitman Emmanuel Adebayor, for one, can't wait to sink his teeth into the league-leading Reds as the north London side look to rescue their season for the umpteenth time this term.

"We just want to try to keep our dreams alive," said the striker.

"Everybody all week will talk about this game. We know how big Sunday is for the club.

"The big games bring out the best in us... big players, a great atmosphere - everything contributes to those occasions."

Boss Arsene Wenger added similarly: "There's no big difference between Liverpool and the rest of the teams near the top of the table. We can beat them."

It's clear, though, that 'Big Four' form isn't enough this season. The Gunners have already fallen out of the top four and, although they'd take great confidence from good results against 'Pool and Villa, their season will continue to be broken by also-rans unless they can find a winning formula.