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Last updated : 01 February 2005 By editor

"People have been saying Arsenal aren't in great form but they're still picking up a lot of points and they're still ahead of us. To me they're one of the best teams in Europe. We've got a very difficult game there, but we're in a very good run of form and we know what we need to do.

I've got a sneaking feeling that if either team were to win the match I think that team would have the confidence to go on and I still think they can challenge Chelsea for the championship. I still think there's a twist in the tale in this championship race."

"We've been on a phenomenal run in the league over the last three months, but haven't made a dent in Chelsea's lead," added Neville. "Catching Chelsea is our most important objective towards the end of the season and that starts with our league game at Arsenal, as it does for Arsenal because there's no doubt they believe they can still win the league, as we do."

"Our form since December and through January has been excellent. We couldn't have asked for a better period," he said. "Since the Portsmouth match, we could hardly have gone on a better run of results. The confidence couldn't be higher."