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Emmanuel Eboue insists it was vital Arsenal progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League but now they must fully focus ahead of Monday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United.
The Gunners qualified for the knockout phase of Europe's premier competition with a 3-1 win over Partizan Belgrade. Arsene Wenger’s side finished second in the group and could now face either Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Schalke.
But Eboue wants his side to put the thoughts of Barca and Real to one side as they prepare for the massive Premier League showdown against Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.
"It is the most important thing to go through. We are little disappointed, but that is football," Eboue told the club's official website.
"For us it doesn't matter who we play.
"We are strong so we need to concentrate, work hard and always be together - if we can continue to play like this then we can beat any team.
"But we try to forget about the Champions League and think about the game against Manchester United on Monday.
"It is a massive game and it will be very difficult for both teams.”
The Ivorian defender claims there is huge belief running through the Arsenal dressing room and if they continue to work they can keep winning, starting at Old Trafford on Monday.
He added: "We always believe in ourselves and we just need to continue how we are playing and if we do that, we can beat them."
"At the moment we are top of the league and we are happy about that.
"But we have to not put our head up, we have to keep it down and continue to work hard on the pitch."
Source: Goal
