Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor wants revenge over Liverpool this weekend after Rafael Benitez's men dumped them out of the Champions League last season.
The Gunners lost at Anfield at the quarter-final stage of Europe's elite competition in April - and Arsene Wenger's men need a result at the Emirates Stadium to maintain their Barclays Premier League title hopes.
"For sure, they broke our dreams last season," said Adebayor.
"But what they have done they have done. That happened last season. The most important thing is what we want to achieve now.
"All the people will be talking about it and that will make it a big game for everybody.
"As a player you dream of playing in these big games. When I was young I had a chance to watch Arsenal against teams like Liverpool and Manchester United. Now I have a chance to be in those games."
Arsenal have struggled against so-called lesser teams this season but have raised their game against the traditional top four heavyweights.
"We have to forget about what we have done against Chelsea and Manchester United," Adebayor added on Arsenal TV Online.
"We have done that so the most important thing is just to keep focused against Liverpool.
"If we think because we have beaten Man United at home, Chelsea away so we are going to win easily against Liverpool then we have got everything wrong.
"Every weekend comes a massive game, massive game, massive game for us. [Each is] the game of the season. We all know how important this is for the club so we will just try to keep our dreams alive.
"For us the most important thing is to keep positive. We have a good chance because we play at the Emirates Stadium in front of our own fans. We always play quite well there."
The Gunners lost at Anfield at the quarter-final stage of Europe's elite competition in April - and Arsene Wenger's men need a result at the Emirates Stadium to maintain their Barclays Premier League title hopes.
"For sure, they broke our dreams last season," said Adebayor.
"But what they have done they have done. That happened last season. The most important thing is what we want to achieve now.
"All the people will be talking about it and that will make it a big game for everybody.
"As a player you dream of playing in these big games. When I was young I had a chance to watch Arsenal against teams like Liverpool and Manchester United. Now I have a chance to be in those games."
Arsenal have struggled against so-called lesser teams this season but have raised their game against the traditional top four heavyweights.
"We have to forget about what we have done against Chelsea and Manchester United," Adebayor added on Arsenal TV Online.
"We have done that so the most important thing is just to keep focused against Liverpool.
"If we think because we have beaten Man United at home, Chelsea away so we are going to win easily against Liverpool then we have got everything wrong.
"Every weekend comes a massive game, massive game, massive game for us. [Each is] the game of the season. We all know how important this is for the club so we will just try to keep our dreams alive.
"For us the most important thing is to keep positive. We have a good chance because we play at the Emirates Stadium in front of our own fans. We always play quite well there."
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