The old adage about how the next game is the most important one often rings true, but as we prepare to face Blackpool tonight in the Carabao Cup it is demonstrably not the case. Obviously it would be good to win and progress further in the competition, but Saturday's game against Liverpool in the Premier League is of much greater significance for Unai Emery and this Arsenal team. It's what we do against the Mugsmashers that will help us understand better what progress has been made since the first two games of the season when we lost to both Man City and Chelsea. Since then our 22 points from 24 against relatively weaker opposition has been a fantastic return, but as our stated ambition is...
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