Cesc Fabregas has revealed that Manchester United are the
only team in English football he truly admires and watches. But any
hopes the English champions, or for that matter their Spanish
counterparts Real Madrid, have of prying him away from Emirates
Stadium will be dashed by the news that the Spanish starlet can
quite happily see himself staying at Arsenal "for all my
life".
On the eve of tomorrow's clash between Arsenal and United, Fabregas
highlighted Sir Alex Ferguson's side as his club's main title
rivals and claimed their style of play sets them apart from the
Gunners' other opponents. He said: "I think Arsenal and Man United
are different from everyone else. I love the way they play, they
are a great side. I always watch them play and they are the only
team I really like watching in England every week."
Fabregas will be up against United's Cristiano Ronaldo at Emirates
Stadium in a battle of the two most creative players in the Premier
League. Fabregas, who is contracted to Arsenal for a further seven
years, admits he has a soft spot for the glamour of United but says
he could not see himself playing for another English club.
He said: "Right now, no. Of course I love the way Man United play
and Old Trafford is a great stadium. When you play there you always
have a feeling that you are a footballer and it is a big game. For
me, I hope to stay here [Arsenal] for all my life but in football
you never know and Man United I like.
"At the moment I am very happy here and to be here. In three years
they might not want me here and you have to change [clubs]. At the
moment I'm very happy here and I don't see the point of moving."
The brilliant Spaniard is frequently linked with a move to
Barcelona or Real Madrid in the Spanish press and admits the
stories do get a bit tiresome at times. "What can I do? I don't
make the calls. I just play football and they say what they want. I
just play football. It's all I can do and what I like. "I am
Spanish. My cars are still Spanish. But I like England, I like
London. I like the people. I don't feel English or half English but
I wouldn't mind if my son or sons were English."
