Arshavin: Liverpool, Fulham tougher than Man Utd

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Arsenal ace Andrey Arshavin rates Liverpool - and Fulham - as tougher opponents than defending champs Manchester United.

"None of the teams have been easy," he told FourFourTwo magazine. "A lot depends on the course of the game.

"Fulham were a particularly difficult opponent, not fun to play against. They were very organised, very disciplined, constantly closing you down.

"But if you're talking about Manchester United and Liverpool, Liverpool were the much harder to play against."

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Arsenal ace Andrey Arshavin "hopes" Manchester United are weaker for the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo.

"It's impossible to replace Cristiano Ronaldo," he told FourFourTwo magazine, "and I hope they'll be weaker as a result. If there were many others like him, Real Madrid wouldn't have paid £80m.

"On the other hand, Alex Ferguson has won a lot of titles over the years, a lot of them without Cristiano Ronaldo, so he knows how to win trophies with other players.

"But it will take time for them to compensate for his absence and I hope that we can make use of this and overtake United."

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Manu is alot weaker in the goal's perspective.

As Ronaldo made up lots of the goal the previous season.

But without a doubt, they still have the skills.