Vieira warns Reds

Last updated : 27 December 2002 By Chris Maxwell
Arsenal hold a nine point lead over Liverpool heading into the weekend clash between the two sides, and the French midfielder believes an Arsenal win will leave Liverpool too much ground to make up.

"It is a really important game for Liverpool," said Vieira. "They can't lose the game - that would make it really difficult for them to come back.

"Now our confidence will be really high going into the game because this was a fantastic result away from home.

"For me Liverpool are still one of our biggest rivals. They have worked hard over the last few years to bring in some really good players and have the team to win the title. But we want to win it."