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Cesc admits he needs games

09 Apr 2009 - 12:22:29

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Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas claims he needs three more games before he will be back to full-fitness.

The 21-year-old midfielder made an impressive return from a lengthy lay-off during Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg draw with Villarreal.

But after three-and-a-half months on the sidelines with knee ligament damage, Fabregas believes he is still some way short of his best.

He told the club's official website: "I don't feel 100 per cent yet.

"This was only my second game. I played 90 minutes on Saturday (against Manchester City) and I played 80 minutes on Tuesday.

"That is not easy after over three months out. I feel I need three more games to be at my best.

"But definitely when you are like that you can finish the season better than the players who have played the whole time."