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Keane relishing derby clash

28 Oct 2009 - 13:34:22

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Robbie Keane is confident Tottenham Hotspur can cause a shock and beat Arsenal in this weekend's north London derby.

Harry Redknapp's side geared up for the crunch clash at the Emirates Stadium by beating Everton 2-0 in the Carling Cup on Tuesday, a result that sent Spurs into the last eight of the competition.

Captain Keane believes the current Spurs squad is much stronger than in recent years, saying: "You look at the two squads and we're definitely on a par.

"In the last four or five years, Arsenal always managed to get ahead of us but if you look now, it's even.

"It will be judged at the end of the season but, if you look at the bench we have, it is probably a little bit stronger than their bench.

"The mentality around the club in previous seasons was that we'd be happy to finish fifth, or qualify for the UEFA Cup, but there's a different feeling now.

"The players have the feeling that we want to get to the Champions League. You can take away Saturday's game, because anything can happen in a north London derby, but we need to be judging ourselves against teams like Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea over the season.

"It's still early days, but we're in the top four now, so it's important we stay where we are. If we can get to Christmas still around there, we'd certainly have every chance."