Fabregas aims fire at young Gunners: Age is no excuse for lack of trophies

Gunning for glory: Arsenal's Cesc FabregasCesc Fabregas claims Arsenal's young stars cannot use age as an excuse should they fail to deliver a trophy this season. Following successive defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea, Arsene Wenger'sside breathed new life into their Barclays Premier League campaign with victoryover Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.With Chelsea losing at Everton and Manchester United held to a draw at Aston Villa, the Gunners moved to within six points of the top of the table.Wenger has long championed the potential of his young side and believes theirtime will come.But Fabregas feels Arsenal must show their maturity sooner rather than later and dismisses age as an excuse.The 22-year-old said: 'As a team, we need to be stronger. We can't hide behind people saying we are too young or we have injuries. We just have to compete.'People say you must learn from your mistakes, but you learn how to play football when you are 12. You don't learn these things when you are 25. Classy: Abou Diaby celebrates with Fabregas after netting the winner at Liverpool'The basics must be there. If you play for Arsenal, it is because you have to have these attributes. That is why I do not believe age is an excuse.'Arsenal have a break in action this weekend following their FA Cup exit at Stoke, so will have some extra preparation time ahead of the resumption of Champions League action in Porto.Midfielder Alex Song (knee) and Russian winger Andrey Arshavin (hamstring) are both doubts, but Croatia striker Eduardo could return. Andrey Arshavin confirms bad news for Arsenal fans - I will miss Champions League clash with Porto Cesc Fabregas will leave Arsenal and join Barcelona one day, claims XaviARSENAL FC

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