IT'S GUNNER GET REAL FOR ARTETA

Champions League blockbuster with Madrid is the big one but boss knows Prem business must be taken care of to get pick of stars in transfer window

- JOHN CROSS

MIKEL ARTETA has the golden prize of the Champions League firmly in his sights.

The two-legged tie with Real Madrid is what most Arsenal fans are thinking about in what has been a topsy-turvy season.

But the Gunners have two Premier League games before they face the Spanish giants in the European quarter-final.

They take on Everton on April 5, but before then, next Tuesday against Fulham represents perhaps Arsenal's last chance to apply some pressure on Liverpool at the top.

Arsenal go first, 24 hours ahead of the Merseyside derby, with Liverpool playing Everton at Anfield, and victory over Fulham would reduce the gap at the top to nine points.

Liverpool had an almighty game with Everton at Goodison Park and you can be sure Blues boss David Moyes would love to cause an upset again.