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Amie Wilson

Arsenal fans will hate what ex-Spurs man Dimitar Berbatov has said about playing the Gunners

Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov has said that he used to enjoy playing against Arsenal, as they made it 'easy' for him to get into the game.

Bebatov came up against the Gunners 14 times in his career, scoring five goals, including one for Monaco in the Champions League last 16.

Speaking to Betfair, the striker says that the style of football that Arsenal played meant that he wasn't involved in as much of a physical encounter as he could be in other matches.

"I loved playing against Arsenal," he said.

"You have some teams where you can bully their defenders and I always enjoyed playing them because they were a football team, they tried to play football and they did.

"Most of the time they were too soft. I loved a tussle, someone on the back of my neck just to try and test me, I used to test myself to see where I stand but most of the time they were not going for it, they left me space so I could turn around and pass the ball and for me it was easy to find my way into the game. "

Berbatov also believes that Arsenal would underestimate teams, which he states was the case in the Champions League clash against Monaco in 2015.

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"When I played for Monaco and scored at the Emirates in the Champions League they underestimated us," he added.

"Maybe they thought they could destroy us and beat us easily but when Martial was running at the goal and I was screaming 'give me the ball' it was easy to score.

"That victory and that goal came from them underestimating their opponent."

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