Emmanuel Adebayor maintains a fully fit Arsenal squad would have been closer to Manchester United in challenging for Premier League honours. "Most of our players have been injured. We have missed Eduardo for several months, Tomas Rosicky for about a year, Theo Walcott for three or four months, Cesc Fabregas for almost six months and I have also been injured for two or three weeks," Adebayor said in an interview with fifa.com.

"If Manchester United had to do without Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs, Berbatov and Nani, they would not have the same team as they have now - they would not be winning every game.

"When we get those players back, we will have a chance of winning something."

Adebayor added: "What we did last season was unbelievable, but this season, we could have done better. Everything has gone wrong.

"But we just have to focus on our jobs and try and finish fourth.

"We know what we have to do."