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Emery warns Arsenal players & fans not to overstep the mark ahead of Spurs clash

  /  autty

Unai Emery has warned his players and Arsenal supporters not to overstep the mark ahead of Wednesday's north London derby.

The Gunners boss insists he will play a strong team to fact Tottenham in the Carabao Cup quarter final, despite playing with largely inexperienced side's previously in the tournament.

The last time the two side's faced, a banana skin was hurled at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang while players and staff clashed on the pitch as tempers overheated.

And Emery has called for calm ahead of the clash, saying: 'We must respect the emotion in every moment. The emotion is not bad.

'I think showing our emotion, the players, the fans and me, is good. But every time we must respect them.

'I think football is emotion. In a derby, maybe this emotion is greater. When you win it's amazing, when you lose it's horrible.

'But respect is very important. We can show this emotion with respect when we are playing but also when they scored against us, they can show their emotion with their supporters. But with respect.'

On his team selection, Emery added: 'Our first idea is that we play with the best players that we can use in this derby.

'The opposition is very big and it's demanding a big performance from us.

'If we use some young players it's because we think with a big performance, they can help us win tomorrow.'