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Unai Emery wants Aston Villa fans to dream, with his side having the chance to move just five points behind league leaders Arsenal if they beat Leeds United.

The Gunners dropped two valuable points at Wolves on Wednesday night, throwing away a two-goal lead late on.

Arsenal have now played one more game than their closest rivals, Manchester City and Villa, who could close the gap to the top spot on Saturday.

Villa, for their part, will focus only on their task against Leeds, with finishing in the top five their clear objective in the final 12 matches of the campaign.

“We can win, we can draw, we can lose tomorrow. It’s very, very different, each situation,” Emery said when asked about Villa’s challenge on Saturday.

“Of course, if we are winning, we are going to feel confident. Firstly, with the teams we have behind us, because the teams behind us, they are trying to get us, because Champions League for those teams is very important.

“To play Champions League in the next year is very important for those teams, for...

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