Ben Gibson hopes Arsenal name a full-strength side for the visit of Boro in the FA Cup on Sunday as the ambitious defender wants to test himself against the very best.
With Chelsea and Man City out of this year's competition Arsene Wenger will fancy his team's chances of winning the cup for a second successive year.
But confident Gibson believes Boro will give a good account of themselves regardless of the starting XI Wenger selects for the fifth round clash.
"The league is obviously our main aim," admitted Gibson.
"Despite that, we won't look past the cup this weekend because it's a huge game, a good opportunity to test ourselves against one of the best teams in the world and to give a good account of ourselves.
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Ben Gibson celebrates with Kike and Adam Clayton after the win at Man City
"Arsenal's record speaks for itself and Arsene Wenger's done a great job there. They've always been a top team and always will be so it's a great test for us and something we're excited by.
"You want to play against the best players and I hope they put out a really strong team in the same way Man City did.
"We want to play against the best, especially if you haven't played at that level before because you want to test yourself to see if you can do it."
Boro head for the Emirates unbeaten in 10 in all competitions and on the back of six-match winning run, form which took them to the top of the Championship table on Tuesday night.
"We aren't really showing any signs of stopping and we don't plan on stopping any time soon," Gibson told the club's website.
"We've got a lot of very important games, we haven't achieved anything yet and we have a lot of games left to win."
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