Arsenal cruised to a huge North London derby win as they hammered Tottenham 4-1 to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League table.
Doubles apiece from both Ebere Eze and Viktor Gyokeres ensured a comfortable day at the office as Igor Tudor’s Tottenham spell got off to the worst possible start.
For Mikel Arteta, it was an essential win as he’d seen Man City win on Saturday and very much knew the pressure was on.
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Ultimately, though, Arsenal had too much for Tottenham and showed their title credentials.
As usual, there was plenty for us to take from the game and here’s THREE things we learned from Arsenal’s 4-1 win at Spurs.
Ebere Eze is the man for the big occasion
Well, he’s certainly the man for playing against Tottenham Hotspur.
Ebere Eze now has five goals in just two appearances in an Arsenal shirt against Spurs and he only needs three more goals in the NLD to be the club’s all-time leading scorer in the fixture.
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Some have questioned Eze’s impact at the club this season and at times, those questions have been right.
However, when it mattered and twice against Arsenal’s biggest rivals, Eze has delivered and delivered in a big way. No matter what he does in his Arsenal career now, he will forever be known as the key behind two big wins over Spurs.
Mikel Arteta is ready to be a title-winning manager
Much like his players, Mikel Arteta has been questioned by both the media and fans at times this season.
Going into this game and with the gap at the top narrowing and City winning again, Arteta knew full well the pressure was on him.
He came out swinging though and made some bold selection choices to get things bang on.
Yes, Spurs’ shape and set up played into Arsenal’s hands but Arteta had his players right at it from minute one and the home side never looked like being in the game, even when they equalised.
With the big one out of the way, Mikel Arteta looks very much a title winning manager in waiting and today proved it.
Tottenham could genuinely go down
It seems absolutely crazy to think it could happen but there is a realistic chance that Tottenham do in fact drop to the Championship this season.
Igor Tudor has a huge job on his hands and with so many injuries and West Ham just four points back, Spurs have a serious problem on their hands.
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For any Arsenal fan, seeing Tottenham get relegated the year the Gunners win the title would be the icing on any potential cake.
For Spurs, it’s the stuff of nightmares and this result, despite being a NLD defeat, only added to the pressure and bad feeling at the club.