Mikel Arteta says that his team “cannot wait” for the first north London derby of the Premier League season, as we prepare to host Tottenham at Emirates Stadium on Sunday, November 23.
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s derby, the boss explained what makes the rivalry so special and how we’ve maintained our brilliant record in the fixture.
“It’s just different,” Mikel said at the Sobha Realty Training Centre on Friday, “it’s a big city, but it’s a big rivalry; it’s a part of London that we want to conquer, and they want to do the same.
“There’s been a lot of shifts as well over the years, we’ve been more dominant and it’s just beautiful, especially when we play at home in front of our people, we know what it means to them.