Derby day joy: Classic wins against Spurs

Thomas Rosicky scores against Tottenham in 2012Nothing stirs a Gooner’s emotions more than a game against Tottenham Hotspur, with victories over our arch-rivals going down as some of our supporters’ most memorable moments following the club.

There have been plenty to choose from down the years, and to get you excited ahead of the first north London derby abroad, we have selected five of the best from the last four decades.

Sit back and enjoy these successes over Spurs:

November 24, 1996

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

In just his sixth game in charge, Arsene Wenger quickly discovered the passion and fever around derby day. Spurs arrived having won six of their last seven, while we were on a run of one…