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MARTIN KEOWN: The clash between Mikel Arteta's expressive style and Antonio Conte's pragmatic system will bring a fascinating tactical battle to the north London derby

Saturday's North London Derby has all the makings of a fascinating tactical battle between two highly competitive managers with somewhat different systems.

Mikel Arteta admires the artistry and fluidity of 4-3-3 and how it enables Arsenal's players to express themselves on the pitch. Whereas Antonio Conte prefers the more pragmatic formation of 3-4-3 and believes it will bring success to Tottenham in the way it did to Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan.

His system is a well-oiled machine full of hard-working cogs with Conte demanding that his team are tactically astute and disciplined.