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Tottenham Hotspur’s Matt Doherty comments on supporting Arsenal

Tottenham Hotspur right-back Matt Doherty has explained to The Guardian why he grew up an Arsenal fan.

The Republic of Ireland international moved to Tottenham from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window.

The 28-year-old, who played as a right-back during his time at Wolves under manager Nuno, grew up as an Arsenal fan, and he deleted previous tweets on the Gunners after joining their bitter North London rivals Tottenham.

Doherty has explained why he supported Arsenal as a boy, and the reaction to the video of him deleting his tweets regarding the Gunners.