Arsene Wenger insists that 20 years of North London dominance over Tottenham means Arsenal cannot be considered underdogs for Saturday’s derby.
Spurs finished ahead of Arsenal for the first time in 22 years last season and currently have a four-point lead on their rivals going into the clash at the Emirates Stadium.
But Wenger was adamant at his press briefing on Thursday morning that the balance of power has not shifted. When it was put to him that Arsenal had been dominant for a ‘long time’, he interrupted to say: ‘For 20 years.