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MARTIN KEOWN: The North London Derby is in my blood, the importance of beating Tottenham was engrained in us from an early age... the players need to embrace that on Sunday

This game is in my blood. The North London Derby used to be about Tottenham trying to stop Arsenal from winning things. That gap has shrunk ahead of Sunday's 57th Premier League meeting between the two.

But no matter what level these two clubs are at, this has always been an incredibly competitive clash.

Even in my youth, the coaches would get us in to do extra work because they wanted to win so badly.

Beating Tottenham would resonate through the club and its importance was ingrained in us early.