Arsenal begin their vital run with a game that doesn’t get any bigger against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby. Arsenal have enjoyed great moments against Tottenham and will be boosted going into the game knowing they are unbeaten in their last five encounters.

Just days before he was appointed Arsenal head coach, Mikel Arteta sat in the visiting dugout at Emirates Stadium as part of Manchester City’s backroom staff. The Spaniard left feeling down and with a sense Arsenal had lost their way,