Arsenal v Tottenham: the new-look north London derby

Will Mikel Arteta's strong derby record continue now Ange-ball has rolled into the Premier League?

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00:00 This game doesn't need any motivation, it's the most special game of the season.

00:04 Playing in the derby is going to be a hell of a challenge for us.

00:08 It's not just that it's a derby and it's away from home,

00:25 it's the challenge of overcoming a really strong opponent as well,

00:30 irrespective of that Arsenal are a very good football side.

00:34 We have many, the recent one is the last year's as well,

00:47 which is beautiful and it's just living with our supporters,

00:52 the moment when you manage to win the game and that satisfaction

00:56 that you give to everybody because it's a special day for everybody.

01:00 So hopefully we can reproduce that again.

01:03 Thank you for creating this incredible environment today

01:11 with the energy that they showed to work with him

01:14 and this win is for them, enjoy it tonight.

01:17 What do you think of Miquel Arteta?

01:21 Miquel Arteta is a really good coach, he has to be focused more

01:27 to his team and not to complain.

01:31 What do you think of the goal you scored against Real Madrid?

01:36 It's so meaningful, we know this is a stake on this game

01:40 and it goes a little bit further than just the three points

01:43 and you have to play with that passion and with that coolness in your head

01:49 and I think the players did it brilliantly today.

01:51 We have a job where we are really privileged that we can make

01:59 a lot of people happy and we have this opportunity.

02:01 You have to try to do it so the enjoyment just sharing the victory

02:04 with the fans it was a great feeling.

02:07 What do you think of the goal you scored against Real Madrid?

02:11 I really like him, I had players and I know players had him

02:30 and they always speak really, really highly of him

02:33 and that's not a coincidence and you can tell straight away

02:37 that he's fitting in the right way.

02:39 That's the beauty of this league, that we have top managers,

02:43 top competition and every game is very difficult.

02:46 At that point us reflecting on a historical context of the fixture

02:52 what's really more relevant is well, they're in good form,

02:56 we're in good form, we want to go out there and try and play our football against them.

03:01 We want to go out there and try and play our football against them.

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