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Rafael van der Vaart believes that Tottenham Hotspur are a better side than Arsenal. The Dutchman, who has scored in five consecutive games for Spurs and is full of belief that the power has shifted in north London. Don’t you just love VDV!! He told the press: “We are better than Arsenal. “In our last seven games we have won six and drawn once. It’s...

Michael Dawson’s injury woes were lifted when he watched Spurs beat Arsenal 2-1 last Sunday. Dawson sat on the back row of the bench with his team-mates and was delighted to see Kyle Walker score his first goal. Dawson said: “It was funny with Kyle’s winner. I was sat on the bench with Danny Rose and as it came to him, just before he took the touch,...

Rafael Van der Vaart has criticised Arsenal for taking their defeat on Sunday with bad grace, following suggestions that his goal should not have stood and that he should have received a second yellow card for celebrating with the crowd. “They are bad losers. No, it was not handball – I took the ball on my chest,” he said. “And have you seen how...

Kyle Walker admits that it was a great feeling to score the winner in his first north London derby. “It’s a great feeling, my first north London derby and hopefully there will be many more derbies and goals to come,” Walker said. “I got there first, took a touch and just thought ‘if you don’t buy a lottery ticket, you can’t win’,...

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale thinks the sale of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri has caused serious damage to Arsenal’s hopes of finishing in the top four. “Arsenal have lost a few players, which makes them more beatable I think as that has damaged the way they play,” Bale said. “We exposed that. I think keeping your best players is a massive thing....

Arsenal ‘keeper Wojciech Szczesny insists there hasn’t been a power shift in north London. “You cannot make such a statement after a couple of months after our poor start to the season or after just one game,” said the Polish goalkeeper. “I think Spurs are a great club and they have shown today that they can play really good football, but...

Tottenham and Arsenal are united to determine fans guilty of offensive chanting on Sunday. A joint statement read: “Both clubs were extremely disappointed to hear the chants from supporters at Sunday’s game. “Neither club tolerates foul language, racist chanting, homophobic chanting or any anti-social behaviour from its supporters. “We shall be...

Harry Redknapp insists he never doubted Spurs’ credentials after they beat Arsenal 2-1. The Spurs boss believes it’s a completely different situation compared to five weeks ago when they were hammered 5-1 by Manchester City at White Hart Lane. “We’re a different team,” Redknapp said. “I didn’t have a midfield player then, really. “Suddenly...

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Spurs boss Harry Redknapp attempted to play down the incident between Clive Allen and Arsene Wenger afterwards, claiming that he was happy with Wenger’s reaction to suffering a painful defeat. He said: “Arsene shook hands with me and I’m pleased with that. I think Clive went to shake hands and he missed him. He didn’t see him. “But if he’s...