Gary Neville has warned Arsenal that they are going to face a raucous atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs are going to be desperate to stop them from winning the Premier League title.
Arsenal won at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time last season and Mikel Arteta’s men will look to repeat the trick when they return to the venue on Sunday as they look to keep up the pressure on Manchester City.
The Gunners will know what awaits them as the stadium is always rocking for the North London derby and one can expect the atmosphere to be even more electric this Sunday, given what is at stake.
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Neville admitted that the NLD has been one of his favourite fixtures to watch over the years and suggested that the table toppers will be tested massively.
He said on Sky Sports: “Arsenal’s big moment of the season is this one on Sunday. I’m going to be there at the north London derby, it’s a game I’ve loved over the years, probably my favourite game I’ve commentated on for Sky in my 11 years, it always seems to give us something, and this one has got a lot on it at the weekend, a lot on it.
“Arsenal go to that amazing stadium and they’ve got to go and play. I was there a few years ago when there was a battle for the Champions League and Tottenham did them over and Arsenal didn’t handle it. It’s a very different Arsenal that’s going to go there on Sunday, a very robust and resilient Arsenal, but this will be a test.”
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Neville insisted that the Gunners must learn their lessons from Liverpool’s loss at Goodison Park and should expect a similarly tough encounter against their fiercest rivals.
He added: “Just like Liverpool have found Everton tonight was just a little bit too much for them on the night, for all the experience they have they just got caught out, shocked, surprised by what they found.
“Arsenal cannot be shocked on Sunday, it’s potentially going to be a bloodbath in the first 15, 20 minutes, Tottenham fans don’t want Arsenal to win the league.
“It’s a big game on Sunday and it’s [Liverpool’s defeat to Everton] is a big lesson for Arsenal tonight. If Arsenal were watching, which I suspect they were, they should look at that game, it’s not quite the same – Tottenham are a different football team to Everton – but the elements of making sure they’re ready, they don’t get caught out, making sure that away from home you respect the opposition and the crowd and wat you could be up against if they get on top of you, the principles of playing away, Arsenal can’t forget that just because they’re a better football team and they’re in a better moment.”
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Arsenal will look to take the sting out of the atmosphere by dominating proceedings early on but there is no doubt that Spurs fans are going to make their voices heard throughout Sunday’s fixture as they usually do when this game comes around.
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