Arsenal ahead Kai Havertz has mentioned he might be “the largest Tottenham fan ever” as Mikel Arteta warned “anybody can beat anybody” forward of Manchester Metropolis’s pivotal go to to Tottenham on Tuesday.
Havertz’s group gained 1-0 at Manchester United on Sunday — solely their second win at Previous Trafford in 17 visits — as Leandro Trossard’s Twentieth-minute strike moved Arsenal again to the highest of the Premier League by one level, having performed a match greater than Pep Guardiola’s aspect.
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Metropolis’s game-in-hand comes at Spurs and Arsenal will want a favour from their fierce north London rivals if they’re to land their first title since 2004.
“I’m going to be the largest fan of Tottenham ever,” Havertz informed Sky Sports activities. “Let’s hope for the very best.”
Arsenal’s remaining recreation is towards Everton at Emirates Stadium on Sunday and Arteta added: “My expertise on this league is that any group can beat any group. I lived it varied situations within the final day when quite a lot of groups have requirements. The margin of respect that everyone places within the video games is phenomenal.
“We all know we’d like a end result [for Spurs against City]. We have to do our personal factor nonetheless within the final recreation. However in the present day, we wished to open that field of goals to reside the final day of the season in entrance of our folks with the chance to win the Premier League.
“That is one thing we’ll reside collectively and I am so happy we’ll do it with these gamers and workers.”
Historical past didn’t favour Arsenal on Sunday as that they had gained on simply certainly one of their earlier 16 journeys to Previous Trafford.
“Immediately we needed to play in a very particular place that our historical past was not very optimistic about what might occur however we discovered a technique to win it,” Arteta mentioned. “That claims quite a bit about how a lot the group needs it.”
Arsenal’s victory on Sunday was a membership file twenty seventh this season within the Premier League. They topped that mark twice within the previous high flight again in 1970-71 (29 wins) and 1930-31 (28).
“That is not progress, that is historical past,” a proud Arteta mentioned. “That is very troublesome to do, particularly within the league the place we’re taking part in now. Large praise to all of the gamers and workers for what they’ve achieved.”
Data from Reuters was used on this story.