Arsenal showed their hardened mentality as they beat Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby despite missing several key players. Mikel Arteta’s side are challenging for the Premier League title again, but could have seen this challenge fail at the first hurdle as they were dealt a triple blow. Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino were ruled out with injury, whilst Declan Rice was suspended after his red card against Brighton, putting Arsenal in a very difficult position for their trip to Spurs. Some of Arsenal’s previous trips to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have ended badly, with a 3-0 defe…
