The first North London derby of the 2017-18 campaign will take place on Saturday with both teams knowing that defeat could all but rule them out of the title race after only 12 games of the season. Tottenham Hotspur currently sit third in the Premier League table and eight points adrift of runaway leaders Manchester City, while Arsenal are a further four points behind their local rivals and down in sixth. Further spice is added to an already mouth-watering fixture by the fact that this will be the first time the two sides have met since Spurs ended a 22-year wait to finish above the Gunners in the league last season, and the hosts will be desperate to wrest back some bragging rights at the...
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