Arsenal legend trolls Tottenham fans ahead of north London derby

“We manage in the FA Cup to win six games in a row, but how is it to compete over a longer period of time? We are very strong in our mind and the way we showed character on Thursday and Monday showed we are ready to try 100 per cent to win the game”.

Arsenal have a number of first-team players out injured, including right-back Bellerin and central defender Koscielny, whose absence was felt in the 5-1 midweek defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

“And I know the Spurs fans hate me …”

Theo Walcott is still three or four weeks away from full fitness after picking up a calf injury, while Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck won’t be seen again until the new year.

Tottenham do also have a much healthier squad than Arsenal, with only Nacer Chadli and Nabil Bentaleb likely to be unavailable.

The Czech Republic worldwide is on the verge of creating history when the Gunners take on Tottenham Hotspur in the league on Sunday, November 8, with him requiring only one more clean sheet to equal David James’s record of 169.

“It is great to have somebody like him who believes in us and gives us the platform to play on”.

Pires obviously provides a connection between that last title winning side and the current crop, and as he’s at the training ground every day, he could be a source of experience and advice.

‘He has top qualities and I think he will make a great career.

Kane warmed up for the clash with a goal, and the England forward who is finally finding back his goalscoring form, could be a handful for Arsenal.

Youngster Jon Toral has admitted that while he’s enjoying his loan spell with Birmingham City and would be open to a permanent move in the future. But there have been numerous North London derbies in this century that have been tantalizingly close. However, an abundance of options in the attacking midfield roles saw Toral loaned out. And the starlet has said on the loan move: “I feel settled, especially with the games at the beginning”.

“I was just having lunch and he called me over and said he had spoken to Roy Hodgson after the Aston Villa game and he thought there was a strong possibility I would be in the squad”.

“It is not easy because it is always a big disappointment…it is hard because Bayern is maybe the best team at the moment in Europe”.