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Tom Hopkinson

Arsenal accused of being "conditioned to choking" as Mikel Arteta faces acid derby test

Arsenal's bottle faces its acid test in the North London derby with Tottenham according to former Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and England striker Stan Collymore.

The Mirror columnist has even vowed to post a picture of himself wearing a Gunners shirt with ‘Arteta 8’ on the back on social media if a club he has regularly accused of lacking bottle and character proves him wrong by qualifying for the Champions League this season.

Arsenal can clinch a top-four spot if they beat their local rivals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. And Collymore said: “Every game now for Arsenal is the acid test of their bottle. Last Sunday against Leeds was one and now the North London derby - this is it.

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