At the end of the day, a combination of anything Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur risks being little more than a heretical half-and-half scarf... but with the North London Derby storming into view, getting the edge in a combined XI brings early bragging rights.
That five Arsenal players and six Spurs players comprise the Arsenal vs Spurs combined XI picked by football.London fans is reflective of the competitive balance between the two squads. For Gunners fans, the blatant lack of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli in the front three marks another episode in the undeserved snubs plaguing Mikel Arteta’s Brazilians.
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