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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Nathan Ridley

Gabriel Martinelli moment summed up Arsenal dominance as "embarrassing" Tottenham beaten

Gabriel Martinelli added to Tottenham 's humiliation in the North London Derby with a moment which summed up Arsenal 's dominance.

As the Gunners saw out a comfortable 2-0 victory away from home on Sunday, Brazilian forward Martinelli controlled the ball with his back to demonstrate the gulf in class. A calamitous own-goal from Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and a sublime strike from Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard extended the Gunners' lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points, while Tottenham were labelled "embarrassing."

It was in the 67th minute of a game which Arsenal largely dominated when Martinelli - who'd enjoy a productive day down the left flank, despite failing to register a goal or assist - saw the opportunity for some cheeky showboating and turned around to control a bouncing ball with his back.

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