History repeated itself, but there is a growing sense Arsenal can write a new legend. For the second successive season they blew Tottenham away here, this time shrugging off the complication of an equaliser, and their superiority in all areas spoke of a side reaching for new heights.
Both clubs know the opportunity at stake between now and May as a recalibrating top four jostle for position. On this evidence, Arsenal, irresistible when they operate with this flow and intensity, are significantly the more likely to grasp it.
