Mikel Arteta was determined that his Arsenal team would prove how good they were in Sunday’s north London derby, having dropped points in back-to-back Premier League games.
The trip down Seven Sisters Road arrived in the aftermath of a bitterly disappointing 2–2 draw at bottom-of-the-table Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night, and Manchester City’s 2–1 win against Newcastle United meant Arsenal’s advantage at the summit was just two points on derby day.
