Dean Smith has revealed that he and Norwich City have 'no allegiance' to either Arsenal or Tottenham as the north London duo are set to battle it out for a place in the top four on the Premier League's final day.
The Canaries' boss even admitted that he's received text messages from fans of both clubs asking for respective favours, but he's since insisted that he is solely focused on trying to deliver three points on Sunday.
Norwich host Spurs at Carrow Road, whilst the Gunners host Everton at the Emirates. Tottenham currently lead their north London rivals by two points in the race for Champions League football, but with Smith's side already relegated, few predict Spurs will slip up.
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Everton secured their survival on Thursday night with a win over Crystal Palace. Although that essentially means it's a bit of a 'nothing' game for the Toffees, Frank Lampard will still be looking to come away from north London with something to build on for next season. Smith has insisted that's exactly how Norwich are viewing things too.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, he said: "It's our last home game of the season, last Premier League game of the season and I've said before that we'll try and win the football game because we want to get points."
The former Aston Villa manager was then asked whether there's extra motivation because of how Norwich can shake things up at the top end of the table, but he responded by saying: "No, no extra motivation. I've had texts off Arsenal fans, I've had texts off Tottenham fans. I have no allegiance to either so no extra motivation at all."
Mikel Arteta will be hoping that the Canaries can conjure up a final day surprise, but Arsenal will have to be focused on securing three points as well. The Gunners go into the clash off the back of two disappointing losses to Spurs and Newcastle respectively.
