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Alasdair Gold

The Richarlison quality that makes Antonio Conte smile and why Arsenal will not intimidate him

Antonio Conte smiles when he talks about his fearless summer signing Richarlison and the impact he can have in Saturday's North London Derby at Arsenal.

Tottenham signed the 25-year-old Brazilian from Everton in the summer for a figure that could reach £60m and he has made an instant impact with two goals and two assists in his first eight matches, as well as three goals and an assist on international duty with Brazil in the past fortnight.

Richarlison has a big fan in Conte already and the Spurs head coach admires the players' attitude as much as his ability on the pitch and when asked how the attacker would handle the hostile crowd at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday and being targeted by some Arsenal players, the Tottenham boss could not help but smile.

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