Ahead of the Arsenal and Spurs match this Thursday, Spanish Football Manager, Mikel Arteta, has said that it could be a defining moment of their season.
Spurs vs Arsenal will be shown live on Sky Sports on Thursday from 7pm. It will kick off at 7.45pm.
Arteta said: "We are going to go for that match with the same enthusiasm that we always do but knowing that this can be a defining moment. It can be another layer of motivation for us to really go for it."
Arteta felt Arsenal should have been more clinical in front of goal and for that they then suffered as the game went on. The Gunners beat Leeds 2-1 and are now four points clear of Tottenham going into the north London derby
He is, however, ready to lead Arsenal into what could be the "defining moment" of their season when they travel to Tottenham on Thursday knowing victory will seal a return to the Champions League.
A double from Eddie Nketiah was just about enough to secure a 2-1 victory over 10-man Leeds on Sunday to leave the Gunners on the cusp of ending a five-year wait for top-tier European football.
Arsenal now sit four points clear of their neighbours in fourth place and move to within just a single point of Chelsea ahead of them.
Victory in Thursday’s rearranged north London derby would be enough to seal a Champions League berth for the first time since 2017 and Arteta is excited by the prospect.
“We are going to go for that match with the same enthusiasm that we always do but knowing that this can be a defining moment,” he said.
“It can be another layer of motivation for us to really go for it. I can’t wait for the game
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