Kevin Campbell has told Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur ‘bring them all’ amid claims that Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur will return for the north London derby against Arsenal on Sunday.
The Arsenal legend was told that the Spurs duo are to return at the weekend after being on the sidelines in recent weeks, with Bentancur not playing since returning from the World Cup.
Mikel Arteta’s side have a five-point lead on second-placed Manchester City heading into two blockbuster derby matches.
Manchester City will make the trip to Old Trafford where they will take on Manchester United at Saturday lunchtime, and if Pep Guardiola’s side can get the win, then by the time Arsenal kick-off on Sunday, the gap between the two could only be two points.
Equally, if they drop points, then it will surely provide a little boost for the current leaders, who will be top, regardless of what happens at the weekend.
Nonetheless, when former striker Kevin Campbell was told that Kulusevski and Bentancur are to return for the north London derby, he issued the following response, as he told The Highbury Squad.
“Another tough game, we are in a lot better shape than we were last season,” said Campbell. “I really fancy us to win a tight game 2-1.
On the likes of Kulusevski and Bentancur returning: “Bring them all. We don’t want them not to be there, so they have any excuse. We don’t want them to have any excuses.”
BENTANCUR AND KULUSEVSKI NEEDED
If the duo are to return, then it will make a world of difference to Spurs, who continue to fall behind this season and produce abject performances.
In some cases, they are able to mount a comeback, but that’s because of the quality of the opposition they are up against.
They can’t afford to provide Arsenal with rope to pull here, or else, they will well and truly punish them.
It’s positive that their last two results – Portsmouth in the FA Cup and Crystal Palace in the Premier League – have heralded five goals and zero conceded, added to the possible return of the above two players.
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