Jamie O’Hara has put his Tottenham Hotspur loyalties to one side to admit Arsenal are playing unbelievably well.
The Gunners picked up yet another victory on Thursday by edging out PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the Europa League.
As a result, Arsenal, who sit four points ahead of Tottenham in the Premier League table, have now won 12 of their 13 outings across all competitions this season.
The only side to take points off the North Londoners has been Manchester United in September.
And O’Hara, a former Spurs midfielder, has admitted that his old club’s local rivals are doing his head in.
He told talkSPORT [20/10, broadcast 10pm]: “Arsenal won 1-0 in the Europa League against PSV. I’ll tell you what, it would’ve been a good time to play Man City because Arsenal have been so good. They don’t know how to lose! It’s doing my head in.”
Most Tottenham supporters won’t be overly worried by their North London neighbours just yet.
After all, it’s still only October and nothing is won this early.
But even the most ardent of Spurs fan will admit that Arsenal are looking worryingly decent.
Mikel Arteta’s side have a game in hand over the Lilywhites, making the gap potentially seven points.
And that game in hand is against Manchester City, which was supposed to be played in midweek but Arsenal had to resume Europa League commitments instead.
It’s too early to say whether they’re going to win the Premier League title, but they could be in with a shout and even just a challenge would represent massive progress for this Gunners outfit.
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