Tottenham Hotspur take on Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend.
Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has told Sky Sports that he knows Tottenham Hotspur are playing well – but the rivalry means he doesn’t enjoy it.
Spurs travel to take on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium this weekend, with the two North London rivals meeting for the first time since Arsenal were beaten 1-0 at Wembley Stadium back in February.
Tottenham head into the game having made their best-ever start to a Premier League season, and picked up a win over a big London rival on Saturday evening by beating Chelsea 3-1 at Wembley.
Meanwhile, Arsenal saw off Bournemouth on Sunday with a 2-1 win, meaning they sit three points behind Spurs – and can go above their bitter rivals with a win this weekend.
The man who scored the winning goal in that victory at Bournemouth was forward Aubameyang, taking his tally for the season to eight goals in 13 Premier League games.
Aubameyang will be a man to watch for the Spurs defence, and he has spoken ahead of the game, giving the verdict that Spurs are ‘playing well’ at the moment.
However, he gave the honest admission that he can’t enjoy their football because the ‘rivalry is too much’, noting that Arsenal feel the excitement of the game and must work hard to claim a win over Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
“Both teams are playing well in this moment so we feel it,” said Aubameyang. “We feel the atmosphere and it’s great. We feel the excitement. It feels special because everybody’s talking about this game for a week and it’s always special to play a derby, as I said, it’s great.”
“The rivalry is too much but we know that they are playing well. We know that it will be a tough game but we have to be focused on what we are doing and we know that if we want to win we need to work a lot,” he added.
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