Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised Tottenham Hotspur trio Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski on BBC Sport after the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Gunners won 2-0 against Tottenham in the North London derby on Sunday evening.
Kane, Son and Kulusevski all started.
While Arsenal were the better side in the first half, Tottenham did step up their game after the break.
Arsenal and England international goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was forced into making some good saves in the second half.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praises three Tottenham Hotspur players
Arteta said: “They have come back from difficult results, particularly at home. If you look at their quality in the top three. if you don’t do anything right they will punish you.”
Improvement needed
While Tottenham Hotspur played well in the second half of the North London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday evening, Arsenal were the better over the course of the 90 minutes.
Two goals from Arsenal in the first half did the damage.
Tottenham could not score in the second period.
It is really perplexing how Tottenham tend to start matches poorly and then step up their game in the second half.
That needs to stop.
If Tottenham are to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season, then they simply have to improve.
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