One former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has not taken Arsenal’s North London Derby triumph well.
Arsenal were able to secure a 1-0 victory on the road against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Arsenal have now beaten Spurs away from home three times in a row in the Premier League, a feat that Mikel Arteta has achieved that even Arsene Wenger could not.
The Spanish coach will have savoured this victory all the more given the trying circumstances that his side faced heading into the fixture. The Gunners were without many key players for this match. The Arsenal injury crisis gave Arteta sleepless nights.
Ultimately, though, with a determined defensive effort, Arsenal were able to take a vital three points off their fierce local rivals.
Whilst the red half of North London is still celebrating, those with Spurs leanings are feeling the sting of defeat.
Jamie O’Hara rages after Arsenal beat Tottenham
Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara is still a fan of the club, and was riled by fellow talkSPORT pundit Jason Cundy in the wake of the North London Derby.
After Cundy goaded him to congratulate the Gunners, O’Hara erupted into a furious rant.
He raged: “I’m not going to say, ‘Well done Arsenal’ J, shut up mate, honestly.
“I don’t come here and do this to you with Chelsea. You say… listen, I’m not having it, no, no, no, I’m not having it, no, no. Don’t give it all when we’re on-air, right?
“You do this all the time, right? When Chelsea play, you hate it, I can’t even celebrate when Chelsea get beat in there [points to green room] because you kick-off.
“And then I come on-air and I give you a little bit of stick but come on, don’t start sitting there saying, ‘Well done Arsenal.’ Like, come on mate, don’t be an idiot.”
Arsenal must build on Spurs victory against Manchester City
Winning the North London Derby, especially with the absences that they had to contend with, will have given the Arsenal players a huge confidence boost.
The Gunners now need to carry that into Sunday’s clash with Manchester City.
Arsenal fans aren’t happy that referee Michael Oliver will be overseeing the game, but Arteta must shut out that kind of noise and keep his players’ minds focused upon their preparation and gameplan.
The Gunners have the capacity to get the better of Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions.
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