Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has sent a message to Spurs icon Harry Kane ahead of the North London derby.
The Gunners travel across North London to face their rivals in the Premier League on match day four.
Mikel Arteta’s side will be eager to maintain their form at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having won two consecutive league games at the ground.
While Arsenal are eyeing redemption following their controversial draw against Brighton, Arteta will be travelling to N17 light due to a series of expected absences.
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice sends message to Harry Kane
One notable absence from Arsenal’s squad against Spurs is Declan Rice, who will sit the game out due to suspension.
The midfielder was shown a red card against Brighton in incredibly controversial circumstances, seeing him pick up a one-game ban for two yellow card offences.
Rice will be devastated to miss such a significant fixture in Arsenal’s season as he prepares to sit a week out following the international break.
The 25-year-old was in action for England against both Ireland and Finland, where after the latest victory, he sent a message to North London derby icon, Harry Kane.
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Rice took to Instagram to send three words to Kane, as the striker secured his 100th cap for England, scoring twice on the night against Finland.
The Arsenal star said, “100 caps. Unbelievable” to the Bayern Munich talisman, who is not a figure anyone associated with the Gunners wants to see any time soon.
It’s a remarkable achievement for Kane, whose brace during the international break only reinforces how fortunate Arsenal are to no longer have to come up against the striker in North London derby’s.
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Seeing Kane leave Spurs for Bayern last summer was a sight to behold for those at the Emirates, not only due to the fact that the enemy was weakened.
While the North London derby will forever be an anxiety-fuelling fixture, the edge is taken off slightly by the absence of the former Tottenham talisman.
No player has scored more goals in North London derby’s than Kane, who netted 14 goals against Arsenal in the fixture, surpassing Emmanuel Adebayor’s record of 10.
Moving to Germany didn’t spare Arsenal of Kane’s clinical streak, as the 31-year-old scored against Arteta’s side for Bayern Munich in last term’s Champions League quarter final.
With 15 goals and 2 assists in 21 games against Arsenal, the Gunners will be overjoyed to no longer have to plan for the derby with Spurs’ record goalscorer in mind.