It was another disappointing outing for Tottenham as they fell to a third consecutive defeat at the hands of north London rivals Arsenal.
A singular goal from Gabriel saw the Gunners head back to the Emirates Stadium with three points.
Here is how the Spurs players performed:
Tottenham Player Ratings
Guglielmo Vicario - 4
The Italian stopper looked vulnerable at set pieces once again and his failure to command his box adequately put his side in trouble. He was also booked for sparking a melee after confronting Jurrien Timber for a risky challenge on Pedro Porro.
Destiny Udogie - 5
Udogie still does not look back to full fitness and he has not imposed himself as he consistently did last campaign. Defensively, he kept Bukayo Saka relatively quiet, but the 21-year-old offered very little going forward.
Micky van de Ven – 6
The only Spurs player who looked prepared and ready for the occasion. His pace and athleticism is so useful for the way Postecoglou wants to play and he mopped up any raking long passes that Arsenal’s front three were chasing.
Cristian Romero - 3
The Argentine was at fault for Arsenal’s goal, as he left Gabriel unmarked from a corner to power home the winner. His awareness has been highlighted as a big issue so far as he has gone to sleep to Spurs’ detriment against Leicester and Newcastle.
Pedro Porro – 5
Despite the Spaniard usually looking like a defensive liability, his positioning was on point and intercepted several cross-field passes towards Gabriel Martinelli. Like the majority of his teammates his final cross hit the first man far too often.
Rodrigo Bentancur – 5
Bentancur was chosen to operate as a lone holding midfielder after Yves Bissouma was ruled out after picking up a knock during international duty with Mali. And with a potential lengthy suspension imminent, the Uruguayan did not put in a performance to remember.
James Maddison - 4
The Englishman hasn’t rediscovered the form he was praised so highly for at the start of last season. He looked to make things happen but his final pass lacked accuracy .
There is a lot of pressure on Maddison to be Spurs’ creative outlet but his displays are far too inconsistent at the moment.
Dejan Kulusevski – 4
The frustration with the Swede is that he often struggles to pick the correct pass and it prevents a lot of potential attacks from materialising.
Postecoglou is choosing to play him in a more central area after a strong pre-season through the middle, but the 24-year-old hasn’t made the desired impact.
Brennan Johnson – 3
Johnson got himself into promising positions, but the Welshman was very wasteful and lacked that cutting edge. He lashed over a couple of presentable opportunities and the large majority of his crosses did not meet their intended target.
Heung-min Son – 5
Spurs’ captain found it difficult to show his strengths against the low block of Arsenal. In the first half, the South Korean linked up well on the left flank with Udogie. However, after the interval Arsenal managed to nullify Son and he could not conjure up any magic.
Dominic Solanke – 4
Tottenham’s record signing was kept extremely quiet by the defensive duo of Gabriel and William Saliba. In fairness to the striker, it was his home debut and being flung into the North London Derby this early into his Spurs career is an extremely tough way to begin.
Substitutes
Pape Matar Sarr - 4
The Senegalese was brought on to provide some security with Bentancur on a yellow card, but his arrival into the game changed very little.
Sarr is usually at his best when he has a midfielder partner to him to complement him and he struggled to deal with the responsibility of being Spurs’ lone midfielder with the Lilywhites chasing the game.
Timo Werner – 4
Came on for Maddison and hugged the left touchline. Never really looked like a threat and Ben White kept him at an arm’s length.
Wilson Odobert – 5
The teenager was introduced into the fold with roughly twenty minutes to go and looked lively. However, the Frenchman still looks raw and Timber never looked too concerned with the winger’s presence.