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Arsenal Win: We’re backing Arsenal to return to winning ways despite the absence of the influential Gabriel. The Gunners have won the last three derbies and come into this game without losing in any competition since August 31, while Spurs have won just one of their last four – and that came against FC Copenhagen.

Bukayo Saka to score: The 24-year-old is in terrific form, having scored four in his last six for club and country. It’s also no secret that he enjoys a clash with Spurs – he’s scored three and assisted three in 10 meetings, with five goal involvements in the last three games against Tottenham.

Mohammed Kudus carded: A bit of a value option here, but there’s a good chance Tottenham winger Mohammed Kudus finds his way into the referee’s notebook. The Ghana star, 25, has racked up four cautions in 15 appearances this season, while nobody in the Spurs squad has committed more fouls (16).

Riccardo Calafiori carded: The Arsenal defender should be fit, having missed both Italy games during the international break. But returning from a knock to face our other selection, Mohammed Kudus, isn’t an easy assignment – especially in a game of such magnitude. Calafiori has committed 17 fouls in the league this season and collected three yellows – three more than the rest of the squad.

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ARSENAL head into the North London Derby as favourites and their ‘bomb squad’ could prove Tottenham’s undoing.

Both teams have notable injury absentees with Gabriel missing for the Gunners and Viktor Gyokeres a doubt.

But Mikel Arteta has plenty of depth to choose from and he could employ a tactic that Spurs will not be able to deal with.

SunSport’s tactical guru Dean Scoggins has identified a weakness with Tottenham’s defensive habits, and suggests Arsenal‘s ‘bomb squad’ could take advantage in the latest episode of Tactics Exposed.

Tottenham defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are at risk of being pulled out of position by the No9, allowing the likes of Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze to crash into the penalty box.

Bomb squad

One of the things I’ve noticed with the Tottenham defence is they like to chase runners.

Romero and Van de Ven have a tendency to run after players, so what Arsenal will be looking to do is drag defenders into places.

Gyokeres or Mikel Merino could come into feet for the ball and drag Romero in, opening up space for Rice to crash into to get into the box.

The key is how they move the Spurs full-backs away from the defensive line so that they can get their box entries from out wide.

Arsenal are top of the league not just for points, but for penalty area entries with 388.

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So the job for the No9 is to drag centre-backs to allow wide players to crash into the box.

They need to manipulate the fact that Romero and Van de Ven like to chase runners.

Spurs response

Thomas Frank could look to negate Arsenal’s strengths by making his two midfielders, Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentacur, drop deep to support the centre-backs.

Romero and Van de Ven could try to pin the No9 in the middle of the pitch, with their midfield team-mates plugging gaps in the right and left side of central defence.

That could give them six at the back, which Frank may accept as long as Spurs still have an effective counter-attack option.

MARTIN ODEGAARD is set to return for Arsenal in the North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.

The club skipper has missed seven matches with a knee injury sustained in the 2-0 win over West Ham on October 4.

But midfielder Odegaard has returned to full training and is ready to be part of the squad as Arsenal look to maintain their four-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Striker Viktor Gyokeres, who suffered a hamstring injury against Burnley three weeks ago, is still a doubt for the Tottenham match.

And the Gunners were dealt a hammer blow with key defender Gabriel Magalhaes ruled out for up at least a month earlier this week.

But manager Mikel Arteta could remain cautious with Odegaard and leave him on the bench for Tottenham.

Odegaard was keen to play for Norway in the last international break with his nation clinching qualifying for the World Cup.

The 26-year-old was not included in the squad but still travelled and trained in Oslo.

And Odegaard was still part of the celebrations after they secured their first World Cup appearance for 28 years.

He was on the pitch after they clinched top spot with a 4-1 win over Estonia last Thursday.

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The team then hammered Italy 4-1 in Milan and then partied in Oslo in front of 50,000 fans on Monday after accepting congratulation from the Prime Minister.

On social media, Odegaard wrote: “We’ve been dreaming of moments like this since we were little kids.

“We have been working so hard. We have failed and failed… But we never gave up. Never lose faith, hope or unity.

“This group has stood together through the toughest days and moments, and therefore it feels even better to be where we are today.

“Proud to be a part of this crew. Proud to play for Norway. Proud to be Norwegian. Proud to represent Norway in the World Cup!

“Dreams can really come true if you work hard and believe enough.

“To all the children and young adults out there: We were all once like you. So dream big and work hard, and everything is possible!

“Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us yesterday and thank you for all the love we have received the past few days!

“It means more than you know. Let’s enjoy the moment, but we won’t stop here…”

Odegaard missed a similar portion of last season with an ankle injury and sat out of the draw with Manchester City in September due to a shoulder problem suffered early on against Nottingham Forest.

The news of his captain’s possible availability will come as welcome news for boss Mikel Arteta.

The Arsenal gaffer will definitely be without Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel against the bitter rivals.

Jesus is training again while Havertz and Madueke are understood to be close to returning to the grass.

Arteta is also sweating on the fitness of Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Martinelli and Gyokeres.

Tottenham, meanwhile, have their own injury woes.

James Maddison is out for the season following ACL surgery.

Then the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Sarr, Dominic Solanke, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray, Kota Takai, Lucas Bergvall, Mohammed Kudus, Cristian Romero and Kolo Muani are all either coming back from problems or at risk of missing out.

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TOTTENHAM are being chased for royalties after adopting a Barry Manilow song before home games.

The Premier League club regularly blast out the crooner’s version of Can’t Smile Without You.

Now one of the hit tune’s three-man writing team — a fan of North London rivals Arsenal — has threatened a legal battle and blasted Spurs for refusing to cough up.

The song has become a fan favourite, with home supporters joining in before games at the £1billion Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs even used a Can’t Smile Without You banner to cover empty seats when matches were played without fans during the pandemic.

Geoff Morrow, who helped write it in 1975, branded the club “ridiculous” after turning down his request for payments.

He told The Sun: “I hoped that Spurs would be willing to sit down and meet with me to discuss this but they haven’t been interested.

“When we wrote the song, we never imagined it would become a football anthem.

“It was written as a love song.

“What is really frustrating is Spurs won’t accept they are using our song.”

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Other clubs pay royalties for songs crowds sing along to, including Liverpool for You’ll Never Walk Alone,

But Tottenham argue his claim has no legal basis under licence rules, The Sun understands.

The club did not comment.

ARSENAL are set to take on rivals Tottenham this Sunday without several first team players.

The Gunners saw their ten-match winning streak snapped as they drew 2-2 at Sunderland before the international break.

Mikel Arteta‘s side sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League going into this weekend’s North London derby.

Tottenham have the Prem’s best away record and have not yet lost a league game on the road under Thomas Frank.

And this Sunday they’ll face a Gunners side missing a number of key men, albeit without the likes of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke and Randal Kolo Muani themselves.

Key defender Gabriel Magalhaes limped off during Brazil’s 2-0 win over Senegal at the Emirates on Saturday.

The 27-year-old subsequently pulled out of the squad, with his national team confirming that he’d suffered a right thigh injury.

Gabriel has started every single match in the league and Champions League so far this term.

Boss Mikel Arteta must decide whether to replace his key defender with either Cristhian Mosquera or Piero Hincapie.

The latter’s left-sidedness could give him the edge over fellow summer signing Mosquera.

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Jurrien Timber will get the nod over Ben White at right-back, with Riccardo Calafiori shaking off a minor issue on international duty to be selected over Myles Lewis-Skelly on the left.

Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice will continue in midfield, although the match may come just too soon for skipper Martin Odegaard, who has been suffering with a knee injury.

Eberechi Eze, who declined a move to Spurs in order to sign for boyhood club Arsenal in the summer, will likely complete Arteta’s midfield trio.

Up top, the Spaniard may still be missing Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus and Viktor Gyokeres.

Bukayo Saka will be selected on the right, with Leandro Trossard likely to continue on the left.

Should Gyokeres miss out, Mikel Merino may deputise up front.

MICHAEL OLIVER is set to take charge of an Arsenal clash for the first time since his controversial decision to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly.

The referee has been confirmed as the man in the middle for the Gunners’ North London derby against Tottenham on Sunday.

Oliver had not been handed an Arsenal game since showing Lewis-Skelly a straight red card against Wolves ten months ago.

The left-back was dismissed for a cynical challenge on Matt Doherty, who was looking to break away on the counter-attack but was still 90 yards from the Gunners’ goal.

PGMOL chief Howard Webb later confirmed that Oliver was wrong to give Lewis-Skelly his marching orders – and admitted that VAR should not have allowed the decision to stand.

Although the Gunners went on to seal a 1-0 win at Molineux in January, the man in the middle still came under fire.

Former head of PGMOL Keith Hackett called for Oliver to be dropped by the Premier League following his major blunder.

And the 40-year-old ref also had police guarding his house after being subjected to death threats and disgusting abuse in the wake of sending off Lewis-Skelly.

But the Premier League confirmed that Oliver will be in the middle for the meeting between Arsenal and arch-rivals Tottenham this weekend.

Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring have been named as his assistants, with Michael Salisbury on fourth official duties at the Emirates Stadium.

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Stuart Attwell will be the VAR, with Constantine Hatzidakis also keeping tabs on proceedings from Stockley Park.

Arsenal are going into the meeting sitting at the top of the Premier League, having only suffered one defeat in 11 matches.

But Mikel Arteta’s side will be looking to bounce back after being forced to settle for a draw in their final game before the international break thanks to Brian Brobbey’s stoppage time leveller for Sunderland.

Tottenham have the best away record in the top flight, after collecting 13 points from five matches on the road.

But Spurs will arrive at the Emirates Stadium having failed to win either of their last two domestic games against Chelsea and Manchester United.

MANCHESTER UNITED striker Benjamin Sesko could be out for up to a month with a knee problem.

The 23-year-old was forced off in the 88th minute of United’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on November 8, having come on as a second-half substitute.

Sesko withdrew from the Slovenia squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Sweden but United’s initial assessment indicated he had not suffered a serious injury.

United manager Ruben Amorim had dropped Sesko to the bench at Tottenham, where Matheus Cunha started up front as a false nine.

Amorim benched Sesko for United’s 2-1 win at Liverpool last month.

Sesko has scored two goals in 12 games for United since his £73.62million transfer from RB Leipzig in August.

Premier League great Alan Shearer was critical of Sesko’s decision-making for two chances he had at Spurs.

United’s first choice striker target was Liam Delap yet he opted to move from Ipswich Town to Chelsea, who triggered his £30m release clause.

Victor Gyokeres was set on moving to Arsenal and Aston Villa refused to budge over Ollie Watkins, so United eventually turned to Sesko.

Sesko rejected the chance to join United in 2022, when he chose to join Leipzig instead.

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For a brief moment, United were also looking at Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson, who was being pushed out due to the arrival of Delap.

But Ruben Amorim was satisfied with his striking ammunition, especially after the capture of Bryan Mbeumo.

The Cameroonian star joined Matheus Cunha, who also arrived from Wolves for £62.5m.

United have since improved and are now five Premier League games unbeaten.