Just days before he was appointed Arsenal head coach, Mikel Arteta sat in the visiting dugout at Emirates Stadium as part of Manchester City’s backroom staff. The Spaniard left feeling down and with a sense Arsenal had lost their way, such was the mood at the club.

Jack Wilshere played a key role in forming Mikel Arteta's attitude to North London derbies, one which he has now passed to his players as they prepare to face Tottenham on Wednesday

Myles Lewis-Skelly put on an impressive display in his north London derby debut, earning praise from Arsenal's Declan Rice and Mikel Arteta.

It is "very important" for Bukayo Saka to go on holiday in the not-so-distant future, according to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who has urged the England international to take a break. Saka has been ruled out until March after tearing his hamstring in a Premier League clash against Crystal Palace on December 21.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta recalled his conversations with former midfield partner Jack Wilshere about the significance of the North London Derby.

The Gunners will welcome their arch-rivals Tottenham to the Emirates off the back of two consecutive home defeats

Arsenal host Tottenham in a must-win north London derby at The Emirates, but Mikel Arteta is now without the services of Gabriel Jesus following his serious knee injury

After leaders Liverpool could not draw against high-flying Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, Arsenal took full advantage 24 hours later with a 2-1 victory over rivals Tottenham in the North London derby

Arsenal's Mikel Arteta hailed his side's 2-1 comeback win against north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday as proof his side remains firmly in the Premier League title race, although he rued their failure to kill the game off despite ample opportunity.

The Gunners are still the only team with their unbeaten Premier League home record intact this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

There is never a good time to lose a north London derby but for both Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou a defeat on Wednesday would only serve to further rile fanbases whose murmurs of discontent have grown more audible.