Mikel Arteta said on Friday that Arsenal need to “put their rivalry with Tottenham aside” and focus on securing the victory they need to stay in the Premier League title race.
Arsenal will face a hostile atmosphere on Sunday at the home of their fiercest enemies as they aim to temporarily return to the top of the table with Manchester City playing later on Sunday at Nottingham Forest.
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Spurs will be motivated by attempting to stop their north London rivals from winning their first League title since 2004, but Arteta said: “I think it’s an unbelievable atmosphere. We played there a few times already and it’s a great place to play football.
“We have to put the rivalry aside and we have to live the game with passion and the intensity that it demands rather than anything special because the game has everything you need to enjoy it.”
Spurs will have had 15 days without a game, during which time Arsenal have played four times, losing at home to Aston Villa, exiting the Champions League quarterfinals at Bayern Munich before two wins against Wolves and Chelsea.
