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The Tottenham AP did everything they could to put a stop to Arsenal’s celebrations after the north London derby on Sunday.
He made sure to turn up the volume as the Gunners headed towards their away supporters after they managed to hold off Spurs’ comeback.
And the choice of song was no coincidence with the PA playing in Munich by Editors in reference to Arsenal’s defeat to Bayern in the Champions League earlier this month.
Arsenal were able to withstand a spectacular finish to get one step closer to their first Premier League title in 20 years with a potentially season-defining 3-2 victory over rivals Tottenham.
The Gunners held a one-point lead over Manchester City heading into Sunday’s clash, but all eyes were on whether Mikel Arteta’s men could pass this latest difficult test and they did to remain top until May.
Tottenham’s public address system did everything it could to stop Arsenal’s celebrations on Sunday
An own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg gave Arsenal the perfect start after 15 minutes and shortly after Micky van de Ven had an attempt ruled out for offside, Bukayo Saka made it 2-0.
Saka’s elegant finish in the 27th minute after a clever counter-attack put the visitors in control and when Kai Havertz continued his fine form with a 13th goal of the season from another set piece, the Gunners were in the Dreamland.
Tottenham produced a stirring response in the second half, albeit after receiving help from their bitter rivals after goalkeeper David Raya shot straight at Cristian Romero, who reduced the deficit with 26 minutes remaining.
When Declan Rice fouled Ben Davies inside the area and Heung-min Son fired home with three minutes remaining, it set up a dramatic ending, but Arsenal held on to claim a crucial victory in their 35th league game of the season. the season.
This was arguably the biggest north London derby since Arsenal won the league at White Hart Lane in 2004 and the visitors came into the game on the back of a commanding 5-0 victory against Chelsea.
A white-hot atmosphere greeted the Gunners, who were briefly silenced when Havertz had a shot on goal after 13 minutes but it was ruled out for offside.
Arsenal were able to hold on to a grand finale to widen their gap over Man City.
It had been an even start and yet Arsenal scored the decisive first goal two minutes later.
Saka’s corner at the near post was headed into his own goal by the retired Hojbjerg, who had been battling with Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Tottenham responded with Romero heading wide from a James Maddison corner before the same duo combined soon after, but Romero could only smash his header against a post.
Spurs were still on the rise and thought they had equalized in the 22nd minute.
Pedro Porro’s deflected shot flew into the path of Van de Ven, who smashed the ball past David Raya, but the home celebrations were cut short when VAR Jarred Gillett judged the Dutch defender to be slightly offside.
