Praise For Arsenal After Winning The Derby Match

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, (back), hugged Bukayo Saka. (Photo: Twitter @Arsenal)

JAKARTA - Arsenal won the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League continued at White Hart Lane Stadium, Monday, January 16, WIB. The Gunners won with a score of 2-0.

Two goals for the visitors came through an own goal by Hugo Lloris in the 14th minute and Martin Odegaard in the 36th minute.

These results make Arsenal firmly at the top of the standings by collecting 47 points. Mikel Arteta's team is eight points ahead of Manchester City in second place.

Meanwhile, Tottenham must be stuck in fifth place with 33 points.

"I like the way we played and the courage we showed to come here," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said after the game.

"We were able to make a lot of people happy, and I believe we have made Arsenal fans very happy."

"They are a great group of players. I think today we went a step further. We won last season at this great stadium but the way we won today was great to watch."

According to Arteta, his team showed not only determination and courage, but also belief and quality to beat Tottenham.

"We were very aggressive. We were really intense against high pressure. They created some gaps, but we did a lot of good work," said the Spanish manager.