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.

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

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.

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

Mikel Arteta was delighted with his side's performance as Arsenal beat rivals Tottenham 2-1 in the North London derby thanks to a Dominic Solanke own goal and a Leandro Trossard strike

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

Arsenal didn't let an early concession deter their derby hopes, and Mikel Arteta will likely be happy with his Gunners after a 2-1 comeback win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.

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.

Mikel Arteta will hope to rejuvenate Arsenal's season at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday following their FA Cup elimination at the hands of Manchester United