In an electrifying atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal managed to beat bitter rivals Tottenham by 4 goals to 2. Prior to this encounter both teams were heading into this match with great confidence following last week's victories in European competitions. Arsenal started the match on the front foot when on the 10th minute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang slotted home a penalty after a hands ball by Jan Vertonghen. As the game progressed Tottenham grew into the game and on the 30th minute Eric Dier headed the ball over the line to make the score 1-1. Moreover, Harry Kane scored a penalty on the 34th minute after a clumsy challenge by Rob Holding on Heung- min Son, making it 2-1 Tottenham. However, Arsenal's new found grit under new boss Unai Emery was apparent in the second half when after a wonderful counter attack Aubameyang slotted home past Hugo Lloris making it 2-2. With 15 minutes to go, substitute Alexander Lacazette gave the advantage to Arsenal, with Lucas Torreira putting the icing on the cake two minutes later, scoring their 4th goal. Having been on an 18 game unbeaten run Arsenal continued their fine form with Emery’s philosophy of high intensity football coming to full use in this match. Heading into December’s busy festive period Arsenal will be looking to add to their 30 points that they have accumulated so far, leaving them in fourth place of the Barclays Premier League. In order to do this, they will have to beat old- rivals Manchester United, when they visit Old- Trafford, next Wednesday night. It will be another massive test for Unai Emery’s side who will be looking to keep up the momentum following today’s match which he described as, “This is a special victory, it’s for the fans.”
"We know it's very difficult in Manchester, in history and in present. We are going to prepare the best possible way to have the best performance against them. We know it will be difficult, it's a big challenge for us and we want to have a lot of challenges like that."
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