Gunners secure crucial win in North London derby despite Spurs fightback
Arsenal came through with a 3-2 win over the North London Derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as they continue the race to the Premier League title going into the business end of the season, and Gary Neville was left red-faced on commentary, urging that Richarlison be shown the red carpet for what he thought was a headbutt.
Thanks to a first-half dominance by the Gunners, they took home the three points as Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (OG), Bukayo Saka, and Kai Havertz found themselves on target. Spurs duo Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min (pen) responded in the second half; however, the fightback was too little, too late after the first-half damage.
Gary Neville red-faced after mistaking shoulder for headbutt in North London Derby
The Manchester United icon was mic’d up for the North London Derby, and he rushed to react to a potential flashpoint in the second half that involved Brazilian duo Richarlison and Gabriel, believing the Brazil striker had headbutted the Arsenal defender.
A pair of them collided off-the-ball as the Lilywhites were scraping to get an equalizer, although they weren’t able to spoil the party heading back to N5.
Gary Neville, after getting tangled up in the moment, embarrassingly backtracked, saying (per Football. London),
“Oh, he’s butted him. He’s got to go off. He has got to go.”
However, after watching the replay, he insisted,
“It’s a shoulder.”
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As the debates from the North London Derby go on, the Lilywhites will continue to focus on their season and intend to finish in the traditional top four despite trailing with seven points from Aston Villa, having played a game less. It is time to revamp and reassure that the club goes into the final run-in of the season with an elite mentality to finish in the top four.
