North London derby sets new record



            Arsene Wenger's side preserve their unbeaten streak while Mauricio Pochettino's wait for a win goes on but the Gunners slipped up from a position of dominance



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It’s 16 games unbeaten for Arsenal but they missed an opportunity to make a statement here in a drawn North London derby against Tottenham. They keep pace with Manchester City at the top end of the Premier League table – thanks largely to Middlesbrough’s draw at Eastlands yesterday – but this was a chance to leapfrog Pep Guardiola’s team. As it is, it was Chelsea who made this weekend’s decisive title statement.
North London derby sets new record
Arsenal fans might wonder if their inability to put away a vulnerable Spurs side on a dreadful, confidence-sapping run contradicts claims that this year might be the year it all comes together again for Arsene Wenger. There had been five wins against five of the Premier League’s bottom seven teams before this weekend but Arsenal’s ability to mesmerise middling teams has never been the problem.
A trouncing of an out-of-sorts Chelsea might have inadvertently kick-started Antonio Conte’s team’s revival and this – Arsenal’s next big test – was fudged from a position of dominance.
Spurs’s surprising change of shape to a 3-5-2 initially gave Arsenal problems. The only place the hosts could find space in open play was down the right channel where Theo Walcott and



            Arsene Wenger's side preserve their unbeaten streak while Mauricio Pochettino's wait for a win goes on but the Gunners slipped up from a position of dominance



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