Martin Keown makes Tottenham v Arsenal prediction and sends warning to Mikel Arteta | Football

Arsenal, last year’s runners-up in the Premier League, won their two opening games of the season in convincing fashion at home to Wolves and away to Unai Emery’s dangerous Aston Villa.

But the Gunners’ 100 per cent record in the English top flight was brought to a halt by Brighton, with Joao Pedro cancelling out Kai Havertz’s strike to silence the Emirates faithful before the international break.

Mikel Arteta’s men have the perfect opportunity to bounce back on Sunday afternoon against their arch-rivals Spurs, who suffered defeat last time out away to Newcastle.

However, Arsenal could be without several of their key players for the eagerly anticipated contested at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

‘It’s a difficult situation. I think maybe now they will be concentrating more on themselves. The last time Arsenal went there it was more about stopping Arsenal from becoming champions.

‘Now maybe the new manager is setting a new culture and they have got their own trophies they want to win. It’s been a long time. We have to respect Spurs.

‘It’s difficult. You want to go there with your best players but they’re not there. Calafiori is another one who has picked up an injury, [Mikel] Merino, the new signing, the one who would have come in for Rice, it’s not been a lucky start for Arsenal.

‘What they have to do now is make their own luck and go into that cauldron and come out with some points.

‘There’s not too much between the two teams while there has been this period without a trophy.’