Arsenal legend Ian Wright has admitted he felt sorry for Tottenham Hotspur when they narrowly missed out on the title.
The legendary former Gunners striker was speaking on the Match of the Day podcast about the Premier League's 10 most memorable matches when the subject of Spurs' 2-2 draw with Chelsea in 2016 came up.
In a heated match, Spurs went 2-0 up before conceding twice in a result that ended their title hopes and crowned Leicester City champions.
Wright revealed that, despite knowing that Spurs were his side's rivals, he could not help but feel sorry for them.
He said: "It was one of those strange games, as much as that Tottenham rivalry will always be instilled in me, I kind of felt for them.
"When you look at the Spurs players - you know back in the day, teams like Wimbledon, you just don't like them because of the characters in their team - you look at the Spurs side and there's no players I think I don't like.
"I kind of like them as a bunch of lads. I kind of felt for them."
Yet Wright also made the point that the fact he does not dislike any of Tottenham players could well be one of the reasons why they missed out on the title.
He said: "I think something has to happen during the season that kicks you on and makes you think 'here we go'.
"Something needs to happen that makes you focus in, like that 3-2 win over Manchester United in 1998 for us.
"I remember Tony Adams, the same season, we came in and he gave this Churchillian speech about what he needed for the next five months, and it galvanised everybody and made us realised what it would take to finish it off when we were so far behind Man United.
"Tony saw in himself that we could do it and he did that speech. I'm not sure Spurs have a person in their dressing room who can recognise that moment. Tony had won championships and he knew what it took.
"That's the problem with Spurs, have they got that person? That game against Chelsea should have been done and dusted."
