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Steven Mair

Thierry Henry takes in Arsenal thumping derby win with Daniel Ek in Emirates link up with potential buyer

Daniel Ek enjoyed Arsenal's big North London Derby win over Tottenham from inside the club he seeks to buy – and with club legend Thierry Henry for company.

The Gunners romped to a 3-1 win with Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka all on target while Spurs could only muster a consolation from Son Heung-min.

It's a massive victory that manager Mikel Arteta will hope can ignite their season after they scored more goals against their great rivals in one game than all their other league fixtures combined.

But things could heat up off the park too as Spotify founder Ek, whose bid for the Gunners was turned down by owner Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, enjoyed the game with Henry.

It's the first time the Swede has been spotted in the stadium since Ek lifted the lid on his takeover attempt on Twitter back in May.

He wrote: "Inaccurate reports emerged today saying I have not made a bid for Arsenal Football Club.

"I think it's important to correct the record - this week an offer was made to both Josh Kroenke and their bankers that included fan ownership, representation at board and a golden share for the supporter.

"They replied that they don’t need the money.

"I remain interested should that situation ever change."

Ek's bid was previously revealed to involve legends of the Premier League giants including Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira, though the latter is now in the hotseat at Crystal Palace.

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