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Bobby Vincent

Tottenham fans make same Dele Alli point afer Nuno Espirito Santo's decision for Arsenal clash

Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed his starting line-up for Tottenham's short trip to Arsenal this afternoon.

It's the first North London Derby of the Premier League season and it's one that could kickstart Spurs' campaign.

Nuno's team won their opening three matches of the term, but have lost their last two to Crystal Palace and Chelsea, respectively, but nothing would delight supporters more than getting one over on their north London rivals.

Now, Tottenham have confirmed their line-up for the huge clash at the Emirates Stadium, with Espirito Santo making the big call to start midfielder Dele Alli in the clash.

Here is the line-up Nuno has chosen in full: Lloris, Tanganga, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Alli, Ndombele, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Some Tottenham supporters, when taking to Twitter following the announcement, were left disappointed to see Alli from the start.

Tottenham fans reacting to the news Dele Alli starts (Twitter)
Tottenham fans reacting to the news Dele Alli starts (Twitter)
Tottenham fans reacting to the news Dele Alli starts (Twitter)
Tottenham fans reacting to the news Dele Alli starts (Twitter)
Tottenham fans reacting to the news Dele Alli starts (Twitter)

When speaking about his first North London Derby, Espirito Santo was very complimentary of the Gunners and is expecting fierce competition from their local rivals.

"We expect a tough match and for us, we have to compete, we have to play and compete well," Nuno said earlier in the week.

"Give everything that we can and play good. Playing good is finding the right balance in our game. Improvements to be made but a lot of positives that we take from the previous games, so let's keep on going.

"They [Arsenal] are a good team, what we look at is now. Good and talented, quality players in the squad. We expect a tough match.

"Recent weeks better results, this is the assessment we make. We have to try and get the right info to the players to deliver.

"I had many, many situations in derbies but this is a new one, a tough one, and a good one, a special one for our fans. If it's special for our fans, it's very special for us."

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