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The Arsenal manager refused to be drawn into talk of a title challenge, while Antonio Conte lamented officiating standards after Emerson’s red card

Emerson Royal was sent off in their north London derby loss to Arsenal

Antonio Conte believes Emerson Royal’s red card in Saturday’s north London derby defeat “killed the game” and says the standard of Premier League officiating must be improved to match the quality of the competition.

It was a contrasting afternoon for the respective North London managers and Mikel Arteta proved to be the happier after a comfortable win over their rival neighbours

It has been a regular criticism of Arsenal over the years that they cannot simply lose important matches - they must always implode. Last season’s north London derby at Tottenham was a case in point, the manner of defeat handing Spurs the initiative in the race for the top four…

Tottenham lost their unbeaten record in the Premier League and finished with ten men as Emerson Royal was dismissed at the Emirates with Antonio Conte casting his verdict

An impressive derby triumph over Tottenham is the latest notch in the belt for Mikel Arteta’s first-place side.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Xhaka, Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus all scored as the Gunners dominated a north London derby in which Emerson Royal saw red

Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka helped Arsenal to a 3-1 victory against Tottenham, who lost Emerson Royal to a straight red card at 2-1 down

Tottenham fell to a 3-1 defeat away at Arsenal in a hugely disappointing afternoon for Antonio Conte’s side.

The Gunners took on fierce rivals Tottenham in what always promised to be a heated affair and it did not fail to deliver as Arsenal ran out 3-1 winners against their neighbours