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Tottenham head Ange Postecoglou says his players "understand nan consequences" of this weekend's lucifer against Arsenal.
Spurs big nan Gunners connected Sunday, erstwhile Mikel Arteta's broadside will participate nan crippled pinch a one-point lead complete Manchester City astatine nan top of nan Premier League.
While Spurs person top-four ambitions of their own, they cognize that triumph against Arsenal would dent their rivals' title challenge.
"We understand nan value of being astatine location successful these benignant of games to not fto our biggest rival triumph successful nan biggest derby for us," said Postecoglou.
"We understand nan consequences of that. I americium not going to dictate really our fans consciousness and what they consciousness is important."
Spurs person beaten Liverpool and Manchester United astatine location this season, and Postecoglou says Sunday presents different chance for his broadside to measurement themselves against a rival.
Should Arsenal get nan win, however, they would astatine slightest concisely propulsion 4 points clear of chasing City, who play astatine Nottingham Forest later connected Sunday.
Arteta, who spent 5 years astatine Arsenal arsenic a player, says location is an moreover greater inducement to triumph nan derby arsenic a manager.
"There's much motivation, if anything," said Arteta. "You cognize what you tin springiness to your people, which is simply a batch of joyousness and happiness if we negociate to triumph nan game.
"Obviously, erstwhile you person nan chance to do that and that's successful your hand, you really want to make nan astir of it to effort and make it happen."
Manchester City's 4-0 triumph against Brighton connected Thursday trimmed Arsenal's lead, pinch Pep Guardiola's reigning champions having a crippled successful hand.
