sport news MARTIN KEOWN's north London derby combined XI: does Harry Kane or Gabriel Jesus ... trends now

sport news MARTIN KEOWN's north London derby combined XI: does Harry Kane or Gabriel Jesus ... trends now
sport news MARTIN KEOWN's north London derby combined XI: does Harry Kane or Gabriel Jesus ... trends now

sport news MARTIN KEOWN's north London derby combined XI: does Harry Kane or Gabriel Jesus ... trends now

MARTIN KEOWN's north London derby combined XI: Lloris in goal, Arsenal dominating defence and in-form Odegaard the pick of the midfielders... but does Harry Kane or Gabriel Jesus start up front? Arsenal face Tottenham in Saturday's lunchtime kick off at the Emirates Stadium The Gunners go into the clash sitting on top of the league after six wins in seven Tottenham are on their coat tails after starting season in equally assured fashion 

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There was a noisy reaction to my last North London Derby XI when these teams last met in a defining fixture in May — and believe me, no one was louder than my talkSPORT colleague Simon Jordan!

That’s because I didn’t name a single Tottenham player.

I explained that as an Arsenal man I didn’t want to take anything away from my team.

I didn’t want to hamper any of the players’ confidence ahead of such a huge clash.

But Mikel Arteta’s players have grown in stature since that 3-0 defeat last season. They’re full of belief and top of the table. So here, I’ve gone through it position by position to see who I would name if these two teams merged.

Mikel Arteta's side have grown in stature since their 3-0 humbling at the hands of Tottenham in May of this year

Mikel Arteta's side have grown in stature since their 3-0 humbling at the hands of Tottenham in May of this year

Goalkeeper and back line 

Hugo Lloris is France’s No 1 and captained them to World Cup glory in 2018. As much as Aaron Ramsdale is improving,

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