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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
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,