Declan Rice savaged Tottenham Hotspur with a brutal comment after Arsenal's vital North London derby win.
On the back of Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, Arsenal knew a victory over bitter rivals Spurs would take them within four points of the leaders.
With 25 minutes on the clock, Son Heung Min silenced the Emirates crowd as he netted to make it 1-0.
However, Spurs were not able to hold on to their advantage as an own goal by Dominic Solanke and a strike by Leandro Trossard made it 2-1 just before half-time.
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Eventually, Mikel Arteta's men held on for a vital win that moved them into second place in the Premier League table.
Speaking after the match, Gunners midfielder Rice delivered a brutal comment during his interview with TNT Sports, stating Spurs got away with just losing by a one-goal margin.
He said: "We are unlucky we didn’t score 10, that’s the feeling. We don’t need a message, playing Spurs, if you can’t get up for that hen you shouldn’t ne playing football. We could have had another five or six and that is a disappointing thing.
"Tonight meant more than anything. From the first minute, the first 45 was pure domination, you can tell it was a derby. These boys want more, they want to be tested."
In truth, Arsenal were the dominant side from start to finish as they racked up 14 shots compared to Spurs' 10. The Gunners had four on target while the visitors only managed two.
Arteta's men also had the majority of the ball, 54% compared to 46% for Spurs.
The Gunners boss said after the match: "I’m extremely happy. We have the opportunity to make a lot of our supporters very happy because it’s the most special day of the season, and I think we’ve done that.
"On top of that, I think they will feel very proud about the team and about the players that we have and how privileged we are that they are representing this football club in the way that they do."
Arsenal will be back in Premier League action on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Aston Villa to the Emirates Stadium.
Topics: Declan Rice, Arsenal, Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur, Football, Premier League
Marcus Chan