MIKEL ARTETA knows that nothing less than a win at the home of Arsenal’s bitter rivals will be enough to maintain his club’s title challenge this weekend.

With Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City coasting past Brighton 4-0 on the south coast on Thursday to move to within a single point of the Gunners with a game in hand, Arteta understands that if his side is to lift the Premier League title come May, they must seal a vital victory at the home of arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal are desperate to end their 20-year drought for a league title, and have a full squad available, with even long-term absentee Jurrien Timber in contention for the eagerly awaited clash — with Arteta acutely aware of the significance of the occasion.