'I think that is as good as it gets!'

Mikel Arteta claimed Sunday's victory against Tottenham was "as good as it gets" after seeing his side blow our rivals away.

We won the north London derby after goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka and afterwards our manager could not contain his delight.

"I think [that is] as good as it gets," Arteta told Arsenal Media. "The way we started, the victory, the way we played, the atmosphere that was created today made it such a special day. Great to have the opportunity to experience something like this.

 

"It was probably as good as I've seen this crowd and they stood by us in difficult moments. Not just by us, but by the club and the team and this is our way to say thank you as this win is for them. Enjoy it!

"[The first-half display] is very close to what we are trying to do. The determination, the energy, the rhythm, the connection between the players and then the quality and we generated that. They believed in what we are doing and created an incredible first half."