Arsenal face a huge game in the Premier League this afternoon as they take on North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur away from home.
The Gunners saw Liverpool’s Premier League title push effectively come to an end on Saturday afternoon.
Liverpool’s draw at West Ham United surely leaves the Premier League title race as a straight shoot-out between Arsenal and Manchester City.
City head to Nottingham Forest today but Arsenal can put the pressure on Pep Guardiola’s men with a victory in the North London derby.
A trip to Tottenham is never going to be easy and Arsenal actually found it difficult against Ange Postecoglou at the Emirates Stadium.
That game ended in a 2-2 draw and Arsenal will need to improve on that performance in order to claim all three points today.
Mikel Arteta featured in plenty of North London derbies as a player and will know the levels his players need to reach this afternoon.
Arteta has been putting his players through their paces ahead of the game and some teenagers were even involved in training at London Colney…
Osman Kamara and Elian Quesada-Thorn in Arsenal training
One photo from training – featured above – shows Osman Kamara in action, challenging Arsenal defender Ben White.
Winger Kamara was given a chance around the first team having impressed in the Under-18 Premier League this season.
The 17-year-old has racked up nine goals and two assists in 13 games for Arsenal under-18’s, whilst even picking up one goal in five Premier League 2 games.
Kamara looks to be an exciting talent and his potential was recognised with an opportunity to train alongside Arsenal’s star men.
Arsenal Youth reporter Jeorge Bird adds that left back Elian Quesada-Thorn was also involved in training on Saturday.
Quesada-Thorn has been on the Arsenal books since the age of just 10.
Whilst born in London, Quesada-Thorn represents Costa Rica at international level and earned a first senior call-up in September 2023, only to pull out through injured.
Quesada-Thorn also qualifies for England, the Republic of Ireland and even Sweden, so he may face a tricky international decision in the future.
It’s unlikely that either talent even features on the bench against Tottenham, but it’s great for these young players to be part of the preparations for such an enormous game.
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