Tottenham 1 Arsenal 2: Crisis — what crisis? Arsenal got back to winning ways in the best manner imaginable, with a cup victory on the turf of their deadly rivals Tottenham, to end a run of two successive defeats and lift the air of pessimism that had taken hold in the red part of north London.

EXTRAORDINARY scenes at the San Siro, as Tottenham maintained their fairytale first season in the Champions League by beating AC Milan, currently top of Serie A, on their own turf.

SUPPOSE they had a big match and nobody cared? Okay then, we exaggerate for effect, but the fact is that no amount of Sky hype will turn tonight’s game between Arsenal and Manchester United at Highbury into the clash of titans it used to be, BC (Before Chelsea).