Arsene and I are desperate for that last spin on the carousel

Our man inside the game on how he lost a friend by betraying his trust and failing to see the big picture.

As a Spurs fan I’m encouraged to dislike Arsenal. And on derby day I do. But recently, it has been both fashionable and fun to stick the knife in after two bruising encounters with Pep Guardiola’s superb Manchester City side followed by a 10th league defeat of the season away to Brighton yesterday, the first time in 16 years Arsenal have lost four games in a row.

But I can remember a time when it was difficult to dislike the way the Gunners played, especially when I still called myself a footballer.