Emmanuel Petit is confident that Arsenal will emerge with a comfortable win from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this Sunday.

The tension is already building ahead of what will be one of the biggest North London derbies in living memory, with the Gunners coming to Tottenham’s home ground needing a win to keep the pressure on Manchester City.

Spurs’ hopes of qualifying for the Champions League have taken a blow due to some of their recent results but the Tottenham players will certainly not be lacking in motivation for the upcoming clash.

The Tottenham fans will be desperate to see their side dent the title hopes of the old enemy and they will create an extremely intimidating atmosphere for Mikel Arteta’s men.

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Emmanuel Petit expects a simple Arsenal win

Gary Neville pointed out on Sky Sports earlier this week that the Arsenal players could not handle the pressure that Spurs fans put on them in a crucial fixture two years ago when both sides were battling for fourth place at a time.

He warned the Gunners that they will not have it easy this weekend either but Petit believes that this current Arsenal side is made of sterner stuff and backed them to ease to a win.

The Frenchman told talkSPORT: “It?s not I want Arsenal to win, they are going to win. No, don?t laugh guys, they?re going to win. It?s a different team from last season, honestly.

“They show great mentality and personality, they show composure a...