Mikel Arteta hails "sensational" Arsenal star after derby victory

Havertz provided the assist for Bukayo Saka to double Arsenal's lead in the North London derby, before the Germany international netted the away side's third at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The 24-year-old has now scored 13 goals and registered six assists for Arsenal this season, and Arteta was full of praise for the attacker for his display against Spurs.

«He was sensational in every department today. He wasn't at 100%. He was ill before the match, he was a bit struggling and still he put the performance that he put in. I thought he was unbelievable today,» football.london quotes Arteta as saying after the match.

There were question marks surrounding Havertz's arrival at the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea last summer, but he has now come up with 12 Premier League goals during a solid campaign.

Arsenal had a nervy end to Sunday's match, as Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min registered for Tottenham to make it 3-2 heading into the final stages.

The Gunners managed to hold on for all three points, with the victory moving them four points clear at the top of the Premier League table, although the gap has already been cut back to one, with second-placed Manchester City, who still have a game in hand, beating Nottingham Forest later in the afternoon.

«I was praying. There were so many Spurs players in the box. It was a really emotional game,» Arteta added when asked about the finish to the match.

«A very tough place to come, an incredible atmosphere and a great team to play against, 3-0 up you're in control of the game, you come in the