PLAYER RATINGS: Havertz was the star of the show, Arsenal held on to beat Spurs

Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mikel Arteta's side held on to secure a 3-2 North London derby win over Tottenham.

The title chasers took the lead through a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own goal, with Spurs then seeing an Micky van der Ven equaliser ruled out for a narrow offside.

Buyako Saka doubled Arsenal's lead following a counter-attack before Kai Havertz headed in from a corner to secure a 3-0 half-time advantage.

Cristian Romero pulled a goal back following a David Raya error, with a late consolation goal setting up a nervy finish at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Mail Sport's Issan Khan rates the players as Arsenal held on to secure a crucial victory in their title bid and damage Tottenham's hopes of securing Champions League football.

GUGLIELMO VICARIO: 5.5

Conceded three goals. Not helped by his defenders who failed to deal with Ben White’s gamesmanship in the box on corners.

PEDRO PORRO: 6

Battled away in the face of multiple Arsenal waves of attack, particularly in the first half.

CRISTIAN ROMERO: 7.5

Swashbuckling performance. Missed three chances to score with his head but got a goal back, and was in forward positions for the final 20 minutes.

MICKY VAN DE VEN: 6.5

Scored early on, which was ruled out for offside. Put in some good tackles.

BEN DAVIES: 5.5

Struggled against Bukayo Saka. Was run ragged for Saka’s goal on the break.

PIERRE-EMILE HOJBJERG: 5

His glancing header gave Arsenal an own goal. Went missing in the match

RODRIGO BENTANCUR: 6

Broke up play and drove forward, too.

DEJAN KULUSEVSKI: 7

A constant threat. Played some nice over the top deliveries and didn’t hesitate to get crosses in.

JAMES MADDISON: 6

Had a good chance after 12 minutes blazed over. Would have wanted more of an