Saka and Saliba are undisputed picks in combined Tottenham-Arsenal XI
The second north London derby of the season is upon us on Sunday afternoon, as both Tottenham and Arsenal enter the run in for their respective 2023-24 Premier League campaigns.
The reverse fixture saw the points shared at the Emirates, with Son Heung-Min bagging a brace to earn the then-league-leaders a hard-fought point, but with the title race as it is, Arsenal will need to take all three this time to stand any chance of lifting their first Premier League trophy in 20 years.
Spurs, on the other hand, will be looking to close the gap on Aston Villa to clinch fourth place and return to the Champions League.
Arsenal have been formidable at times this season, but how many of Ange Postecoglou’s squad would get into a starting XI alongside Mikel Arteta’s title contenders?
Here is Mail Sport's combined Arsenal-Spurs XI...
Goalkeeper: David Raya
While Guglielmo Vicario has been an impressive successor to former Spurs captain Hugo Lloris, Arsenal’s league leading 16 clean sheets this season cannot be overlooked, and David Raya has been an integral part of that.
After replacing Aaron Ramsdale as Arsenal’s number one early on this season, the Spaniard has been a key piece for the Gunners in their charge for the title and has proved himself to be one of the best keepers in the Premier League.
Left back: Micky van de Ven
There’s no doubt this spot would have gone to Destiny Udogie if he was fit, as the young Italian has been impressive for Postecoglou's side in his debut season.
Arteta has struggled to find the answer at left back, with questions being asked of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior all season long, so it would be wrong to put a red shirt in just for the sake of it. Micky van de Ven therefore takes the spot.
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