By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Arsenal endured a nervy ending to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the North London derby.
The Gunners were in ascendancy in the first half but had to endure a difficult end to the game.
Spur’s Pierre-Emlle Hojberg sbut cored an own goal to hand Arsenal the lead.
Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz scored the other goals for Arsenal in the first half.
The hosts were handed a lifeline on 64 minutes after Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya’s dreadfully executed chipped pass landed to Cristian Romeo, who found the bottom left corner.
Arsenal endured a tough fight to the end of the game when Declan Rice fouled Ben Davies that led the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to award a penalty that was converted by Son Heung-min.
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Mikel Arteta’s side however held on to win the game and putting pressure on title rivals Manchester City.
