There’s no shying away from the fact that both the result and performance against Tottenham was way below the standards expected of an Arsenal team in a North London derby.

Despite having 70% of the ball, the Gunners rarely threatened their opponents and they were caught out in the first half by ruthless counterattacks.

Manager Mikel Arteta has to find solutions for the team’s blunt attacking play fast. He may have to wait until the next transfer window to resolve some of his problems but, with a busy fixture schedule coming up, he needs to find improvements fast.

Press the next page as we go through what we learned from Arsenal’s defeat to Spurs yesterday.