Arsenal score three first-half goals in north
London derbyNuno Espírito Santo: ‘We were not aggressive enough’Nuno Espírito Santo admitted he got his starting personnel all wrong during a chastening 3-1 derby defeat at
Arsenal. The
Tottenham manager began with Dele Alli and Tanguy Ndombele as the No 8s in a 4-3-3 and his team were overrun in the first half.
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Arsenal led 3-0 at the break thanks to goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka and, although Spurs stabilised and pulled one back late on through Son Heung-min, it did little to placate Nuno.