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'A night of joy became another false dawn' - when Spurs thrashed Arsenal

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Tottenham legend Harry Kane - now at Bayern Munich - is the top scorer in north London derbies, with 14 goals

Emlyn Begley
BBC Sport journalist

Three years ago Tottenham beat Arsenal 3-0 and weeks later beat the Gunners to a Champions League place.

It marked the sixth consecutive season that Spurs finished above Arsenal in the Premier League.

Things have changed since then.

The Gunners have finished above their north london rivals ever since and this Premier League campaign will go down as one of the worst in Tottenham's history.

There remains a light on the horizon - with Tottenham looking forward to a Europa League final against Manchester United, knowing victory will give them a Champions League spot next campaign.

But this won't stop the speculation about manager Ange Postecoglou's future after another hugely disappointing league campaign.

"One has gone forwards and one has gone backwards – it's as simple as that," said BBC pundit Danny Murphy.

"That's mainly because Arsenal's recruitment has been better first and foremost, and also that they have had more consistency in of having the same manager to build under too."

'Another false dawn' - Spurs outplay Arsenal

I cannot give my opinion because I would be suspended - Arteta

Harry Kane scored twice for Spurs and Son Heung-min netted the other in that Tottenham win.

Rob Holding was sent off for Arsenal.

A Gunners win would have sealed their Champions League spot with two games to spare, but they ended up losing their next game too and Spurs beat them to a top-four spot.

The mood was high at Tottenham after Antonio Conte had taken them up from eighth place after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo in November.

BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty, who was at that game, said: "Tottenham Hotspur's decisive win pointed to a golden future under Antonio Conte.

"Arsenal were frail and vulnerable, while Spurs were irresistible and looked in prime position to continue on an upwards curve under the inspirational Conte.

"As so often, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min were the inspiration.

"Instead, it proved to be the high watermark of the Conte era.

"The night of joy and celebration when Spurs swept aside their neighbours can now be viewed as another part of another false dawn."

Tottenham fan Anna Howells, a content creator for Spurs XY, said: "That day had so much promise, a united team with fans, a manager with a proven record, returning to the Champions League and Harry Kane scoring goals for fun - what could go wrong"Billion Dollar Downfall: The Dealmaker " loading="lazy" src="https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Face%2Fstandard%2F480%2Fsprodpb%2Fc1f3%2Flive%2F64425c60-42e5-11f0-835b-310c7b938e84.jpg" width="385" height="216" class="ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950"/>

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