Arsenal, Spurs Look To Keep Pace

[Folami David]

Arsenal and Tottenham, two rivals steeped in history, will look to keep pace with one another at the top of the English Premier League this weekend.
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The two north London rivals sit together on 12 points from their first five matches, two points clear of Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United.
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Both sides have invested heavily in the transfer market this summer and though they each lost one match, they have begun to repay their initial outlay.
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Arsenal take their squad, including Mesut Ozil, to Swansea, while Tottenham take on Chelsea at White Hart Lane.
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The arrival of Ozil, for 42 million pounds (67 million dollars) from Real Madrid, has galvanised an Arsenal side that rebounded from an opening-day defeat by Aston Villa with four straight wins.
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The Germany forward has impressed in his outings so far and manager Arsene Wenger believes his side's togetherness helped them bounce back to reach the top of the table.
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"The fact that we could say 'look guys, we have been together for a while, we know that we have bounced back before, let's do that again'. That is where the stability is important," Wenger said.
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"I would say mental togetherness, desire to win, motivational level and hunger, and of course on top of that, quality.
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"I believe maybe the shock of the first home defeat as well, but overall if you consider the long-term run we are on since March you can say that this group has been remarkably consistent. That shows some special quality in my opinion."

[Shola Sholaz]

Arsenal Football Club did very well in their last game so I must say they've really improved. Thery are doing very well....