Thomas Frank’s North London derby plan appeared to come together only to come apart in a hurry as his Tottenham Hotspur fell 4-1 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Spurs prepared a hardy and aggressive defensive plan and looked to have flustered Arsenal’s injury-riddled attack aside from an early connection from Eberechi Eze to Declan Rice which was well-saved by Guglielmo Vicario.

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But Leandro Trossard’s deflected strike opened Arsenal’s account in the 36th minute before Eberechi Eze added to the advantage before and right after halftime.

Richarlison’s audacious and opportunistic goal from distance after Joao Palhinha cued an Arsenal turnover put Spurs back into the game but it was merely cosmetic as Frank’s men

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