Imagine putting all your hopes in your rivals. Imagine hoping that your rivals will do you a favour to succeed. Imagine begging your rivals to deliver against your competitors so that you will succeed.
When they eventually help you achieve success, they will be mocked for being failures.
This is the state Arsenal find themselves in heading into Tuesday’s decider at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London.
Arsenal and Tottenham have hated each other for almost a century and nothing seems to putting a stop to it. There’s simply no love lost in North London between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
William Saliba, Kai Havertz and the entire Arsenal family have revealed that they will break the club’s taboo of never loving anything Tottenham on Tuesday night.
They are ready to support their perennial rivals against Manchester City as even a draw for Tottenham will put Arsenal ahead in the title race.
Arsenal’s narrow 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday has helped the Gunners move a point ahead of Manchester City after Week 37.
The Citizens will play their game in hand on Tuesday against Tottenham. A win for Pep Guardiola’s side will 90% end Arsenal’s dream of lifting their first league title in two decades.
Arsenal’s destiny lies in their enemy’s hands. Their enemy’s destiny also lies in Liverpool’s hands on Monday night with the Reds travelling to Aston Villa. Aston Villa’s defeat will motivate Tottenham Hotspur as they will still be in contention for the top four but a win for Unai Emery’s Aston Villa will almost end Tottenham’s UCL hopes.
The next two days will certainly decide who will lift the English Premier League on Sunday.
Imagine Arsenal fans celebrating Tottenham Hotspur’s goal.
