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Tottenham manager Antonio Conte blasts 'unfair' rescheduling of matches ahead of huge Arsenal clash...and claims the Gunners managed to get the North London derby postponed in January 'when they did not have one player with Covid'

Antonio Conte says Tottenham were unfairly treated by the Premier League's mid-season Covid postponements and have come out worst in the rescheduling of this week's North London derby.

Arsenal were granted a request to postpone the original game in January when one or two Covid cases hit Mikel Arteta's squad at a time when he was short of players due to injuries and the Africa Cup of Nations.

Spurs were furious because they had been forced to forfeit their decisive Europa Conference League tie against Rennes when unable to field a team because of Covid.