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Arteta wants Arsenal to be top of the league, not top dog in London

Mikel Arteta has insisted he has no interest in the battle for supremacy in London, as that accolade will come automatically if Arsenal reach his goal of being Premier League champions.

Arsenal face Tottenham in a north London derby on Sunday, and they head into the game with only Fulham and Crystal Palace from the London contingent below them in the table.

The Gunners are staring up at Tottenham, West Ham and Chelsea in the table, but Arteta is not fazed by that fact.

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What was said?

“No,” he said to the Mirror, when asked if being the fourth-best team in London was acceptable.