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TRUEMAN AND LIES
HARRY KANE and Dele Alli were subbed off by Tottenham with 15 minutes to play of the North London derby, despite being 2-0 down to Arsenal.
Spurs' star duo hauled off with more than 15 minutes on the clock, replaced by Son Heung-min and Fernando Llorente.
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Neither players featured for England during the international break after dealing with minor injuries, with Mauricio Pochettino pulling the plug on their sub-par afternoon.
Tottenham suffered something of a capitulation late in the first-half, with the Gunners scoring twice in quick succession.
Shkodran Mustafi put the hosts in front thanks to a sublime, powerful header into the far post.
Alexis Sanchez doubled Arsenal's lead on 41-minutes, firing a close-range effort past the helpless Hugo Lloris.
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So often this season, Tottenham have been bailed out by the sensational performances of star double-act Kane and Alli.
But both Englishmen looked well off the pace during the game at the Emirates Stadium, suggesting they were not fully fit.
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Pochettino most likely only gambled owing to the high-profile nature of the North London derby.
But the roll of the dice backfired as Spurs were left chasing the game in the second period.
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While they were arguably the better side for much of the period, they were unable to break down a stubborn Gunners back-line, almost caught on the break a number of times.
Arsenal's ultimate 2-0 win saw them sit just one point behind Tottenham in the Premier League.
It was arguably the hosts' best performance of the season, as they went hard to prove the tide hasn't completely turned in North London.
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