BBC Sport pundit Garth Crooks was hugely critical of Tottenham Hotspur's performance in their 2-0 defeat to Arsenal , claiming that they failed to react to their hosts' fine display.

Seen as pre-match favourites by many, Spurs conceded first-half goals to Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez at the Emirates Stadium, with Mauricio Pochettino having now presided over just one win in his 17 away matches against top six opposition .

And Crooks - who played for Spurs between 1980 and 1985 - didn't hold back in his assessment of his old side.

Eric Dier struggled in defence for Tottenham (
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Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil were both in fine form (
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Crooks didn't hold back (
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"It took Spurs two goals to recognise what kind of mood Arsenal were in," he said on BBC Sport's Final Score.

"I could see what sort of mood Arsenal were in in the first 10 minutes.

"And that's part of the DNA of any team, and certainly the manager. If those players are as good as I'm told they are then they should have recognised that this was an Arsenal team that meant business, and you heard me say in the green room that after 10 minutes 'I'll settle for a 0-0 here.'

Fellow pundit Martin Keown looked shocked during the rant (
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"This is a serious Arsenal team. They're going for the throat.

"And Spurs didn't respond to that. They kept playing all nice and comfortable. But Spurs were finding it difficult to get through to (Petr) Cech. They couldn't get at Arsenal's goal.

"I'd have been very comfortable if they had come in a half-time 0-0.

"Look, this is a difficult game, if we come away with something here we'll be very lucky. But no, they did not adjust at all to the mood Arsenal were in, so yeah I am disappointed."

Arsenal's win places them just one point behind Spurs in the table.

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