Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta mocking Harry Kane gives Tottenham forward perfect ammunition

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta previously mocked Harry Kane for not winning any trophies during his career by suggesting that there are players who perform well, but do not win. That could provide Kane with all the ammunition he needs to make the Gunners boss eat his words by adding to his record when the two sides meet on Sunday.

Kane will travel with the rest of the Tottenham squad to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for the first north London derby of the season as the famous rivalry continues.

The England international will be eager to continue where he left off after notching his first goal of the season in the 3-2 win over Wolves in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

Both sides will feel that this is a game that they cannot lose based on their inconsistent starts to the Premier League season, with the bragging rights as precious as ever to the supporters this weekend.

However, there is a feeling Kane will be even more motivated to get on the scoresheet when considering the comments made by the Gunners boss about the English striker.

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Ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League tie with Olympiakos back in February 2020, Arteta spoke about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was under the spotlight following his move from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.

The Gabonese striker was yet to lead Arsenal to trophy success and Arteta used Kane as an example to back up his star man.

The Gunners boss said: “Harry Kane has scored 30 goals and never won the Premier League, you know?

“There are a lot of good examples of players that do phenomenally, but unfortunately there are a lot of top teams in this country and only one wins the league.”

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Aubameyang went on to score twice in the FA Cup final that year, as Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to lift their first trophy since the Gabonese forward joined the club, whereas Kane is still yet to win any silverware during his career.

Kane is one of the world’s finest forwards and Arteta may live to regret his words, no matter how innocent they might have been, as the Englishman is the all-time leading goal scorer in the north London derby with 11 goals.

The England captain looked set to join Manchester City this summer after an opening bid of £100million was made but the move never materialised, with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy insisting that his star player was not for sale.

It is still a possibility that Kane could leave next summer, as the forward will have only two years remaining on his current deal from the start of next season and his value is therefore only likely to decline.

With limited time remaining, there may be extra incentive to score as many goals as he can against the Gunners in a Tottenham shirt.

The north London sides head into the game off the back of contrasting starts to the Premier League season. Tottenham were the only team with a 100 per cent record heading into the first international break, while Arsenal were rock bottom after three defeats without scoring.

Since then though, things have drastically changed. Tottenham have lost their last two matches 3-0 against Chelsea and Crystal Palace and Arsenal have recorded back-to-back victories over Norwich and Burnley.

Mikel Arteta’s side will have the opportunity to move level with Tottenham on nine points if they can grab a win on Sunday, despite making their worst ever start to a top-flight season in their 118-year history.

Kane and Tottenham will be desperate to strike a blow to Arsenal’s chances and Nuno Espirito Santo has his sights set on clinching his first north London derby to win over some sections of the supporters who remain unsure over his summer appointment.

The Portuguese’s credibility has taken a knock since domestic proceedings returned following the first international break, but there is no better game than the north London derby to restore faith from the supporters.

A win for Spurs goes hand-in-hand with Kane performing well, and as far as goals are concerned, no other player has performed better for Tottenham against Arsenal.

And when the 90 minutes are up come Sunday evening, Arteta will be hoping his comments haven’t backfired.

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