{"id":295005,"date":"2023-10-24T07:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295005"},"modified":"2023-10-24T07:24:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:24:09","slug":"ex-arsenal-hero-watches-on-as-tottenham-return-to-the-top-of-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/ex-arsenal-hero-watches-on-as-tottenham-return-to-the-top-of-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal hero watches on as Tottenham return to the top of the table"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Can you recognise the Premier League cult hero jumping on the Overground to watch his former club&#8217;s old rivals?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tottenham beat Fulham 2-0 on Monday to move back to the top of the table\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A former Arsenal favourite was among those watching on from the stands\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former Arsenal favourite was among those in attendance as Tottenham earned a 2-0 win on Monday night to return to the top of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s impressive start to the season under Ange Postecoglou continued with\u00a0Son Heung-min and James Maddison on target for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>The comfortable victory saw Tottenham back to the summit, with seven wins and two draws from their opening nine matches.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou&#8217;s side, who remain unbeaten in the Premier League this term, opened up a\u00a0two point lead over Man City and Arsenal with their latest win.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs rise back above Arsenal in the table was watched by one of the Gunners former stars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/07\/76921797-12664823-image-m-3_1698127464090.jpg\" height=\"1064\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ex-Arsenal favourite\u00a0Andrey Arshavin watched Tottenham&#8217;s 2-0 win over Fulham on Monday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/07\/76921795-12664823-image-m-4_1698127478946.jpg\" height=\"974\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arshavin shared his view from the stands as Spurs moved back to the top of the table<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/07\/76923697-12664823-image-a-5_1698129160730.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James Maddison scored Tottenham&#8217;s second as their unbeaten start to the season continued<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Andrey Arshavin, who scored 31 goals in 144 matches for Arsenal between 2009 to 2013, shared videos on social media of him taking in the action on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The former Russian international posted &#8216;On the way to White Hart Lane, Tottenham&#8217; on Instagram as he took a London Overground train to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Arshavin then shared clips showing his view from the stands, as he joined the\u00a061,286 crowd for the evening fixture.<\/p>\n<p>The now 42-year-old remains best remembered at Arsenal for his four goals in an astonishing 4-4 draw against Liverpool at Anfield back in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Arshavin left Arsenal in 2013 after falling out of favour and returned to his former side\u00a0Zenit Saint Petersburg, before ending his playing career five years later playing for Kairat in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>The forward, who was one of Russia&#8217;s stars of their run to the Euro 2008 semi-finals, could have joined Tottenham following the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/07\/76923705-12664823-image-a-7_1698129266714.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andrey Arshavin was best known at Arsenal for his four goals against Liverpool back in 2009<\/p>\n<p>Arshavin claimed at the time he hoping Zenit officials would have &#8216;had enough of\u00a0Arshavin&#8217;s whining&#8217; as he attempted to force through a move to Spurs in the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>A protracted transfer ultimately failed to materialise, with\u00a0Arshavin ultimately joining Arsenal in January 2009 in a deal that beat the transfer deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was not against a move to\u00a0Tottenham,&#8217;\u00a0Arshavin later reflected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If it was down to just me to reach an agreement, the move could have taken place.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Arshavin&#8217;s debut for the Gunners could have come against their North London rivals, but he was an interested onlooker again with his first matchday experience coming as an unused substitute in a goalless draw in February 2009.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12664823\/Former-Arsenal-hero-watches-stands-Tottenham-brushed-aside-Fulham-return-Premier-League-having-admitted-whining-order-join-North-London-rivals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you recognise the Premier League cult hero jumping on the Overground to watch his former club&#8217;s old rivals? 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