England skipper Harry Kane has sent top four warnings to Arsenal after they defeated Burnley at the Tottenham stadium.
Tottenham pulled their way up to the top four positions after two consecutive victories over Arsenal and Burnley. before the London Derby Arsenal was four points ahead of Tottenham.
Antonio Conte’s men seem to be in cruise control after Harry Kane’s penalty in the first half gifted the host the needed three points. with Arsenal yet to play, Tottenham leads Mikel Arteta’s two points as Arsenal faces Newcastle on Monday night.
Arsenal faces a huge battle when they face Eddie Howe Newcastle’s side at the St.James Park on Monday. The resurgence Newcastle had lost their last two matches which were against Manchester United and Liverpool.
Harry Kane who had scored in the last two games for Tottenham to keep their top-four hopes alive believes Arsenal is up against a strong opponent and hopes to lose points in the top-four race.
What did he say?
When Harry Kane was asked if he will be supporting Newcastle on Monday night he told BT sport:‘Of course! It will be a good game to watch for sure. Obviously, Newcastle has been doing great in the second half of the season.
“We’ve done our job today and the last couple of games. We’ve got to recover and see what happens, but there’s still next week as well. It’s all to play for.’
Tottenham coach Antonio Conte also insisted that he was going to watch the Newcastle VS Arsenal game on Monday.
Speaking at the Press conference after Tottenham’s victory over Burnley, the Italian coach said:’’I want to watch the game. I want to suffer,’’ when he was asked by a reporter if he was going to watch the Arsenal game.
Antonio Conte is also relieved that he does not doubt that the Penalty awarded to Tottenham was clean.
He told reporters after the game that: It was 200% a penalty, not 100%. It was so clear. When your arm is in this way and you take the ball. I think it was so clear.
Antonio Conte and Tottenham will be hoping Arsenal slips against Newcastle United on Monday.
Meanwhile, Rio Ferdinand claims Antonio Conte is the right man for the Tottenham job.
Speaking on BT Sport the Manchester United legend said: ‘I think he has done enough to deserve that. He is third in terms of points gained and goals scored since he got here, which tells you the levels he is at.
‘They put in a performance at Liverpool, they’re coming and it showed at Anfield. He wants to see that play out. You have to bet on him.
‘You can’t question this guy in terms of what he can bring, the intensity. Where do they go from here? If you’re not taking Conte, who is in the market better equipped? Nobody. Conte is the man 100 percent for Spurs.’
Do you think Antonio Conte can win the Premier League tittle for Tottenham if he is given the needed resources.
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