Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has backed Arsenal to win this season’s Premier League title following their 0-2 loss to their North London rivals.
Arsenal’s goals were scored by an own goal from keeper Hugo Lloris and captain Martin Odegard and according to Conte in his post-match interview with Sky Sports, the better team won on the day.
“It was difficult to come back after we conceded two goals. When we conceded the first we had the possibility to level the game with Sonny and the keeper made a fantastic save. Then they scored the second goal. It could have killed everybody but not my players as in the second half we tried with a big effort to score and create problems for Arsenal.
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“The keeper made fantastic saves today. Arsenal is a difficult opponent now like Man City. Both teams are going to contend for the Premier League title.
“We played against a strong team but at the same time I’ve not got great disappointment for the commitment of my players. They showed great will and desire to try and come back. Sometimes in the past we did, but today I think their keeper was really good.
“Arsenal showed to be a really good team. It wasn’t easy for them to play against us in this atmosphere but the have a great balance and suffer in the right moments. They showed great resilience in the second half. When a team does this it means they are ready to fight to win the title with Man City I think they are the only two teams who can fight for the Premier League this season,” Conte said.
Arsenal title credentials will be tested this coming weekend when they come up against Manchester United who beat Manchester City in the weekend.
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