Arsenal and Arteta are taught a lesson

NOT content with Tottenham schooling Arsenal on the pitch, Antonio Conte had some advice for Mikel Arteta in the aftermath of last night's north London derby.

- Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham 3 Kane 22 (pen) 37, Son 47

Arsenal 0 

In one of the great post-match performances, Conte told Arteta to "stop complaining” and focus on his team following Spurs' 3-0 win over their rivals in one of the most one-sided episodes of this fixture in the Premier League era.

If Areteta's post-match comments about referee Paul Tierney - "If I say what I think, I am suspended for six months" — were a transparent attempt to distract attention from Arsenal's implosion and create a siege mentality ahead of their final two games, Conte's riposte was designed to undermine his opposite number and may have the effect of further unsettling the Gunners for the crucial run-in.

Conte's measured take-down of Arteta should not, though, distract from his own team's landmark display on a memorable night. The Italian has previously admitted the pressure got his players against Brighton and Brentford last month, when they squandered their hold on fourth with two flat displays, but last night they dealt with the occasion with a maturity and ruthlessness befitting of their boss.

Conte praised the way his players handled the pressure, as a game that began in daylight amid palpable tension, and with Arsenal clearly in a position of strength, ended after nightfall as a stress-free procession.