Arsenal players ready to be Spurs fans in title fight, admits William Saliba | Arsenal

William Saliba says the Arsenal team is ready to break the club's religion and become Tottenham fans. The center, highlighted in the 1-0 victory against Manchester United Sunday, who ensured the Premier League title race would go down to the final day, is desperate for Spurs to win or draw their home game against Manchester City on Tuesday night.

would mean Arsenal stay above City at the top of the table heading into Sunday's final matches and be in control of their own destiny to secure their first title since 2004, despite a possible change in goal difference. Arsenal are three goals better than City, who face West Ham at home. Arsenal plays Everton at the Emirates Stadium.

Saliba accepts that Spurs fans are seriously conflicted, to say the least, over the possibility of their team helping Arsenal's title party, although he says the sentiment will not affect the players. Spurs remain in the fight to finish the Champions League, which would take them a step closer if their qualification rivals, Aston Villa, do not win at home against Liverpool on Monday night.

Saliba wanted to talk about how Spurs, who finish the season at Sheffield United, could have a lot at stake against City. Villa's last game will be at Crystal Palace. Saliba, however, prepares for an unusual night, in which he too will request the help of a higher power. “I think the whole (Arsenal) team will be Tottenham fans,” he said. “Let us pray for Tuesday. I hope it's a good week for us. We did our job against United and we have another job at the weekend.

“They (Spurs) want to play in the Champions League next season. I know that their fans don't want them to beat City. But they are good competitors, so I think they will do everything they can to beat City. We know that Tottenham is a very good team. Our first and second games of this season against them were not easy. I hope they will be at their best on Tuesday.”

Arsenal underperformed against United, and Saliba suggested the club's poor recent record at Old Trafford had been a factor. Before Sunday, Arsenal had won once in 16 league visits. 1-0 in November 2020. Fundamentally, they found a way. It was about going deeper; a triumph of collective resolve more than anything else.

“We are happy because it was not easy to come to United and score points,” Saliba said. “We had been coming here for a long time and we took the three points.

“Were we aware of the record at Old Trafford? Yes of course. We weren't good but we took the three points. When we are not at our best we have to stay compact and suffer until the end.”