Spurs Ace Has Dig At Rivals Arsenal….

Tottenham forward Rafael van der Vaart insists Spurs are still the best team in North London, despite Arsenal’s excellent victory over Chelsea at the weekend.

The Gunners have won eight of their last nine matches, the only defeat coming with a 2-1 defeat at White Hart Lane. Tottenham extended their own unbeaten run to seven matches with a 3-1 win over QPR with the Dutchman scoring his fifth successive Premier League game, and Van der Vaart was in boisterous mood declaring Spurs are now better than their North London rivals:

“We are better than Arsenal,” Van der Vaart said.

“In our last seven games we have won six and drawn once. It’s a long season, but I think we have a bigger and better squad.”

The Dutchman believes his side could even challenge the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea.

“Are we the best team in London? Maybe, but it’s still early,” Van der Vaart said.

“We’re in a good way. We are much better than we were last season.

“Man City is the best team in the league and below them you have a lot of good teams and we are one of them.”