Arsene Wenger: This will give us the edge over Tottenham in north London derby

ARSENE WENGER is hoping to use home advantage to end Tottenham’s unbeaten run.

Arsenal welcome their bitter rivals Spurs to The Emirates on Saturday with both teams in good nick heading into the first north London derby of the season.

Wenger’s men are second in the table but Spurs are three places below them and unbeaten this term.

And Wenger is anticipating another tight derby after both of last season’s meetings ended in draws.

He said: “It is an interesting clash because for us it is a very important game because we are in a strong position in the league that we want to strengthen.

“Overall Tottenham as well, so it is very tight at the top of the league.

“We are more focused that it is a home game, to win the game – whether it is Tottenham or somebody else.

“We want to win our home games because our position in the league is very important and we go into a period where we play big games and we want to win the big games.”

Wenger is waiting on a quintet of players to overcome injuries and prove their fitness ahead of the clash.

Theo Walcott, Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and Santi Cazorla all missed the win in Bulgaria and face fitness tests.

Of those four, Walcott is the closest to making it into contention to face Spurs, while Cazorla is a doubt having not trained all week.

Kieran Gibbs may also miss out after he suffered a shoulder injury in the victory over Ludogorets, while Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud will be hopeful of retaining their places.