Tottenham's Pochettino aware of Arsenal derby significance


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 23 Sep 2015

Football - Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace - Barclays Premier League - White Hart Lane - 20/9/15 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur will be without Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb and Mousa Dembele against Arsenal in the third round of the League Cup later on Wednesday and the significance of the contest is not lost on manager Mauricio Pochettino.

"Mason, Bentaleb and Mousa are out but they are close to being back in the team," the former Southampton manager said of the injured trio ahead of the North London derby, one of the fiercest in English football.

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