Source: SKY_Sports
Darren's London pride
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} North London will come to a standstill on Saturday lunchtime as Arsenal and Tottenham go head to head in the first derby of the season.[LNB] With both teams having made strong starts to the campaign and with both currently occupying spots inside the top four of the Premier League, this is one of the most eagerly-anticipated derby clashes in years.[LNB]Arsenal have long held the upper hand when it comes to North London bragging rights, but Spurs supporters are hoping the tide will turn in Saturday's match, which is live on Sky Sports.[LNB]One man who knows all about the drama and excitement of these derby affairs is former Tottenham and England winger Darren Anderton.[LNB]Sky Sports News caught up with Anderton to get his recollections of derby days of yesteryear - and also to give his opinion on the standard of the current Tottenham side.[LNB]Anderton on the North London derbyIt's a great game to be involved in. The build-up all week is fantastic and for the fans it's the game they look forward to the most. As a player, for me as well, it was a game that had so much high energy. A lot of games might calm down after 10 or 15 minutes but this game doesn't. For me it was always the game I looked forward to the most.[LNB]Anderton on scoring in the derbyI remember scoring a goal at Highbury once, which was a good goal and I enjoyed it. I think the ball came back to Mickey Hazard and he had fantastic vision so I made a run and he put me in over the top. Fortunately I was ahead of Tony Adams and he wasn't able to catch me. I finished it quite nicely as well. Nice goal, especially in front of their fans.[LNB]Anderton on Tottenham's current cropArsenal is probably the perfect game for what they need at the moment. I think the way they play, they're scoring goals. Defensively they are good; in midfield Palacios has come in and done a great job. They look very solid at the moment.[LNB]Anderton on Tottenham's top four hopesI definitely think they'll be challenging. They've got everything that they need to do that. Fingers crossed they're able to continue playing as they are, they don't pick up too many injuries along the way and they keep Ledley King fit for as long as they can. I think they'll most definitely be aiming to get into the top four - and I think they can do it.[LNB]Anderton on Tottenham's new stadiumIt's exciting. I always absolutely loved playing at White Hart Lane, I thought it was a fantastic stadium; it was like an arena, a very closed thing and a wonderful place to play. Unfortunately I think stadiums need to be bigger now. It's exciting times and it will be great for Tottenham to be able to have 55,000 fans in there - especially for games against Arsenal and things like that.[LNB]
