A young Arsenal Mascot got into north London derby mode by shoving his Tottenham counterpart ahead of the match. <br /><br />Mikel Arteta's players returned to the tunnel after completing their pre-match warm-up 15 minutes before kick-off. <br /><br />Four Tottenham mascots hung out their arms to get high-fives from Arsenal players, with some opting to ignore the youngsters. <br /><br />Seconds later, they were approached by an Arsenal mascot who gave them a shove and taunted them before he walked away. <br /><br />Arsenal fans, including Piers Morgan, took to social media to react to the moment. <br /><br />'Even our mascots are harder than Tottenham’s…', Morgan posted on X alongside laughing emojis. <br /><br />Another Arsenal fan wrote: 'I love it and you must also commend the composure of the Spurs mascots'.<br /><br />A third said: 'What a blinder this kid deserves a medal', while a fourth posted: 'This mascot is my hero'. <br /><br />Ahead of the match, former Gunners striker Paul Merson insisted a make-or-break week awaits Arsenal as they prepare to face Atalanta and Manchester City after the clash with Tottenham. <br /><br />'I think It’s all or nothing, I do,' Merson said. 'I think they must get four points out of the next two games.<br /><br />'I think if they don’t, I think playing catch up with Man City, people are going to say there’s 30 odd games left.'<br /><br />'You’re chasing down one of the best machines, best teams we’ve ever seen, definitely in Premier League history so for me, massive football match this one. <br /><br />'Don’t worry about Thursday (Atalanta) they’ve got eight of them (CL matches). The next two games are huge and they’ve got injuries and suspensions.'
