Gary Neville shares what really shocked him about Tottenham in the North London Derby

Gary Neville has stated that Tottenham Hotspur’s performance in the North London Derby yesterday surprised him.

Neville spoke on his podcast after Tottenham drew 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium, saying he was ‘pleasantly surprised’ by the result.
Tottenham came from behind twice yesterday to secure a well-earned point at Arsenal.

Son Heung-min shone for Spurs on the day, scoring twice in the derby to extend his good form.
It was probably Tottenham’s biggest test of the season, but Ange Postecoglou’s side will have surprised many with their performance.

Neville on what shocked him about Spurs

Speaking on his podcast, Neville admitted that he thought the difference in quality between Arsenal and Spurs would be ‘too big’ yesterday.

But the Manchester United legend has praised Spurs for putting in a spirited performance.

“I’ll be honest you today before the game I thought Arsenal were going to win,” Neville said. “I thought Arsenal were going to win this match.

“I thought they would win quite comfortably, I thought the quality difference would be too big and I thought we’d see a little bit of the old Spurs in respect of when it really gets tough we’ll see them be overwhelmed and we haven’t done.

“I’m pleasantly surprised to be sitting here tonight.” I didn’t say it before the game, but I don’t rewrite history. But that’s exactly how I felt.”
After Arsenal’s performance against PSV earlier in the week, many expected Spurs to suffer their first defeat of the season.

Tottenham has struggled at the Emirates in the past, but they played fearlessly yesterday.
Postecoglou will likely be pleased with the performance, which demonstrates that Spurs are a team to be taken seriously this season.

Of course, the Aussie manager’s stay is still in its early stages, but he’s drastically transformed this Tottenham side in such a short period of time.