The Spurs midfielder scored the game’s only goal in the 45th minute, spotting David Raya off his line and lobbing him from a long, long way out. There was a decent tempo to the game in the first half but both sides lost their rhythm a little in the second.

Viktor Gyokeres came on in the 77th minute to make a hotly anticipated debut just five days after signing, but struggled to influence proceedings as Arsenal desperately searched for an equaliser. Expectations are understandably high after the Gunners spent £63.

Even in the modern Premier League, where the default body type is fearsome Übermensch, Gyokeres stands out. His introduction at the top of Arsenal’s attack gave Tottenham’s defenders far more to think about and having seemed fairly comfortable throughout before Gyokeres’ introduction.