Tottenham defender Michael Dawson is excited ahead of the North London derby against Arsenal.

Dawson wrote in his diary for the Spurs website: "If I was to sum-up how everyone's feeling ahead of Sunday, I'd say 'excited'!

"It's such a special match for players, staff, fans and the football club as a whole.

"It always seems to be a cracking game at the Emirates as well, just go back to the 4-4 and then last season's 3-2, when we were 2-0 down at half-time but managed to come back and win 3-2. That was fantastic.

"I missed that game. I was at home, recovering from injury, watching it all unfold on TV.

"At 2-0 down, I was thinking 'this isn't good', certainly away from home. To come back at their place made it all the more special.

"Every game against Arsenal is tough. This is the North London derby and we know what it means to everyone involved."