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Tottenham midfielder Bentaleb hoping for derby start

Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb hopes to see action against Arsenal today.

The midfielder is back from representing Algeria at the African Cup of Nations and determined to play his part at the Lane.

"It's a big match for us, the North London derby is always special," said Nabil. "It will be a tough one, we'll have to be up for the fight, play our football and hopefully we'll do it.

"I'd love to win. We all want to win these big games. We proved we can do it against Chelsea and now we have to do it again, especially for our fans. It would be an important win.

"Every player wants to play in these games and I'll be proud to do it again."

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