The Gunners thumped Spurs 4-1, with Ebere Eze hitting a hat-trick.
Arteta said afterwards, "I enjoyed every minute of it. The preparation since they came back from the international break, the enthusiasm, he joy, the hunger. And then when you are able to play in the manner we played and performance in the manner we did and to win with the goals that we scored against our rivals always leaves a very special day.
"We certainly wanted to impose ourselves sin every department but it has to start with intensity and the duels. They're a very good team and we have to earn it. We started really strong and really intense and created a big chance with Declan (Rice) straight away and we had to be patient."
We were dominant
Arteta also stated, "We looked very dominant and then in the second half we maintained the consistency. There are things to improve but it was a great performance.
"We prepared (for a five-at-the-back) and obviously we didn't know. The moment we got the line-up, we made the judgement that we had to make and then the players delivered an incredible performance.
"We tried to understand how they can be thinking and what we believe they could do. Our job is to be prepared and then simplify the gameplan as much as possible. Then the players have to deliver and they certainly did that today."
The win has taken Arsenal six points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
And Arteta added, "In this league, not much. We are doing really well, we've been really consistent, and that's it. I mean, when you look at the results, whether they win or lose, the difference in the scoreline and actually what happens in games is really small. We know that. We need players back immediately today."