Arsenal will be cheering on Spurs against Man City, admits William Saliba

William Saliba says Arsenal's squad will all be Tottenham fans when their arch-rivals take on Premier League title challengers Manchester City on Tuesday.

The Gunners are top of the table by a point ahead of their season finale at home to Everton next Sunday, but Pep Guardiola’s side are able to pip them to the crown for the second straight campaign.

City round off their campaign at home to West Ham after travelling to Tottenham, where the visitors’ failure to win would mean Arsenal head into the final day topping the standings.

Little wonder then that club rivalries are about to be parked for one night only in the red side of north London.

"I think all the team will be Tottenham fans on Tuesday," centre-back Saliba said.

"Let’s pray for Tuesday. I hope it will be a good week for us and we will see. We did our job today. We have another job next week and let’s see what happens."

A number of Spurs fans want their own team to lose against City to avoid Arsenal getting their hands on a first Premier League crown since 2004.

But Saliba has no concerns about the mindset of Tottenham’s players given Champions League qualification could still be up for grabs depending on Aston Villa’s result against Liverpool on Monday.

"No, I don’t think so – because they want to play in the Champions League next season," the France international said.

"I think they will try to win. I know their fans don’t want them to win against City, but they are good competitors so I think they will try their best to win against City.

"We know that Tottenham is a very good team. Our first game and second game with them was not easy. I hope they will be at their best on Tuesday."

Arsenal went back top of the table with Sunday's 1-0 victory at Manchester United, where