A FORMER Tottenham star has revealed the simple way his old club can claim bragging rights over Arsenal.
Spurs make the short trip to the Emirates for the first North London derby of the season on Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Frank‘s side have endured a mixed start to the campaign, while Arsenal are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table.
A win for Spurs would put them just five points behind their old rivals and potentially see them climb into Champions League spots.
Sandro, 36, believes that his former side are more than capable of snatching three points from Arsenal.
The retired Brazilian midfielder spent four years at White Hart Lane between 2010 and 2014.
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His tough tackling on the field and quirky personality off it made him a heroic figure among Tottenham fans.
He has claimed that the way to beat Mikel Arteta‘s side is to “fight” back against the league leaders.
Sandro has backed the likes of Joao Pahlinha, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Djed Spence who are more than capable of standing their ground.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun via the home of online casino, he said: “It’s to fight.
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“To fight is the only way – we have to go there and fight. Because against Arsenal, if we slip even just a bit, we are done.
“We have to fight and we have the players to do that and give it their all.
“We have players that can fight. Pahlinha in the middle, van de Ven, Romero, Spence, they love to fight. We are not scared of Arsenal.”
Sandro has also insisted that Spurs are getting better under Frank and wants the Dane to be given time to build.
The cult figure played 106 times for the Lilywhites in all competitions and was managed by the likes of Harry Redknapp, Andre Villas-Boas, Tim Sherwood and Mauricio Pochettino.
He played in seven North London derbies against Arsenal and only finished on the winning side once.
That was the famous clash back in 2011 when Kyle Walker fired in a long-range strike to hand Spurs a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane.
He thinks that the gap between the two North London clubs is not as big as it may appear.
He added: “I think we are improving. I think we are improving and Arsenal is already there at that level.
“I think the work that Arteta is doing, we have to give time for Thomas Frank to do. This is so new for Tottenham.
“The players are the same, but we are improving.
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“We won a trophy, okay we didn’t play well. But now, can we keep the players, and can we improve the level of the football?
“I think Arsenal are one step ahead of us is all, but the gap is not massive. It’s getting smaller.”