Merson: Tottenham won't be able to live with Arsenal

The former Arsenal and Aston Villa midfielder went on to say that he felt Tottenham's performance against Leverkusen was their "worst-ever" under Pochettino.

"If Tottenham play like they did in the Champions League in midweek then you can't see anything but an Arsenal win. It was probably their worst-ever performance under Mauricio Pochettino," Merson wrote in his column for 'Sky Sports'.

"If Arsenal watched that they'll be thinking they've just got to turn up and get the three points, but of course it doesn't work like that.

"That being said, though, I'm still going to go for the Gunners to win this game. If they're at it straight away then I don't see Tottenham being able to live with them. 

"Form does go out the window for a game like this but six games without a win is a lot for Spurs and their confidence doesn't look great".