Arsenal's Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring his team's second goal during a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur in London, UK, January 15, 2025. /CFP

Leandro Trossard lifted the mood at Arsenal with a winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home and move back into second place in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Belgian Trossard fired in just before halftime to seal a derby victory that rekindled Arsenal's title hopes by cutting the deficit to Liverpool to four points.

A 2-0 defeat at home by Newcastle United last week in the League Cup semi-final first leg, followed by a penalty shootout exit at home against Manchester United in the FA Cup third round had left Arsenal's season in danger of unravelling.

A season-ending injury to Gabriel Jesus added to Arsenal's woes this week and when Son Heung-min's deflected volley gave Tottenham the lead against the run of play after 25 minutes, it looked as though Arsenal's gloom might deepen. But they hit back impressively to deservedly win the Premier League north London derby.

"Outstanding today. From the first minute we were really at it, really intense. We played with a real purpose to hurt them. We created an unbelievable atmosphere," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. "The attitude we played with, not feeling sorry for ourselves, was phenomenal."

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou had no complaints about his side's 11th league defeat of the season which leaves them in 13th place with 24 points.

Arteta's side are unbeaten in 11 Premier League games and while there is still a gap to Liverpool, victory over Tottenham could prove the spark they need to chase down Arne Slot's team.

Source: CGTN