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For fans of Arsenal and Tottenham, the result today is far more important than the performance, but that isn’t the way Postecoglou is looking at it.

“We’re five games in. I understand that for many people, they will see this as our first real test and I get that,” he said in his pre-match press conference. “It is pretty easy, you could almost write two stories now: if we are successful, great we’re on the right track. If we’re not, we’ve still got a long way to go.

“For me what is going to be more important is how much of our football I see in a big game like this. How much of us can I see against a top opponent? That will give me the biggest indicator of where we’re at but ultimately we’ll still be six games into a new cycle, a new group of players, a very young group of players.

“Either way, irrespective of the outcome, I’d say the performance will be my biggest measure.”