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Arsene Wenger walks out of interview after Arsenal's loss at Tottenham

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Arsene Wenger cut his interview short following Arsenal's 2-0 defeat against White Hart Lane

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger walked out of his post-match interview with Sky Sports following the Gunners' 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday.

Arsenal's loss to Spurs means their north London rivals will finish above Wenger's side for the first time in the Premier League since 1995.

Arsenal remain in sixth and are six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City and, in his post-match interview with Sky Sports' Patrick Davison, Wenger walked out before the final question could be put him.

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However, in the interview, the Arsenal manager insisted his team's achievements should not be compared to Tottenham's.

"Well done to them, but when you start a championship, the target is not to finish above Spurs - it's to win the championship," he said post-match.

Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur and Kieran Gibbs of Arsenal battle for possession during the Premier League match
Image: Eric Dier and Kieran Gibbs battle for possession

"The biggest disappointment for us is to not be in the fight, at this period of the season, for the championship.

"In 20 years, it's happened once.

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Olivier Giroud of Arsenal and Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur compete for the ball during the Premier League match
Image: Olivier Giroud and Toby Alderweireld tussle for the ball during Spurs' win

"Mathematically, it has to happen once and we are not happy with it, but we as well have to accept that we cannot compare ourselves to Spurs, it's compared to where we want to be and what we did.

"Let's fight until the end and not make conclusions to just compare to Spurs today."

Wenger says that his team's defeat was down mainly to a lack of confidence as opposed to ability.

Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane scores his side's second goal of the game from the penalty spot v Arsenal during the Premier League match at White Hart Lane
Image: Harry Kane scored Tottenham's second from the penalty spot

"They were sharper than us physically today and we had problems to play," he added. "We were a bit too restricted in our game. We didn't play with enough freedom, that favoured Spurs.

"At the moment, we are not completely back to the level of confidence that you need to play with freedom."

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