Thierry Henry insisted Arsenal’s convincing victory over Tottenham was not surprising because the Gunners have regularly shown their quality against their rivals.

The Frenchman was in the crowd to watch his former side claim a 3-1 victory at the Emirates to go level on points with their rivals and pile the pressure on Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo.

Henry will be analysing the match with Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football this evening but was asked ahead of the programme whether he had been surprised by Arsenal’s performance in the north London derby.

‘Not really because I’ve seen it before, we’ve done that before to Tottenham,’ Henry told Sky Sports.

‘I wasn’t that surprised because we did it last year and we did it the year before but having said that, it was an enjoyable afternoon. A bit edgy at the end, but I wasn’t surprised.’

Arsenal were 3-0 up inside 34 minutes on Sunday with Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka all on the scoresheet.

Son Heung-min pulled a goal back for Spurs in the 79th minute but the Gunners held on to take all three points.

Arsenal also beat at the Emirates last season, with Mikel Arteta’s side claiming a 2-1 victory back in March.

But Spurs have won the two previous north London derbies at their stadium.

Arsenal had gone five derby games without a win before beating Jose Mourinho’s side six months ago.

Arteta’s side are now level on points with Spurs after three wins on the bounce and sit 10th in the table.