Arsenal are still a long way ahead of Tottenham, claims Jamie Carragher who believes Mesut Ozil would have been slaughtered had he played as bad as Dele Alli did at the Emirates
- Tottenham are one point above Arsenal after their defeat at the Emirates
- But Jamie Carragher believes the power hasn't shifted to Tottenham
- Carragher also questioned Dele Alli's performance in the defeat against Arsenal
- He added he still doesn't treat Mauricio Pochettino's side as a 'big player'
Arsenal are still a long way ahead of Tottenham in terms of status, according to former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
The Gunners beat Tottenham 2-0 at the Emirates at the weekend to close the gap on their north London rivals to a point in the Premier League.
Despite Mauricio Pochettino's side finishing second in the league last season and three places above Arsenal, Carragher doesn't believe Tottenham are now the bigger side of the two.
Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal are still considered a bigger club than rivals Tottenham
Shkodran Mustafi headed Arsenal into the lead after 36 minutes against Tottenham
'Tottenham just have the edge and will finish above Arsenal this season, but a power shift, no,' Carragher told Sky Sports.
'It has to be five or six seasons where you finish above your rival. I think a big foreign player would choose Arsenal.
'Until we start treating Tottenham like we treat Arsenal, the Manchester clubs and Liverpool, that's when you think they have overtaken them.'
Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham are one point above Arsenal in the Premier League
The former England defender also criticised Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli.
Alli came off after 75 minutes in Saturday's game and Carragher said his performance wasn't scrutinised as much as it perhaps deserved.
He said: 'If Mesut Ozil performed the way Dele Alli did in that game, we would be slaughtering Ozil.
Carragher also questioned the performance of young Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli
'We still think of Spurs as a young team, there is no bigger fan of Spurs than me, love the way they play, the manager, the players, but we still don't treat them the way we do the other big players.
'You look at the Spurs players and think, come on, you have got to step up, now is the time.'
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