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Rafael van der Vaart says there is “no chance” that Arsenal will finish above Tottenham this season after Spurs’ sixth win from seven games yesterday.

A 3-1 win over QPR at White Hart Lane took the Lilywhites’ tally to 19 points from a possible 21 in the Premier League.

Spurs’ victory also took them three points clear of Arsenal, with a game in hand. And Van der Vaart, who scored his sixth goal in five games against Neil Warnock’s Rangers, is adamant that Tottenham will finish ahead of their north London rivals.

“Can Arsenal finish above us? No. No chance,” he said. “We’re better. They’ve had some good results recently but we’ve also got six wins and one draw now. I’m not afraid of them. I think we are the better squad, we have a bigger squad. But it’s a long season.”

love Rafa