Tottenham clinched a narrow 1-0 victory over bitter rivals Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on Thursday. Scorers: Sarr 45'The North London clubs battled it out at Kai Tak Sports Park as preparations

Arsenal dominated the early stages in the third and final friendly of their pre-season tour of Asia, but they were fortunate not to fall behind to their bitter foes in Hong Kong. Pedro Porro’s teasing corner crashed directly into the far post as miscommunication in the penalty area almost proved costly for the Gunners.

Thomas Frank won his first north London derby after Tottenham defeated Arsenal 1-0 in a pre-season friendly in Singapore. Pape Sarr scored from close to the halfway line right before the break to separate the two sides in their first fixture outside the United Kingdom.