There was a familiar feeling to this Tottenham performance at the Emirates. For all the chaos and madness of what happened on the pitch, the overall picture was one that they have seen before.



This was Mauricio Pochettino’s sixth league derby at the Emirates, their fourth score draw and the fourth time they have been ahead but then failed to win. They have won well at the Etihad, Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford but the Emirates, like Anfield, is a nut that they cannot crack in the league.



Just as the wait goes on for a win at the Emirates, so the wait also goes on for a complete Tottenham performance this season. There are some similarities to Spurs’ 2-2 draw at the Etihad last month, although they created more here and, with an early 2-0 lead, looked the likely winners. Like that game, it looks like a good result on paper, but the performance raised plenty of questions too.



Ultimately, this was neither the best of Spurs nor the worst of Spurs,...