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I think he’s different class and massively underrated because he is up there with the very best. Look how many assists he has this season.

He is a proper footballer but you never hear from him. He’s never mouthing off in the media, never outside nightclubs. He just gets on with his job.

And he is the reason Dele Alli scores so many goals because he makes all his runs when Eriksen has the ball. His range of passing is phenomenal.

One of the balls he played at Wembley when Tottenham lost to Chelsea was out of this world. It was the kind of pass only someone like Steven Gerrard could play.

That’s the highest compliment I can pay him. In fact, Eriksen and Alli remind me of Gerrard and Fernando Torres at Liverpool.

Torres only used to make his run when Gerrard had the ball, and they were deadly together. Eriksen could play for Real Madrid or Barcelona.

If Paul Pogba is worth £90m then what’s Eriksen worth? He’s a better player. I’d buy him in a heartbeat.

Tomorrow’s clash is a massive game for both teams because if Tottenham lose they can kiss goodbye to the title and if Arsenal lose the Champions League looks very, very difficult.

So there is a huge amount riding on it – and I really can’t see anything but a Spurs win. I think they will suffocate Arsenal.

They looked a bit leggy in the first half against Crystal Palace but changed it and were the stronger team in the last 20 minutes.

They beat a good team, too, who have been dominating big sides over the last few weeks. With a result like that, you can’t rule Spurs out of the title race.

Chelsea still have the advantage because they have the points and their run-in looks easier, but Spurs can keep the pressure on and make the Blues have to win virtually every game.

I hope Alexis Sanchez is okay to play though. I couldn’t sleep worrying about how hurt he got when Christian Fuchs threw the ball at him.

I’m surprised he can still walk, bless him. Seriously, how embarrassing was that? Don’t players realise there are cameras everywhere at football nowadays?

I have rugby friends and I’m always trying to defend footballers to them but how can you defend that? It was pathetic.

Fuchs throws the ball at him and it hits him on the shoulder, so he decides to go down clutching his face. It was just like Rivaldo at the World Cup all those years ago.

I can’t think of too many English players who would do it. And then he goes and puts a picture of his little bruised lip on social media. How embarrassing.

I’ve played in a lot of north London derbies and when one comes around it is the only time I miss playing.

Arsenal are back in the race for the top four after winning against Leicester, and Liverpool have opened the door for them. But I’d be shocked if Arsenal won.

Spurs are a good team and it’s no surprise they are challenging for the title. But it’s Eriksen who pulls the strings and he could be the matchwinner again.

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JOEY BARTON needs help not punishment and his 18-month ban is a joke.

Don’t get me wrong, betting on your own team to lose is out of order, whether you’re playing in the game or not.

But are you telling me that if Paul Pogba got done for gambling on football, he’d get an 18-month ban? Not a chance.

I think Barton’s name and reputation have got him done and if I was him, I’d go straight to the PFA and fight this all the way to the courts.

They’ve finished his career. What I did as a player was much worse. I was addicted to drugs and alcohol as well as gambling and they sent me to rehab.

They didn’t ban me for 18 months. The PFA should help him fight it. Gordon Taylor is a good man and he knows all about gambling addictions.

He got into trouble gambling himself – and he wasn’t banned. I don’t agree with Joey trying to blame gambling companies and football clubs for having betting companies as sponsors, though.

He only has himself to blame. But why has this taken so long? He was charged in December. They’ve let him keep playing for four months.

Other clubs must wonder what effect that’s had on the relegation battle.

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RAFA BENITEZ can leave Newcastle a hero if he walks out this summer – and I think he will.

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He’ll wonder how much further he can take them in the Premier League.

It doesn’t look like they will be denied promotion because of the tax fraud probe but what if they’re hit with a transfer embargo?

He might wonder whether it’s worth it if he doesn’t get a big transfer budget. Without new signings they’ll finish 15th or 16th at best in the Prem.

And he could walk into another job fairly easily. He would be in demand. The fans shouldn’t hold it against him either.

He stayed and took them straight back up when he could have walked away. He can leave with his head held high.

You have to think long-term in this game and he might wonder what’s coming down the line at Newcastle.

Interview by Paul Brown