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Arsenal fans were always going to be furious with any drop off in their title challenge. Sure enough, many Gooners were quick to voice their disgust with their team's meek performance in the 3-2 defeat at Man United.

What made the Old Trafford capitulation approximately 1,000 times worse for Arsenal supporters is what was happening at White Hart Lane at the same time.

It wasn't just that Tottenham's 2-1 win against Swansea saw Mauricio Pochettino's side extend their lead over The Gunners to three points. It was the way Spurs won the match. Once again, they came from behind.

We often hear that a team shows its real mettle when it faces adversity. The theory goes that you only see how much character and heart a side has when they are losing.

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If that's true, this table - which shows how many points each Premier League side has won from losing positions - suggests Tottenham have twice as much heart as nearly every other team:

Leicester are (somewhat unsurprisingly) right up there in second place, and Slaven Bilic's West Ham are clearly fighting for their new manager.

Man United have only racked up four points after being behind, which is criminal. Arsenal's total of eight 'from-behind' points is actually pretty impressive by comparison.

However, when compared to the SEVENTEEN points Tottenham have achieved from losing positions, well…

That's likely to provoke this sort of response:

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