Arsenal supporters have had plenty to say about events at north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
On Sunday night it was confirmed that Antonio Conte had left the club via mutual agreement - 16 months removed from replacing Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach - and quite remarkably less than a year after he guided Spurs to a top-four finish at the expense of the Gunners.
"We can announce that head coach Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual agreement," a Tottenham statement read. "We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio's first season at the club. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well for the future."
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With Arsenal currently 20 points clear of Spurs in the table, fans are very much on course to be celebrating 'St Totteringham's Day' for the first time since May 2016 as the best-case scenario, as things stand, is three wins and two draws from the final 10 games of the season.
For those unaware of what 'St Totteringham's Day' means, it was created by Gunners fans to mark the day on which Spurs could no longer catch them in the Premier League and whilst for much of Arsene Wenger's reign it was a regular occurrence, times have changed since the 2016/17 season with the Lilywhites reigning supreme in north London.
However, this isn't at the forefront of many Gunners supporters' minds. In fact, the date of Conte's departing Spurs has garnered a massive response on social media given it occurred on Mikel Arteta's birthday.
On Twitter, @JustAJJones said: "Conte sacked on Mikel Arteta's birthday we love it", @Gunnersc0m said: "Antonio Conte sacked on Mikel Arteta’s birthday. Irony is a very cruel thing", @SteveGunners1 said: "Antonio Conte sacked on Mikel Arteta’s birthday. It’s the history of the Tottenham after being too vocal towards Arteta."
@ArtetaBalll said: "Antonio Conte sacked on Mikel Arteta’s birthday. Poetic." @GoonerViews said: "Just clocked, Conte got sacked on Arteta’s birthday. You couldn’t make this up", @AlexL96_ said: "Conte sacked on Arteta’s birthday? Simply lovely" and @AFCBeef said: "Conte sacked on Arteta’s birthday."
A common theme in the responses is that Conte leaving Spurs on Arteta's birthday was sweet revenge for Arsenal fans as a result of what the Italian said about the Spaniard following last season's meeting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
"Arteta is a really good coach but he has just started this job and he has to be more focused on his team and not to keep complaining," Conte said. "In six months here [at Spurs], I have listened to him complaining a lot. He needs to be more calm. But if he doesn’t want to accept my advice, I don’t care."
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