Bentley earns his Spurs against Arsenal

By Brian Lofrumento | 31st October 2009

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Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed that David Bentley will get a starting role against North London rivals Arsenal this morning. Bentley is a former Arsenal player, and he bagged a sensational goal against his former team last season.

Redknapp said: “He showed on Tuesday night he has got so much ability and it’s such a waste if he doesn’t put that into his performances.

“He was outstanding on Tuesday. We need David Bentley playing well because when he’s playing well he’s a real asset to the club.

“Now we need a run of performances like that from him. He will play tomorrow, he’ll go back there and play.

“He’s looking forward to going back to Arsenal again where he started out so it’s a big game for him. He scored a great goal last year and I’m sure he’d like to score another good goal tomorrow.”

He added: “He looks in the right frame of mind and he looks very sharp.”

Tottenham tackle Arsenal at the Emirates today at 12:45pm GMT, 8:45am EST. Fans in the United States can watch the game live on ESPN2.