PETER CROUCH has revealed his frustrated at the way Tottenham Hotspur pressed the self-destruct button at Arsenal in last weekend’s big North London derby.

Spurs were holding the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium up to 42 minutes, when the homes side scored two quick-fire goals on their way to a 3-0 scoreline.

"It was a local derby and we're all so frustrated to have lost it. It was just down to goals that could have been avoided,” Crouch told Spurs TV Online.

"For 42 minutes we matched them and the crowd was getting frustrated and if we'd manage to keep it to 0-0 at half-time it could have been a different game.”

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