Inside Arsenal winning title at Tottenham - with players warned by police not to celebrate

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Arsenal could secure a return to the Champions League at the home of rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night. If victorious, the Gunners will secure a return to Europe's premier club competition at the expense of their north London neighbours and it would not be the first time they have achieved success away to Spurs.

Back in April 2004, Arsenal travelled to White Hart Lane needing only a point to clinch a third Premier League title.A thrilling match followed, with Arsenal ending the day as champions and their players defying police orders as they celebrated with the away fans.Arsene Wenger's side raced into a two-goal first half lead thanks to strikes from captain Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires, but were pegged back in the second half.Jamie Redknapp got the hosts back into the game before Robbie Keane levelled the score with a late penalty, with the Spurs players celebrating wildly.However, a draw still suited Arsenal, who had been told by police prior to the match not to over-celebrate if they won the league.

Spurs' celebrations after equalising threw that out the window, though, with the Arsenal players celebrating their title triumph with the travelling fans at full-time.Thierry Henry later recalled the incident to Sky Sports, explaining: “It was kind of weird because I remember we had orders from the police not to over-celebrate if we won the title there.Will Arsenal qualify for the Champions League?

Let us know in the comments section below“In all fairness we all said we understood because it might go too far. We went 2-0 up then they came back.