New Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has admitted north London rivals Arsenal are “one of the best teams in the world”. Spurs face Arsenal in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong on Thursday and Frank has acknowledged a gulf between the two clubs.

Arsenal's pre-season friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur in Singapore will be the first North London derby to take place outside the United Kingdom

Pre-season block and final weeks of transfer window likely to determine how ready Spurs are to compete on multiple fronts