Tottenham Hotspur fans have joked on Twitter that the club should make a move for Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez just to rub it in their rivals’ faces.

Spurs are on course to finish above their North London enemies in the Premier League table for the first time in 22 years.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men currently reside second in the table, 14 points above the Gunners with seven games left to play.

Spurs are the closest challengers to league leaders Chelsea, who have a seven-point advantage in the title race.

As for Arsenal, they could struggle to finish inside the top four this season as Arsene Wenger’s men sit seven points adrift of Manchester City, who occupy the final Champions League spot.

Misery was piled onto the Gunners even more on Monday night when they suffered their third loss in five top-flight matches.

They were convincingly beaten 3-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, and there is growing uncertainty surrounding the futures of Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, both of whom come to the end of their contracts next summer.

Just to rub salt into the wound, some Spurs fans tweeted that their club should swoop for Sanchez at the end of the season, while others claimed that the Chilean is not good enough for them.