<p class="bodytext">Jose Mourinho hit back at Arsenal's ridicule of Tottenham's defeat at Sheffield United on social media, saying "you only enjoy the problems of others when you are also in trouble".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spurs' 3-1 loss at Bramall Lane on Thursday came days after Arsenal had beaten Sheffield United 2-1 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Gunners poked fun at their north London rivals on Facebook when they posted highlights of that win with the caption: "It's not easy beating Sheffield United at Bramall Lane."</p>.<p class="bodytext">A run of three straight league wins has taken Arsenal four points clear of Tottenham, who face Everton on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two sides meet in a north London derby behind closed doors on Sunday, July 12, and Mourinho is hoping to take revenge on the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think if they were top of the league or fighting for top four in a really good moment they wouldn't enjoy the problems of others. You only enjoy the problems of others when you are also in trouble," said Mourinho.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the end it says more about them. They don't have much to celebrate, they have to get every opportunity to do it. They are in a very similar situation to us in the table.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't like to connect the club with some post or tweet. Maybe I am wrong, maybe I am right, but the person that did it probably did by themselves. I don't believe it was Arteta that posted, I don't believe it was (Granit) Xhaka or another captain that did it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was probably some guy that was at home for three months working from home. No problem at home, but we will be waiting for them."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both north London rivals have a mountain to climb to force themselves into the top four or even claim a return to the Champions League via a fifth-placed finish should Manchester City's two-season ban from European competition be upheld on appeal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spurs have finished above Arsenal in the table for the past three seasons after a 22-year run without doing so.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mourinho says that finishing above the Gunners would be nice, but should not be Tottenham's main aim.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To be the champion of north London means nothing for me because I think you have to be much bigger than that and have much more ambitions than that.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But I always look to the rivals of my clubs with different eyes. As you know I have been in so many big clubs with so many special rivals so I don't hide that Arsenal in this moment is a very special rival.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Yes I would like to finish in a better position in the table than them. But again I want my team to be bigger than that, I want my club to feel bigger than that."</p>
<p class="bodytext">Jose Mourinho hit back at Arsenal's ridicule of Tottenham's defeat at Sheffield United on social media, saying "you only enjoy the problems of others when you are also in trouble".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spurs' 3-1 loss at Bramall Lane on Thursday came days after Arsenal had beaten Sheffield United 2-1 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Gunners poked fun at their north London rivals on Facebook when they posted highlights of that win with the caption: "It's not easy beating Sheffield United at Bramall Lane."</p>.<p class="bodytext">A run of three straight league wins has taken Arsenal four points clear of Tottenham, who face Everton on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two sides meet in a north London derby behind closed doors on Sunday, July 12, and Mourinho is hoping to take revenge on the field.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think if they were top of the league or fighting for top four in a really good moment they wouldn't enjoy the problems of others. You only enjoy the problems of others when you are also in trouble," said Mourinho.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the end it says more about them. They don't have much to celebrate, they have to get every opportunity to do it. They are in a very similar situation to us in the table.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't like to connect the club with some post or tweet. Maybe I am wrong, maybe I am right, but the person that did it probably did by themselves. I don't believe it was Arteta that posted, I don't believe it was (Granit) Xhaka or another captain that did it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was probably some guy that was at home for three months working from home. No problem at home, but we will be waiting for them."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Both north London rivals have a mountain to climb to force themselves into the top four or even claim a return to the Champions League via a fifth-placed finish should Manchester City's two-season ban from European competition be upheld on appeal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spurs have finished above Arsenal in the table for the past three seasons after a 22-year run without doing so.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mourinho says that finishing above the Gunners would be nice, but should not be Tottenham's main aim.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To be the champion of north London means nothing for me because I think you have to be much bigger than that and have much more ambitions than that.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But I always look to the rivals of my clubs with different eyes. As you know I have been in so many big clubs with so many special rivals so I don't hide that Arsenal in this moment is a very special rival.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Yes I would like to finish in a better position in the table than them. But again I want my team to be bigger than that, I want my club to feel bigger than that."</p>