It's the first North London derby ever played outside the United Kingdom and it comes at a critical juncture for both teams.

According to Jacobs, Thomas Frank sees Archie Gray as a midfield player. Gray has played in numerous positions for Tottenham over the past 12 months including right-back, left-back and centre-half.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will compete in the first ever north London derby on foreign soil on Thursday when they contest a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.

Thomas Frank has dipped into Arsenal's talent pool to help Tottenham sort out their set-piece misery of last season. Frank ...