Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck has confessed that he and his teammates were "devastated" to lose the North London derby to Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 defeat at White Hart Lane.

The Gunners took an early lead through Mesut Ozil as he steered the ball past Hugo Lloris, but Mauricio Pochettino's men responded in the second half as Harry Kane netted a brace to guide Spurs to their first win in five games against Arsenal.

"The boys are devastated to lose the game and it's not nice for us to come here and lose the derby," Welbeck told the club's official website. "It's a massive game for the whole club, the fans and it's something that we're really disappointed about.

"We came here with good confidence and we thought that we could get the three points today. We went ahead, started well and then tailed off towards the end.

"As a team, going forward we didn't do as well as we could have done and they took advantage of that. It was really disappointing and on a personal level it was difficult for me to get back in the swing of things after being out for a few weeks."

Tottenham moved above Arsene Wenger's side into fifth place in the Premier League as a result of their victory.