Superb game for the neutral, but I fear that may have put 4th place just a shade out of reach for us. Even if we beat City at Eastlands, we'll still be behind on GD significantly, and we have a more difficult run-in overall. Need to hope for an implosion at Manchester I suppose.
I think a draw is a fair result, though I personally feel if a team would have won that game, it would have been Tottenham on the basis of both halves and the chances made.
As for a North London XI:
Gomes/Szczesny*
Sagna Vermaelen Dawson Assou-Ekotto
Huddlestone Modric
Nasri Fabregas Bale
Van Persie
*Goalkeeper choice is difficult to make at the moment, as Szczesny is relatively new to the Premier League and I haven't had enough time to evaluate him. Gomes, though he makes mistakes, is an excellent shot-stopper and would be a superb goalkeeper behind a more reliable defensive unit.
Assou-Ekotto is a better player than Clichy, in my opinion, especially this season where the Frenchman has drifted out of form completely. BAE often gets overlooked when he plays well, which is far more often than people realise, and only noticed when he makes a mistake.