Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has warned Arsene Wenger that Arsenal's wealth of experience will count for nothing in the pressure-packed Premier League title race.

Pochettino's side host the Gunners on Saturday in one of the most eagerly anticipated showdowns between these bitter north London rivals for decades.

With second-placed Tottenham currently three points behind shock leaders Leicester City and three ahead of third-placed Arsenal, the latest battle for north London supremacy will have a significant influence on the outcome of both teams' title bids.

After finishing below Arsenal for the last 20 years, Tottenham are finally in position to turn the tables as they look to win the English title for the first time since 1961 and such is the clamour to see the fixture that tickets are changing hands for up to £800 ($1,135; 1,035 euros) -- nearly 10 times the most expensive face-value price.

Arsenal, who last lifted the Premier League trophy in 2004, are the only side in the top three to have gone through the highs and lows of a title race in recent seasons.

But Pochettino dismissed the theory that experience could be decisive as he pointed to Arsenal's successive defeats against Manchester United and Swansea City this week.

"It's difficult to know. If they have players that have the advantage to win the title, what happened against Manchester United or Swansea?," Pochettino said.

"Different clubs sometimes sign a player or a manager with a big background or big trophies behind them. Sometimes they have success and sometimes not.

"You never know. Football is not an ordinary business. Anything can happen."

Fixtures
(1500 GMT unless stated)
Saturday
Chelsea v Stoke, Everton v West Ham, Manchester City v Aston Villa, Newcastle v Bournemouth, Southampton v Sunderland, Swansea v Norwich, Tottenham v Arsenal (1245 GMT), Watford v Leicester (1730 GMT)
Sunday
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (1330 GMT), West Brom v Manchester United (1600 GMT)