In their 12 League Cup meetings, the Gunners prevailed six times and Tottenham won on three occasions, while the rest ended in a draw.
Pochettino, however, has never lost to Arsenal since his arrival last season, registering a draw and a win in their last two league meetings.
The last time Spurs won a trophy, they beat Arsenal 5-1 in the second leg of the 2007-08 League Cup semi-final, and ran out 6–2 winners on aggregate.
"When you play against Arsenal it's always an important game -- a special game -- whether you are playing in the FA Cup, League Cup or the Premier League," Pochettino told reporters.
"It's a derby for us and the supporters and for that we want to win," he said.
His counterpart Arsene Wenger is keen to build momentum after suffering successive losses at the hands of Chelsea in the league and Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
"Every single game that you play you want to win but especially this one," Wenger said.
"It is a bit more special because it's always a big meaning. We want to get back into winning habits and that's why the momentum is even more important for us," the Frenchman added.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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