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Inside Arsenal: Statement made | City sunk | Sensational Saliba | Kovacic farce
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Inside Arsenal. In today’s show I take an in-depth look at Sunday’s crucial 1-0 win against Manchester City and discuss the big talking points from the top of the table Premier League clash. I give my thoughts on what a statement victory it was by Arsenal and…
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Gabriel Jesus’ early goal wasn’t enough for Arsenal as they fell to their first defeat of the season at Lens on Tuesday night. The Gunners went in front when Jesus struck on 14 minutes, but a fabulous finish from Adrien Thomasson drew the home side level before the half hour mark. Bukayo Saka then limped…
Read More >Arsenal player ratings: Declan Rice superb as Kai Havertz makes his mark
Kai Havertz scored his first Arsenal goal as Mikel Arteta’s side continued their unbeaten start to the season with a comfortable 4-0 win at Bournemouth. The German slotted home a second half penalty to finally get off the mark eight games into his Gunners career. It could be a huge moment for the 24-year-old, who…
Read More >Arsenal to face West Ham in Carabao Cup fourth round after win at Brentford
Arsenal will travel to West Ham in the Carabao Cup fourth round after seeing off Brentford 1-0 on Wednesday night. Reiss Nelson scored the only goal of the game for Mikel Arteta’s side, slotting home after being set up by Eddie Nketiah after just eight minutes. The Gunners had to ride their luck at times…
Read More >Inside Arsenal: Dissecting the derby – Arteta’s mistakes, Rice’s injury and ignoring Nelson
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 80 of Inside Arsenal – In today’s episode I give my in-depth reaction to the north London derby draw against Spurs and look at what Mikel Arteta had to say after the game. I discuss the performance, the team selection and the injuries that are mounting within the squad,…
Read More >Arsenal player ratings vs Everton: Saliba superb as Trossard wins it
Leandro Trossard’s superb second half strike ensured Arsenal returned from the international break with a deserved 1-0 win at Everton. The Gunners dominated the game, but had struggled to break down their resolute hosts before Trossard’s superb left-footed strike on 69 minutes gave them the lead. It was a lead they protected well and one…
Read More >Mikel Arteta, Emile Smith Rowe and Arsenal’s need for rotation
So, that’s that! The first international break of the season is behind us and focus can now turn to the return of the Premier League this weekend. It looks, and I say this with my fingers firmly crossed, that Arsenal’s players have all escaped from the grips of their national teams unscathed and will be…
Read More >Arsenal’s £105m bargain! Why Declan Rice is worth every penny to Mikel Arteta
For about 30 seconds, Arsenal were staring at their first defeat of the season. Then, when Alejandro Garnacho’s goal was ruled out for offside, everything changed. The feeling of dejection that had swept around the Emirates when Manchester United thought they had snatched all the three points on Sunday afternoon was replaced by a sense…
Read More >Gabriel Jesus in? Arsenal team news and predicted XI vs Fulham
Arsenal play host to Fulham on Saturday looking to make it three wins from three at the start of the Premier League season. The Gunners opened their campaign with a 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest and then backed up that success with a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Monday night. Another win this weekend…
Read More >Mikel Arteta’s latest vision emerges as new look Arsenal grind it out
So, it’s six points from six for Arsenal after a second successive win at the start of the new Premier League season. Mikel Arteta’s side have not yet hit top gear, but they are still one of just three sides to have maximum points after their opening two fixtures following last night’s 1-0 win at…
Read More >Arsenal player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Declan Rice and Willian Saliba superb
Arsenal survived a second half red card for Takehiro Tomiyasu to claim a hard fought 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday night. Mikel Arteta’s side looked to be comfortably heading for a second successive win to open up the new Premier League season when Martin Odegaard rolled in a penalty soon after the interval.…
Read More >Zinchenko to start? Arsenal team news and predicted XI vs Crystal Palace
Arsenal finally get to play their second Premier League fixture of the season on Monday night as they travel to Crystal Palace (8pm kick-off). Mikel Arteta’s side opened their new season with a 2-1 success against Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend and will be looking to back that up with another victory at Selhurst…
Read More >Arsenal are up and running and that’s all that matters – for now
Making your way through airport security with two young kids is never fun, but doing it while Arsenal are doing their best to throw away a two-goal lead on the opening weekend of the new season is down right excruciating. That was pretty much how things went for me yesterday. Frantically refreshing my Twitter feed…
Read More >Leandro Trossard is becoming impossible to ignore at Arsenal
So that’s that. Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the United States has come to an end and it finished with a thumping 5-3 win against Barcelona in Los Angeles. After the defeat and pretty mediocre performance against Manchester United, this was an important win for Mikel Arteta’s side. Yes, it’s only pre-season, but you still felt…
Read More >Arsenal player ratings vs Man United: Timber promising, Nketiah and Ramsdale poor
Arsenal were punished for two sloppy errors as they were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United in New Jersey on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side, who beat the MLS All-Stars 5-0 earlier in the week, started brightly and should have gone in front when Gabriel Martinelli was denied twice by Tom Heaton. But a poor mistake by…
Read More >Arsenal equal record with thumping 5-0 MLS All-Star win
Arsenal kicked off their USA tour in style with a record equalling 5-0 win against the MLS All-Stars in Washington. Mikel Arteta’s side put on a show at a sold out Audi Field, with five different goalscorers on target during an emphatic success which saw Arsenal match the most goals ever scored by an international…
Read More >Arsenal player ratings vs Nurnberg: Saka and White superb, but Hein struggles
Arsenal kicked off their pre-season campaign with a 1-1 draw against Nurnberg in Germany on Thursday night. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring early on as Mikel Arteta’s side dominated, but the visitors couldn’t find a second goal, with Gabriel Jesus and Folarin Balogun missing great chances early in the second half. A bizarre Jorginho own…
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