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However, the two games Arsenal lost to Manchester City and Chelsea respectively was not just all doom and gloom. There were positives, the fine performance of teenager Matteo Guendouzi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Matteo Guendouzi According to Football Fancast, the French teenager made completed 81% of his passes in the game against Manchester City and against Chelsea, he even bettered it by completing 94% of his passes accurately, earning him plaudits from fans....

The Ligue 1 club remain interested in signing the Chile international, with the likes of Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Juventus also keen on securing the 28-year-old’s services. Manchester City are another that have been strongly linked, and Goal understands Pep Guardiola’s side are convinced that they can lure the former Barcelona star to the Etihad Stadium. Sanogo confirms Arsenal exit Alexis has enjoyed an impressive 2016-17 campaign with the Gunners and was the only player in the Premier League to reach double figures for both goals (24) and assists (10) over the length of the season....

Serie A Inter Milan’s Marcelo Brozovic targeted by Arsenal After signing Alexander Lacazette from Lyon, the Gunners have now shifted their focus on signing a midfielder next. ESPN reports that Arsene Wenger wants Inter’s Brozovic at the Emirates next season. The player is interested in a move and the Italian club are also ready to sell him at a price of £25 million. Brozovic is also being touted as a potential replacement for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who is reportedly close to signing for Liverpool....

In case you didn’t know… Xavier Amaechi is widely considered as one of the brightest upcoming talents in English football. The 18-year-old who joined Arsenal in 2013 from Fulham has represented the Gunners in almost every sub-junior age category, but failed to make a single appearance for the first team. The teenager was however, a part of the Arsenal squad that lost to Chelsea in the Europa League final in Baku....

Instead of dutifully reporting on the extravagant special effects and adoring crowds on day one of the candidate’s triumphant 500-mile ride from San Diego to Sacramento, reporters were in a feeding frenzy from morning until night, once again over unsavory allegations from Schwarzenegger’s past. The day began with a report in the Los Angeles Times containing graphic allegations by several unnamed women claiming they had been groped or sexually harassed by Schwarzenegger on movie sets and other Hollywood settings as recently as three years ago....

Sanchez and Ozil are out of contract in June 2018, leading to speculation over both of their futures. Pires backs Wenger over Mbappe Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League in 2016-17, with Sanchez (24 league goals and 10 assists) and to a lesser extent Ozil (eight goals and nine assists) starring. Pires, who won two league titles with the club, wants Arsene Wenger to spend big in the off-season, but acknowledges that retaining Sanchez and Ozil is also crucial....

Aubameyang started the goal-fest by scoring off the spot for Arsenal early on in the game, but Eric Dier’s header off a free-kick and a subsequently converted penalty by Harry Kane soon tilted the balance to the Spurs’ side. The scoreline stayed 2-1 in favour of Tottenham as both sides vacated the pitch for half-time. Later on in the second half, quickfire goals from Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, with Lucas Torreira scoring close to the end, settled the contest 4-2 in favour of Arsenal....

The Spain international will be holding a Q&A and open conversation on February 5 with members of the Union on what it takes to reach an elite level and become one of the top one per cent of athletes in the world. Bellerin, who has a degree in marketing, is widely known to have interests off the field including business, fashion and philanthropy — recently donating £50 for every minute he played at the Under-21 European Championships to the victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire....

Same can be said to Bendtner’s future, after Denmark went out despite upsetting the odds with an opening day win over a Dutch side who ultimately lost all three group games. That exit of course means Robin Van Persie will be playing a couple less games than we would have expected as well as coming through the tournament without a scratch, which is only good news. Both of England’s Arsenal contingent, Chamberlain and Walcott came on as substitutes in a close win over Ukraine....

The 28-year-old is one of his country’s finest sporting exports, having graced the very top of the game in Europe with the Gunners, Barcelona and Udinese. He is also a centurion at international level, with two Copa America titles helping to enhance his standing on that particular stage. Alexis revelling in international escape As a hero to millions around the world, Alexis has now been honoured with his very own tribute in the town square around where he grew up....

The full-back says he has been the target of abuse ranging from criticism of his performances to comments made about his hair style. The Spain international has described the insults as “very dangerous” and says it has affected him mentally. “Some of it can get very abusive. Most of the abuse is online, but you hear it in the stadium, too,” he told The Times. “People have called me ’lesbian’ for growing my hair....

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners lost only one of their first 19 games to establish a five-point lead over Manchester City, and they have a game in hand over the reigning champions, who beat Wolves 3-0 on the same day with the help of a hat-trick by top-flight top scorer Erling Haaland. Although Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Premier League for the first time since 2004 are in their own hands, City have some comfort in knowing that they will be able to close the gap when they play their main rivals for top spot home and away in the league during the remaining months....

Stanic takes aim at Conte over China comments The Spaniard is currently in Glasgow ahead of signing for the Scottish giants where he will undergo a medical tomorrow morning. Toral’s time at Granada, which included just six appearances for the club, was ended after Arsenal activated a recall option in the deal which took him to Spain. The 21-year-old shone in the Championship last season while on loan at Birmingham where he scored eight goals in 33 appearance, after impressing at Brentford prior to that....

The Frenchman had a full year remaining on his contract, thus the club’s decision to severe ties with him prematurely ended up costing them very dearly, and its effect are still being felt by current manager Unai Emery, who has been limited to loan signings only in this transfer window. In case you didn’t know… Wenger was in charge of the Gunners for 22 seasons before being shown the door at the end of last season....

Wesley Fofana of Leicester would have grabbed an early lead for his side. A rapid counter-attack in the second minute had Arsenal in danger, but Aaron Ramsdale rushed down and made himself big to deny the Frenchman Fofana from silencing the home crowd. It was all Arsenal after that. Granit Xhaka rattled his shot against the post after his header failed to test the Foxes’ goalkeeper. However, his teammate Gabriel Jesus put the game beyond the visitors’ reach with two goals, within 12 minutes of each other, in the first half....

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The ex-England international formed part of the Gunners squad that made history while sweeping to the Premier League title in 2003-04. Chelsea 9/2 to beat Swansea 2-0 Arsene Wenger’s side went an entire campaign without coming unstuck, with their unbeaten run eventually stretching to 49 games. Pep Guardiola is hoping to emulate that achievement this season, having negotiated 13 Premier League games unscathed so far, but Cole doubts they will match Arsenal’s heroic effort....

That sounds like a statement of the bleeding obvious after a second defensive horror show in four days came on the back of an already unconvincing start to the campaign. But it is worth emphasising that the Gunners’ title race is run before many of us have even turned on our central heating. After being over-run by an impressive Swansea City team in the last half-hour after taking a deserved 1-0 lead, Arsene Wenger’s team is a distant 12 points behind pacesetter Chelsea with just 11 matches played....

The France international is included as the Gunners’ solitary centre-forward against the Hammers, with Alexandre Lacazette dropped to the bench. Wilshere also gets the nod in midfield, to make his first Premier League start of the season. It is almost two years since Wilshere lined up from kick-off in a league match for the Gunners, as injury and a loan spell with Bournemouth have kept him out of contention....

Woods assured his fans and followers he decided to skip the event because of a neck strain, entirely unrelated to the chronic back issues that nearly ended the 14-time major champion’s career, and is hopeful to be ready for the Players Championship next weekend. MORE: Watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The Arnold Palmer Invitational has been an annual staple for Woods, an eight-time champion, held in his home state of Florida at Orlando’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge....