Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal are outstripping expectations after they went five points clear at the top of the Premier League.Martin Odegaard’s second-half double saw the Gunners take control of the title race with a 2-0 win at Wolves.They put clear daylight between them and Manchester City in the final game before the World Cup break after the reigning champions’ shock 2-1 home defea...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal could add to their “short squad” in the January transfer window after his much-changed side slumped to Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton.The Gunners showed 10 changes from their weekend win at Chelsea which took them back to the top of the Premier League as Brighton left the Emirates Stadium with a 3-1 win.Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring for the hosts with h...Full Story »

Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns as they prepare to host Brighton in the third round of the Carabao Cup.Boss Mikel Arteta could use the game as an opportunity to shuffle his pack with the likes of Matt Turner, Rob Holding, Mohamed Elneny and Eddie Nketiah pushing for starts.Emile Smith Rowe (groin) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (muscular) are out.Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi also has no new fitne...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed his “phenomenal” Arsenal side for showing maturity despite their youth during the hard-fought 1-0 victory at Chelsea.Gabriel scored the winner to return the Gunners to the top of the Premier League and maintain Arteta’s unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge, with the Spaniard yet to be beaten at Chelsea since he took the reins in December 2019.The central defen...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side for “digging in” and seeing off FC Zurich to advance as winners of their Europa League group.The Gunners secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Thursday night, Kieran Tierney the surprise match-winner with a fine first-half strike that settled the contest.Needing to match PSV Eindhoven’s result away to Bodo/Glimt Arteta’s side – s...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has dismissed reports linking him to Barcelona, praising the work Xavi has done in "lifting" the Catalan club as manager. Arteta has guided Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table this season, which has reportedly led to Barca monitoring their former youth player as a potential long-term replacement for Xavi. Xavi's side were knocked out of the Champions Leag...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta played down injury fears over Bukayo Saka as he heaped praise on Reiss Nelson for his fine cameo in a comfortable win over Nottingham Forest.The Gunners eased to a 5-0 victory to move back to the top of the Premier League and leave the visitors rooted to the foot of the table.England forward Saka seemed to take a knock in the first minute but still teed up Gabriel Martinelli to brea...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal would need to “reset” after slipping to just a second defeat of the season in losing at PSV Eindhoven.The Gunners needed just a point to secure top spot in their Europa League group but were beaten 2-0 in the Netherlands as Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong scored the goals.The hosts also had three goals disallowed for offside as Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men ...Full Story »

Arsenal in contract talks with EduArsenal are in talks with sporting director Edu over a new long-term contract, according to the Daily Mail. Two European clubs are said to be interested in the Brazilian but it's thought he is happy at the club and willing to stay on. Arsenal have been pleased with Edu's work after he signed Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko over the summer and also offl...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta felt his Premier League leaders contributed to their own undoing after surrendering a lead at Southampton to drop points for only the second time this season.Granit Xhaka’s thumping early strike put the in-form Gunners ahead at St Mary’s but they faded and eventually had to settle for a 1-1 draw following Stuart Armstrong’s second-half equaliser.The dr...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has defended the decision to play Bukayo Saka in Arsenal’s Europa League win over PSV Eindhoven.The England forward had missed just 179 minutes of club football this season before the 1-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium put the Gunners into the knockout stages.Granit Xhaka scored the only goal of the game, with Saka once again the bright spark, although there was cause for con...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal had overcome their toughest examination of the season so far after a 1-0 win at Leeds kept them top of the Premier League.Bukayo Saka’s thumping first-half finish was enough to clinch the Gunners their ninth win in 10 league games, while Leeds missed a penalty and had another spot-kick decision overturned in stoppage time.Both decisions came after VAR intervention...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said it was “not a coincidence” that it was his in-form side who ended Bodo/Glimt’s run of 14 consecutive home European wins.The Gunners left the Arctic Circle with a hard-fought 1-0 Europa League victory as Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the evening in fortuitous circumstances.The win, Arsenal’s 11th in 12 games across all competitions t...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will recall his key personnel for Sunday’s visit of Liverpool.Aaron Ramsdale, William Saliba, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus were named on the bench for Thursday’s 3-0 win over Bodo/Glimt, but will be back in the starting line-up for this weekend.The Gunners do remain without midfielders Mohamed Elneny (hamstring) and Emile Smith Rowe (groin)...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta was satisfied with a comfortable win and a clean sheet as he gave his fringe players a much-needed run-out in the Europa League.Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira fired much-changed Arsenal to a routine 3-0 victory over Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt.Nketiah, yet to start in the Premier League this season, grabbed his second goal in two European appearances.Then defender Ho...Full Story »

Arsenal(opens in new tab) boss Mikel Arteta says that contract extensions for Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba. The 21-year-old trio have been instrumental in the Gunners' superb start to 2022/23, which has them top of the Premier League with seven wins from eight games – the latest of which saw them beat Tottenham(opens in new tab) 3-1 in the North London derby. Saka...Full Story »

Reports in Italy suggest Arsenal could be looking to spend big in January for Mikel Arteta. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is reportedly eyeing more January signings for the club (Image: GETTY) Shock reports in Italy claim Arsenal are preparing a £101million double swoop for Juventus duo Dusan Vlahovic and Fabio Miretti. The Gunners are set to enter the next phase of their rebuild in January, ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta was happy to banish the nightmare of last season as Arsenal went back to the top of the Premier League with a clinical 3-0 victory at Brentford.The Gunners were back at the scene of their dismal 2-0 opening-day defeat last season which pre-empted their worst start to a campaign for 67 years.But they are a different animal this term and proved it with an organised, inventive display ...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists Ben White will be better for playing in various positions this season. The 24-year-old formed an impressive central defensive partnership with Gabriel last season, but has shown his versatility this term following William Saliba's emergence at centre back. Arteta said, “Obviously we talk, because when you are thinking about doing something to maximise ...Full Story »

Arteta left his players baffled before last season's North London derby at the Emirates as he took to the whiteboard and drew a cartoon heart and brain. Arsenal have sold out of a bizarre shirt based on Mikel Arteta's weird shirt Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta delivered a bizarre speech before last season's North London derby Credit: Amazon Prime Video The Spanish tactician used that analogy to te...Full Story »