Mikel Arteta hailed “top-level” Eddie Nketiah after the England striker hit a first Premier League hat-trick in a convincing 5-0 win over bottom club Sheffield United.Nketiah scored the first three goals as the Gunners ran out comfortable victors, with Fabio Vieira’s penalty and Takehiro Tomiyasu’s first goal for the club completing the rout.The victory took Arsenal up to...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has praised Gabriel Jesus for bringing “belief” and “energy” to Arsenal as the forward shone in victory at Sevilla.Jesus continued his love affair with the Champions League with a fine goal and assist double as the Gunners won 2-1 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.A piece of magic set up compatriot Gabriel Martinelli to open the scoring on the stroke of ha...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta sang the praises of his side after their comeback against Chelsea on Saturday. The Gunners were completely outmatched at Stamford Bridge and looked destined to lose their first game of the season. Cole Palmer opened the scoring for the Blues with a controversial penalty before Mykhailo Mudryk mishit his cross which lobbed David Raya into the goal. Arsenal then launched a comeba...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta praised a “phenomenal” response from Arsenal after they fought back from two goals down in the final 13 minutes to earn a 2-2 draw at Chelsea and move level on points at the top of the Premier League.Chelsea looked to be sending Arsenal to a first league defeat of the season when Mykhailo Mudryk’s cross-shot put them into a 2-0 lead minutes after half-time, the Ukr...Full Story »

Arsenal are eyeing a move for Aston Villa and England star Ollie Watkins as Mikel Arteta wants to bolster his attack. Arsenal want Ollie Watkins Scored seven goals this season Arteta wants to bolster his attack WHAT HAPPENED? The England international scored 16 goals across all competitions for his club last season and has already netted seven times in the ongoing campaign. Arsenal boss ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta lauded the maturity of Arsenal after they sent a message with a first Premier League win over Manchester City since 2015.Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected effort in the 86th minute ended the Gunners’ run of 12 consecutive top-flight defeats to Pep Guardiola’s side.It helped Arsenal leapfrog City in the table to finish the weekend as joint leaders and while Guardiola i...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has called for Arsenal to change their Premier League losing streak against Manchester City ahead of their clash at the Emirates on Sunday.Arsenal are without a league win against the treble-winners since 2015 and a defeat on Sunday would extend their losing run to 13.Arteta highlighted that his side have broken winless streaks against other sides and called for his players to do th...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta defended his decision to play Bukayo Saka as the Arsenal winger limped out of their Champions League defeat to Lens.The Gunners had taken the lead through Gabriel Jesus but Adrien Thomasson levelled following a David Raya error before Saka hobbled out of the game.Lens would go on to win 2-1 courtesy of a second-half strike from Elye Wahi but it was the injury to Saka that will have ...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has referenced a quote by Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt to sum up the struggles of Kai Havertz following the German's first goal for the Gunners. Havertz scored from the penalty spot in Arsenal's 4-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday to open his account with the north London club and ease some of the pressure following a barrage of criticism from fans followin...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed the “empathy” of his Arsenal players after what he hopes was a game-changing goal from Kai Havertz in their win at Bournemouth.The £65million summer signing from Chelsea had not registered a goal or assist in his first nine games for the Gunners but finally hit the target as he converted a penalty in a 4-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium.Arsenal were already...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta had no doubt Aaron Ramsdale would perform when called upon after the goalkeeper kept Brentford at bay.Reiss Nelson’s early goal secured a 1-0 victory at the Gtech Community Stadium to send Arsenal through to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.But it was two fine saves from Ramsdale in the second half which denied the Bees the chance to get back into the match.Ramsdale had sat...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta admitted to becoming emotional on a “beautiful night” as Arsenal marked their long-awaited Champions League return with a stylish 4-0 win against PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium.In their first outing in this competition for six years, Arteta’s side put PSV to the sword in the first half, going in at the break 3-0 up after a ruthless show of attacking intent.F...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed he could substitute his goalkeepers during future Premier League matches after his side’s 1-0 win at Everton.Arteta handed summer loan signing David Raya his debut in place of England keeper Aaron Ramsdale at Goodison Park and the Spaniard saw little action as Leandro Trossard’s solitary second-half strike proved decisive.When asked about his decisi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insisted it has not become a psychological issue for Arsenal after they conceded in the first minutes of a home game for the third time this year against Fulham.Bukayo Saka’s blind pass let in Andreas Pereira to score for the visitors after just 57 seconds in front of a stunned Emirates, after the team made similarly poor starts against Southampton and Bournemouth last season....Full Story »

Mikel Arteta may have “loved” Arsenal’s narrow win at Crystal Palace but believes a stopwatch may be needed to iron out inconsistencies in time-wasting after Takehiro Tomiyasu fell foul of the rules.The Gunners won 1-0 in south London as Martin Odegaard’s second-half penalty proved the difference.Japan defender Tomiyasu was sent off at Selhurst Park, picking up a soft yel...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta said the way Eddie Nketiah trained made him impossible to leave out against Nottingham Forest as the striker repaid the faith by opening the scoring on his recall.The 24-year-old had not scored a competitive goal in over 10 hours before breaking the deadlock as the Gunners began their quest for the Premier League title with a narrow 2-1 win.After a 30-minute delay to kick-off follow...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta was the first victim and the first beneficiary of the new law changes after Arsenal won the Community Shield 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw against Manchester City.Gunners boss Arteta was booked in the first half by referee Stuart Attwell for protesting against a decision, part of the new clampdown on the touchline behaviour of managers.But the fiery Spaniard was celebrating afte...Full Story »

Aaron Ramsdale has opened up about Mikel Arteta's reaction to his wife heartbreakingly suffering a miscarriage during the title race - and claimed "that's a manager" Aaron Ramsdale opened up on his private life Aaron Ramsdale has opened up on his wife heartbreakingly suffering a miscarriage during Arsenal's title chase. Ramsdale was a key part of the Gunners squad who finished runners-up in t...Full Story »

The Gunners could risk loosing one of their most promising strikers as Inter Milan prepare a £35 million bid. Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun has been training alone during the Premier League club's pre-season tour of the United States. The striker has been linked with a move away from the club in recent days, with Serie A team Inter Milan prepared to make an offer. The 22-year-old has si...Full Story »

The £105million man has been tipped to fire Arsenal to the Premier League title in a shock role. Declan Rice could be given a new position at Arsenal Rice is on the verge of completing his move to the Gunners after an agreement was finally reached with West Ham United. The agreement over the fee and payment structure on Tuesday has cleared the way for Rice to have a medical after already...Full Story »