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 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 »

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 »

Arsenal are going to add a winger to their squad in January, after failing to land one during the summer transfer window. That's according to reports that state that Mikel Arteta is committing to signing a wide man, since he wants new signing Marquinhos to experience more minutes of competitive football and can't offer the Brazilian the adequate game-time. Marquinhos joined the Gunners for ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta once again praised the mentality of his Arsenal side as they quickly reacted to an Aston Villa equaliser to secure another victory and maintain their perfect Premier League start.Gabriel Martinelli hit the winner against Villa on a night of questionable goalkeeping at the Emirates Stadium where a deserved 2-1 success means the Gunners remain top of the table with five wins from five...Full Story »

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has, on Tuesday, provided his response to recent comments on the part of manager Mikel Arteta, regarding the winger's future at the club. For those not aware, the comments in question were forthcoming earlier this month. Ahead of his side's 3-0 drubbing of Bournemouth, Arteta was drawn on the subject of ongoing efforts to tie Saka down to a new long-term contract. A...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal have “grown up” and “matured” after Gabriel Magalhaes gave his side a comeback victory over Fulham by scoring the winning goal and extending their perfect start to the season.Aleksandar Mitrovic won the ball off the Brazilian defender before firing the visitors into the lead, but Arsenal came from behind to win 2-1.Martin Odegaard equalised w...Full Story »

Arsenal have no new injury worries as they prepare to host Fulham.The Gunners are the only Premier League side to win their opening three games and manager Mikel Arteta only has Reiss Nelson (quad) missing.Arteta has named an unchanged starting XI in all three wins and could do so once again.Neeskens Kebano is working his way back from a groin injury but is not expected to be fit for the short t...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta is not getting carried away despite his Arsenal side moving to the top of the Premier League following a comfortable win at Bournemouth.The Gunners continued a perfect start to the campaign with a 3-0 victory on the south coast as an early Martin Odegaard double and a fine first Arsenal goal from William Saliba made it nine points from nine.At this stage of last season, Arteta was f...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed Gabriel Jesus’ standard-lifting performance after the striker opened his Arsenal account with a brace in their 4-2 victory over Leicester.The summer signing from Manchester City brought the Emirates faithful to their feet in the Gunners’ first home fixture of the season with a stunning curled effort, following it up with a nodded goal to double their advantage bef...Full Story »