Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has suggested Alexandre Lacazette could be offered a new deal to stay in north London, and defended the club's stance in allowing another senior player to run down his contract. The 29-year-old's agreement expires at the end of the season and ESPN reported in September that there is no offer on the table for a player who joined in a then club-record £46.5 millio...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is apparently keen to land Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is reportedly keen to land Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling. The England international has dropped down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium and is no longer an automatic pick. Arteta previously worked as Pep Guardiola’s number two at the Citizens and is a big...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was content to escape Brighton with a goalless draw following a lacklustre display from his resurgent side at a rain-soaked Amex Stadium.High-flying hosts Albion edged a dull Premier League encounter as the Gunners’ three-match winning run was brought to an end.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang headed against the outside of a post for the visitors in the first half but ch...Full Story »

Bernd Leno's last Arsenal appearance came in a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon last month. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has rejected Bernd Leno's claim he is in the dark over losing the No. 1 spot to Aaron Ramsdale and urged the goalkeeper to concentrate on regaining his place in the side. Leno, who has not made a Premier League appearance since Aug. 28, gave an interview to German newspap...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal players to maintain their newly-found winning momentum after Sunday's victory over Tottenham in the first north London derby of the new campaign. The Gunners were firmly on top for the entirety of the contest, with Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka finding the back of the net in a comfortable 3-1 win on home soil. Arsenal were fi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes the momentum his Arsenal side continued to build with their Carabao Cup third-round win over AFC Wimbledon will be an important factor as they face neighbours Tottenham on Sunday.The Gunners ran out comfortable 3-0 winners over their third-tier rivals, Alexandre Lacazette’s early penalty added to by second-half strikes from Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah.Having lo...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was impressed with his side’s battling qualities after a 1-0 victory at Burnley clinched them back-to-back Premier League wins.Martin Odegaard’s first-half free-kick gave Arsenal the edge at Turf Moor and they held on for a hard-fought three points to further ease the pressure on Arteta.The Gunners were grateful referee Anthony Taylor reversed his decision t...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed the best fortnight in his footballing career as it culminated with a first Premier League win of the season with victory over Norwich. The Gunners went into the weekend bottom of the table having lost their first three league games of the campaign without registering a goal. But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half tap-in at the Emirates Stadium was enough to sea...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta is under pressure to deliver results quickly after Arsenal's terrible start to the Premier League season. Arsenal have been in contact with Antonio Conte over the possibility of replacing Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium, but the former Inter Milan boss is not prepared to join the club, according to reports. The Gunners have made a desperately poor start to the new Premier Leag...Full Story »

When Mikel Arteta took over the reins at Arsenal, he would have done so with the aspiration of topping the table. Unfortunately for the former Manchester City assistant manager, the table he is currently topping is the bookies list for the first Premier League manager to be sacked. Arteta has endured a torrid start to the season with three consecutive defeats, nine goals conceded, and not a si...Full Story »

Arsenal owners the Kroenke family are in agreement on their sacking decision for Mikel Arteta as his woes continue. The Spaniard has taken the Gunners to the bottom of the Premier League table, scoring no goals and conceding nine to lose their first three games. And it has seen calls grow among the fan base for the club's former midfielder and Pep Guardiola's protege to be sacked. But Goal ...Full Story »

Arsenal’s exiled loan defender William Saliba is piling pressure on Mikel Arteta as his incredible loan stats emerge. The Frenchman has been on the books in north London for three seasons since a £27m deal was completed in 2019 from Saint-Etienne - but he has never made a senior appearance. Being loaned straight back to the Ligue 1 side under Unai Emery, his replacement decided to p...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has been left “angry” with Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka because of the “consequences” of his red card against Manchester City. The Swiss star was shown a straight red after 35 minutes for a two-footed lunge on Joao Cancelo. While the Gunners were already 2-0 down, it gave them a huge disadvantage as they went on to concede three more to sit bottom of the...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta backed himself to turn Arsenal’s dismal form around and called on everyone at the club to “look in the mirror” after Saturday’s thrashing at Manchester City.The Gunners crashed to a humiliating 5-0 loss with 10 men at the Etihad Stadium, a result which left them without a point – or even a goal – after their opening three Premier League games of t...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is backing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to be spurred on by the return of fans this season after he hit a hat-trick in their second-round Carabao Cup romp at West Brom.The Gunners got their campaign up and running with a 6-0 rout of a much-changed West Brom team as Aubameyang shone on his first start of the season.Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette also got ...Full Story »

Everyone can see that Arsenal are an absolute basket case of a club just now, so it's understandable that Mikel Arteta is given a pass at times because he doesn't have a lot to work with. He's also a rookie manager who was still settling into the role so it makes sense that he was given time and assurances to get things right, but there does come a time when he's simply part of the problem an...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's injury crisis forced him into picking a team "unprecedented in the history of this club" but urged his players not to feel sorry for themselves after a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. Arsenal are 19th in the Premier League table after two weeks, suffering a second consecutive loss as Romelu Lukaku marked his return to Chelsea with the opening goal at Emirates Stadium be...Full Story »

But the Gunners manager bristles at any suggestion that splashing the cash — the biggest outlay by any Premier League club so far this summer — leaves him with no excuses. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fired up on his return for the Gunners Credit: Getty Ex-Sheffield United keeper Aaron Ramsdale is already in full training with Arsenal, having only joined on Friday Credit: Getty Mi...Full Story »

Just a year after committing himself to Arsenal, it appears that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang might be on his way out of the club. The 32-year-old was an absentee, through illness, from the Gunners side that meekly surrendered at Brentford in their opening game of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The Times note his 10 goals from the last campaign and a series of underwhelming performances hav...Full Story »

Arsenal have spent over £70million on new signings so far in this window but today's friendly against Chelsea proved they cannot rest on their laurels yet. On the face of it, Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares look like good signings by the Gunners. White only completed his £50m move on Friday but came off the bench to play the second 45 minutes for the visit of the Blues...Full Story »