Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to end their season in “beautiful” fashion after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich.The Gunners lost 1-0 at the Allianz Arena as Joshua Kimmich’s second-half header was enough to seal a semi-final against Real Madrid with a 3-2 aggregate victory.It followed on from a 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa on Sunday that has dented Ar...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has told his Arsenal players to “stand up and be counted” after their Premier League title bid took a hit with defeat to Aston Villa.Two late goals gave Unai Emery and his players a deserved 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium to boost their own top-four hopes.In yet another twist in the title run-in, the Gunners were well beaten as Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins struck w...Full Story »

Arsenal's collection of celebrity fans continues to grow as they look to end their 20-year wait for a Premier League trophy under Mikel Arteta Anne Hathaway and her family are Arsenal fans, it's been revealed (Image: Getty Images) Arsenal have gained a new Hollywood supporter in acting royalty Anne Hathaway. The Premier League title challengers already have several celebrity fans including Co...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes his side can still beat Bayern Munich after admitting they were below-par in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg draw.Leandro Trossard’s late equaliser made it 2-2 at the Emirates after goals from former Gunner Serge Gnabry and ex-Tottenham striker Harry Kane overturned Bukayo Saka’s early opener.That means it is all to play for...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta savoured a “big, big performance” after Arsenal reclaimed top spot in the Premier League by ending Brighton’s impressive home form with a thumping 3-0 victory.The title-chasing Gunners arrived at the Amex Stadium having dropped to third place in the table following Manchester City’s 4-2 success at Crystal Palace in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.Bukayo S...Full Story »

MK Dons’ boss Mike Williamson is keeping his feet on the floor as the race for automatic promotion from Sky Bet League Two reaches a thrilling climax.The Dons’ promotion hopes were handed a boost as goals in each half from Max Dean and Alex Gilbey sealed a 2-0 win at bottom of the table Forest Green.Dons’ win sees Williamson’s side climb to third in the table with three g...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s fringe players for taking their chances in the 2-0 Premier League victory over Luton.Captain Martin Odegaard opened the scoring before Daiki Hashioka turned the ball into his own net as Arsenal returned to the top of the table, holding a one-point advantage over Liverpool and Manchester City.Arsenal had just three days to prepare for Wednesday night’s ga...Full Story »

Mike Williamson insisted lessons would be learned from MK Dons’ 3-3 draw with Notts County after being unimpressed with what he saw at Meadow Lane.Substitute Ellis Harrison thought he had won the contest after scoring seven minutes from time with a fine finish, only for Aaron Nemane to net late on to share the spoils.“I thought we started slow,” Dons boss Williamson said. &ldqu...Full Story »

Mike Williamson heaped praise on his MK Dons side after they roared back into form with a rousing 5-0 demolition of Walsall.The Dons lost by the same scoreline on their last outing, at leaders Stockport, but responded emphatically against play-off chasing Walsall to stay in the race for automatic promotion from League Two.With Wrexham and Mansfield still three points clear of the Dons, Williamso...Full Story »

Interim manager Mike Dodds hailed the impact of Jobe Bellingham as a centre-forward after Sunderland beat Cardiff 2-0 to claim their first win since February 10.Bellingham, the 18-year-old younger brother of England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude, won an early penalty before scoring his seventh goal of the season in all-round mature performance.“We should be excited about his performance,...Full Story »

Manchester United are hot on the heels of Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino. The soon to be 28 year old has been enjoying an outstanding season with La Real. Given he is out of contract in the summer of 2025, he may be available on a cut price deal this summer. Per COPE in Spain, United have put Merino on their list and have been scouting him this season. The ex-Newcastle midfielder is...Full Story »

Mike Dean has criticised Premier League debutant referee Sunny Singh Gill for an incident that happened during the half-time break of Saturday's clash between Crystal Palace and Luton. Singh Gill made Premier League history this weekend when he became the first British South Asian to referee a match in the competition. The 39-year-old, who is the son of Jarnail Singh Gill – the trailbl...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan enjoyed a happy return to Huddersfield as West Brom came from behind to clinch a thumping 4-1 victory.The Baggies failed to register a single shot in a dismal first-half display as Delano Burgzorg gave the hosts a deserved lead at the break.However, a rampant away side turned on the style in an impressive second half to stretch their unbeaten run to five games and tighten their g...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed match-winner Kai Havertz as an “exceptional player” after his late header saw Arsenal beat Brentford to move top of the Premier League.With title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City facing off on Sunday, any victory for Arsenal would have taken them to the summit for the first time in 2024 – they will stay there if that game is drawn.It looked like they wer...Full Story »

MK Dons boss Mike Williamson said his promotion-chasing side had shown real character to come from behind to win 2-1 away at Sky Bet League Two leaders Mansfield.Dons were smarting from Saturday’s defeat by rivals AFC Wimbledon but bolstered their promotion hopes as Stags lost at home for only the second time this season.“I thought it was a fantastic game between two good teams and y...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta described his side’s 6-0 thrashing of Sheffield United as “a great night” as they climbed to within two points of leaders Liverpool.The Gunners dominated from start to finish against a Blades team who looked well beaten after Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s own goal and Gabriel Martinelli had put them 3-0 behind inside 13 minutes.Kai Havertz and ...Full Story »

BEN WHITE is the prime example of why you should never judge a book by  its cover. He is quietly spoken, polite, articulate and measured. The Arsenal defender is intriguing company. Ben White has revealed his winning mentality as he drives Arsenal to another title race Credit: Getty White doesn't even have a day off when playing Uno with wife Milly Credit: Instagram @millywhite Then the...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insists there is no secret to Arsenal’s recent success as he praised his side following victory over Newcastle.The Gunners eased to a 4-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night to move two points off the top of the Premier League summit.A Sven Botman own goal set them on their way before goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Jakub Kiwior rounded off another fine displ...Full Story »

Sunderland interim head coach Mike Dodds admitted his “bold” tactical changes and selection backfired after the 2-1 home defeat to Swansea.In his first game as caretaker boss after Michael Beale was sacked earlier this week, Dodds was without injured star man Jack Clarke and made four changes as well as switching to a back three.But it didn’t go to plan for Dodds and Sunderland...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta bemoaned a lack of aggression from his Arsenal side in the Champions League defeat at Porto but said it would be “cruel” to judge their return to the knockout stages on the last-gasp goal that settled the contest.The Gunners’ hopes of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years suffered a blow as Galeno’s fine late strike saw Porto win 1-0 in t...Full Story »