Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka was involved in all three goals as a young Gunners team beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the Europa League last night. The 18-year-old laid the ball on for Joe Willock’s opener, scored with a superb left-footed shot for the second and passed to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to seal the win. Supporters on …
Arsenal youngsters showed the senior players how it was done in the 3-0 win against Frankfurt in the Europa League on Thursday and it will be interesting to see if manager Unai Emery rewards the likes of Joe Willock and Bukayo Saka with more game time against Aston Villa on Sunday. Sead Kolasinac went off …
Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has said he would be open to a move to the Bundesliga if an approach from a German side is made. The centre-back was told by Gunners boss Unai Emery that he could leave the club in the summer but he started his first match of the season in the 3-0 …
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has explained his decision to drop Mesut Ozil for tonight’s Europa League game against Eintracht Frankfurt. The German international was not named in the travelling party that flew out to Germany, and despite only having played 71 minutes this season, Emery explained that the playmaker is being rested: “We are playing …
Arsenal manager Unai Emery is likely to ring the changes against Eintracht Frankfurt, and we could see a rather young starting line up from the Gunners boss this evening. In defence, Rob Holding is poised to make his comeback after building up his fitness with the Under 23s. He could be partnered by Calum Chambers …
Michael Owen is predicting that Arsenal will come out on top against Eintracht Frankfurt this evening, despite manager Unai Emery likely to field a much-changed eleven. The German side reached the semi-finals of the Europa League last season, but have sold a number of their key players, and Owen believes the Gunners should be able …
TV pundit Charlie Nicholas was pretty blunt in his assessment of Nicolas Pepe’s performance against Watford last weekend. The ex-Gunner believes the Ivorian should have been the first player that Unai Emery substituted in the second half: “Nicolas Pepe was dreadful against Watford. How Emery took Mesut Ozil and Dani Ceballos off ahead of him …
Arsenal have provided an update on the fitness of Kieran Tierney and Hector Bellerin ahead of their game against Eintracht Frankfurt tomorrow. Both players have been declared fully fit, with Konstantinos Mavropanos also now back in full training. Rob Holding is not even mentioned in the latest update which suggests he is now ready to …
Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has revealed that the Gunners dressing room was not a particularly happy place following the draw against Watford on Sunday. The London side let a two-goal lead slip in the second half, and Leno said that emotions were running so high that manager Unai Emery had to calm some of the …
Former Arsenal player Charlie Nicholas believes the Gunners must take a gamble on bringing back three recently injured players into the starting line up following the poor display against Watford. The TV pundit was especially critical of Sokratis’s performance at Vicarage Road, and rather than see the Greek international stay in the side, he is …
When it comes to Europe, Arsenal haven’t been the luckiest team, to say the least. The last time the Gunners lifted any European silverware was back in the days of the European Cup Winners’ Cup, in 1994. They’ve been consistent in so far as they regularly qualify for European competition, however: they’ve qualified for 19 …
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has said that he was looking to freshen things up in the second half against Watford when he decided to substitute Dani Ceballos. The Gunners boss explained it was a warm day and he believed he needed more energy on the pitch to cope with the opposition both on and off …
Arsenal’s second-half display against Watford was abysmal. The Hornets had 23 shots on goal in just 45 minutes yesterday which is an astonishing figure. The huge dip in performance level can be explained by a number of different factors which we will examine in more detail below: 1) Emery’s famed pressing disintegrated PPDA (Passes per …
Arsenal have faced an astonishing 96 shots on goal in their first four matches this season, and supporters have been calling for a massive improvement ahead of upcoming games. The Gunners conceded 31 shots against Watford yesterday and fans on Twitter have been heavily critical both of the team and manager Unai Emery for the …
Former Arsenal striker John Hartson believes the Gunners have a “fantastic player” in Kieran Tierney, and the £25m they paid Celtic for the player will turn out to be an excellent piece of business. Hartson, who watched the left-back on a regular basis for the Hoops, compared the signing to Manchester United’s deal for Aaron …
The news that striker Alexandre Lacazette will be out until October will come as a big blow to Arsenal manager Unai Emery and the Spaniard will need to reshuffle the pack when the Gunners face Watford tomorrow. Still, he is unlikely to change much in the backline, with Rob Holding slated to get his first …
Former Arsenal player Charlie Nicholas believes that Watford will use a physical approach to try and unnerve Arsenal at Vicarage Road tomorrow. The Hornets are under new management after Javi Gracia was replaced by Quique Sanchez Flores and Nicholas believes the Spaniard will look to make things difficult for the Gunners. However, the TV pundit …
Arsenal midfielder Joe Willock has signed a new long-term contract with the club. The 20-year-old has been rewarded after breaking into the first team this season. Manager Unai Emery named him in the starting eleven for the first three league games of the campaign and the Spaniard says he is absolutely delighted with the player’s …