Paris Saint-Germain’s teething problems under Unai Emery continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Saint-Etienne – and a similar performance when they meet Arsenal on Tuesday will surely only result in a defeat. Lucas Moura’s penalty seemed to have the Ligue 1 champions – so utterly dominant domestically last season – on … Read more
A Nwankwo Kanu hat-trick and goal from Robert Pires gave Arsenal Legends a 4-1 win over Milan Glorie in a charity match at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners attempted to start the match with 12 men when Nigerian striker Kanu didn’t realise he had been named as a substitute, but the 40-year-old made up for his … Read more
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has hit out at Arsene Wenger and claims Patrick Vieira is disgusted by the treatment he has received from his ex-manager. Petit and Vieira won the Premier League title together in 1997-98, but the former has questioned why a number of Gunners favourites have not been given coaching opportunities at … Read more
Former Manchester United stalwart Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he contacted Arsene Wenger about potentially signing for Arsenal on a free transfer in 2014. Ferdinand, now a TV pundit, ultimately joined QPR upon the expiry of his United contract before retiring at the end of the 2014-15 season having made just 11 appearances during his … Read more
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed the impact of Granit Xhaka on his side and sees similarities with ex-Gunner Emmanuel Petit. Summer signing Xhaka started against both Leicester City and Watford, with his performance at Vicarage Road particulalrly impressive. And Wenger belives the Switzerland international has what it takes to replicate the displays put in … Read more
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal have signed Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi and Spanish striker Lucas Perez. The pair are set to cost Arsenal around £52m – taking the club’s summer spending to almost £100m – and Wenger says he expects no more transfers before Wednesday’s deadline. “We have bought two players, Mustafi and Perez. … Read more
Arsenal beat Watford to earn their first victory of the season. Both sides had one defeat and a draw from the opening two league matches but Arsenal’s impressive first-half performance earned them three points. A Santi Cazorla penalty, Alexis Sanchez’s fumbled effort and Mesut Ozil’s header gave the Gunners a 3-0 lead at half-time. Substitute … Read more
Mathieu Debuchy could be on his way to Galatasaray after the Arsenal defender was offered to the Turkish side. The 31-year-old has played just 22 times since joining the Gunners from Newcastle in 2014 due to injury problems and being displaced in the starting XI by first choice right-back Hector Bellerin. Debuchy is currently with … Read more