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Can the Gunners rebound v Inter Milan on Wednesday?

The Gunners travel to Inter Milan for Match Day 4 of the Champions League schedule. Arsenal will be hoping to get back on track after picking up only one point in the club’s last three Premier League matches. Mikel Arteta has a healthier squad than he has had available over…

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Martin Keown: “They only have themselves to blame.”

Mikel Arteta following Saturday’s loss to Newcastle United, “I am very frustrated, we deserved to lose today. We got dragged into the game Newcastle wanted and not the one we wanted. But you have to be at your best in every game to give you a chance to win.” Ian…

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Gunners v Reds on Sunday in big Premier League match-up!

Mikel Arteta and his squad face a crucial early season match-up on Sunday v Liverpool in north London. The Gunners are facing several injuries to star players and William Saliba’s suspension, however, the boss will start a strong starting XI. Here’s my predicted line-up for Sunday v the Reds… [4-3-3]…

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Tuesday’s Champions League win was pedestrian at best for the Gunners

The Gunners are now twelve matches into the 2024/2025 season. Mikel Arteta said earlier that by the time the club plays Liverpool the team would “be flying.” Unfortunately for the boss, “flying” would be an overstatement at this time. Of course, there is a long list of injuries that has…

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Tuesday needs to be a complete rebound from the Bournemouth disaster

The Liverpool home match on Sunday is looming large for Arsenal as the Premier League title race is heating up, however, the team can not look past Tuesday’s Champions League match v Shakhtar Donetsk. The new UCL format no longer provides the group stage concept. There is no home and…

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Arsenal host Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday in Champions League

The Champions League returns to the Emirates on Tuesday v Shakhtar Donetsk. This will be the third UCL match for both clubs this campaign. The visitors will travel from war torn Ukraine but are having a good season to this point standing 4th in their league’s table. These two clubs…

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Seeing red, again!

Mikel Arteta following the Bournemouth match, “It’s the third time it’s happened in eight games. It’s just an accident waiting to happen. It’s too difficult.” Yes, the Gunners have picked-up three red cards in just eight Premier League matches this season. Two of those matches resulted in draws, while yesterday…

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The Champions League returns to Emirates Stadium on Tuesday!

French giants PSG come to Emirates Stadium on Tuesday for Arsenal’s second match in the league phase of the 2024/2025 Champions League. Manager Luis Enrique guided PSG to a domestic double last season winning both Ligue 1 and the French Cup. Defender and captain Marquinhos and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma lead…

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The Foxes come to north London on Saturday!

The Gunners earned a well-played Carabao Cup match on Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers, but now the club returns to the Premier League on Saturday with a tough game v newly-promoted Leicester City. Mikel Arteta has a long list of injuries to contend with, however, he should have a good group…

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