Here’s what the Gunners need to do…
- Defeat Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday to earn qualification for next season’s Champions League.
- Win the remaining three games of their schedule to keep the pressure on Chelsea for that third place finish in the Premier League.
- Sign Mo Elneny and Eddie Nketiah to new contracts. Why not?
- Keep Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding on the squad for next season. Again, why not?
- Get Ben White healthy for the North London Derby on Thursday.
Wow, a lot happened while I was away for a few days. Mike Arteta gets a new contract, Arsenal defeats Leeds United, Liverpool and Tottenham play to a draw, as does Chelsea and Wolves, Watford gets relegated to the Championship, while Manchester United is blown away by Brighton and Hove.
Maybe I should go away more often!
Yes, we need to be so proud of this Arsenal squad. What looked like doom and gloom just a few weeks again is now looking like Arsenal has a “real” shot at earning a Champions League spot for next season. If that happens, no one, except maybe Piers Morgan, can say this has not been a successful campaign for the Gunners. Following a season when there was no European football to be played, climbing the Premier League mountain like Arteta has done needs to be recognized as a remarkable accomplishment.
Of course, there is still a lot of work to be done over the course of the next 13 days, however, for a change the Gunners are in the driver’s seat with their destiny in their own hands.
Make or break, it’s been a helluva ride!
COYG!
Cheers.
Gunner1953
Mikel Arteta said on Friday Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber are all in contention to be in the squad for Saturday’s match.
According to Graeme Bailey of TEAMtalk, Arsenal has intensified their interest in Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams as a top summer priority. 
Fabrizio Romano is reporting Calum McFarlane will be the Chelsea interim manager until the end of this season.
Arsenal Women have confirmed Manu Zinsberger will leave the club at the end of this season. The Austrian goalkeeper has totaled 51 cleans sheets in 143 appearances for the Gunners.
Stat of the Day: David Rays has made 53 saves and had 15 cleans sheets in 33 appearances this season for Arsenal.
American movie star Anne Hathaway on the Gunners title chances, “They better. I believe in Arsenal.”
Gabriel Magalhaes, “We need to be strong on Sunday, We are at this club to play these kind of games.”
Ten Premier League managers have been sacked this season, including three at Nottingham Forest, and two each at Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
