Mikel Arteta is turning Arsenal into Atletico Madrid
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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has been told what he must achieve at the Emirates Stadium this season as a rival Champions League boss has his say on the Gunners
Jamie O’Hara does not believe Mikel Arteta belongs in the upper echelon of managers. Well, at least not yet. Arsenal boss Arteta masterminded a 4-0 thumping of Atletico Madrid at the
Defender Piero Hincapie is available, with Arteta explaining he was not in the squad for the game at Fulham because it "came a bit too quickly for him".
Arsenal look good without being great. That might be enough in the title race but they should also get better as the season goes on
Gyökeres’s sheer presence as a fixed central striker is a new quality for Arsenal, who spent large swathes of last season with the unorthodox Havertz and natural midfielder Mikel Merino upfront. Defenders routinely grapple with Gyökeres, which may take him out of action but also, as Arteta pointed out, creates space for his teammates to exploit.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay can take their bromance to new levels this weekend
Eberechi Eze must be given freedom to roam and not be held down to one position, reckons former Arsenal star Anders Limpar. The England international arrived from Crystal Palace in August for an initial £60m and while the Gunners have been picking up great results since, he has not really shone.
All the latest Arsenal news after Mikel Arteta's side faced Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night