Dan Critchlow Archives: 10/2019

If you’ve been on social media since Arsenal’s League Cup elimination by Liverpool, you’ve probably seen someone claim the Gunners ‘lost to kids’.

Shkodran Mustafi received a lot of support from Arsenal fans on Twitter after scoring an own goal against Liverpool on Wednesday night.

Mesut Özil made an impressive comeback on Wednesday night, albeit against a weakened side, but the stats don’t entirely tell that story.

Arsenal u23s face Tottenham Hotspur on Friday, looking to get back to winning ways after a string of draws and defeats.

Three Arsenal players left Anfield ‘walking a little gingerly’ but it’s believed to be nothing serious.

Arsenal lost on penalties after a crazy game at Anfield, as both club’s reserve sides took each other on in the League Cup.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has liked a tweet apologising for his treatment by fans after the Crystal Palace game.

Jordi Osei-Tutu finally played his first competitive minutes for VfL Bochum under new head coach Thomas Reis on Tuesday, against Bayern Munich of all teams.

Arsenal 17-year-old Ben Cottrell is drawing interest from Borussia Dortmund and Marseille, according to reports.

Jose Mourinho would be interested in the Arsenal job if the club decide to part ways with Unai Emery, according to reports.

Arsenal aren’t planning to take disciplinary action against Granit Xhaka for his actions in Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace, according to reports.

Arsenal face Liverpool in the League Cup later today, but we already have quite a lot of early team news from various sources.

Granit Xhaka’s friend Patrik Dibrani says the Arsenal midfielder regretted his actions immediately after Sunday’s game, and the 27-year-old isn’t in a good place.

Arsenal face Liverpool in the League Cup on Wednesday, looking to put a Crystal Palace draw behind them with an unexpected victory at Anfield.

The Arsenal squad generally want Granit Xhaka to remain as captain, despite his confrontation with the Emirates Stadium crowd on Sunday.

Steve Bould says it’s great to have Tyreece John-Jules back for the Arsenal u23s, both to play alongside Folarin Balogun but also to provide competition for his fellow striker.

The decision to exclude Mesut Özil is backfiring on the Arsenal hierarchy badly right now, and the longer it goes on the worse it could get.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos says he’s confused by the decision to rule out his goal against Crystal Palace, and he’s right to be.

William Saliba played another full 90 minutes for Saint-Etienne on Monday, featuring in another draw for his loan club.

Granit Xhaka reacted badly to Arsenal fans sarcastically cheering his substitution on Sunday, but was it enough to see him stripped of the captaincy?