Dan Critchlow Archives: 08/2018

Unai Emery is keen not to let the situation with Mesut Özil reach the same level as his power struggle with Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports.

Thierry Henry’s appointment as manager of Ligue 1 club Bordeaux has broken down, after the owners reportedly baulked at his wage demands.

Alexis Sanchez is getting a fair amount of stick from football fans on social media for his decision to leave Arsenal, as nothing seems to have gone right for the Chilean since then.

Arsenal fans are getting excited over a hint from Aaron Ramsey’s agency Avid Sports & Entertainment Group that they’re preparing to announce some big news today.

Kelechi Nwakali is pleased to have received his first official senior call up for Nigeria, after he was named in the squad to face Seychelles next week.

Santi Cazorla looks to be slowly getting back to his best on the football pitch, and performed well for Villarreal against Sevilla at the weekend.

Arsenal don’t have enough quality in the squad to freeze Mesut Özil out, according to Andy Dunn on the Sunday Supplement.

All six Arsenal loanees featured for their temporary clubs over the weekend, to varying degrees of success.

Alexandre Lacazette says he knew he had a part to play in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over West Ham, as what he does on the pitch is different to everyone else.

Unai Emery gave a very non-committal one-word answer to a question about Mesut Özil on Saturday, but that hasn’t stopped half the English media running with it ever since.

Matteo Guendouzi insists there are no tensions in the Arsenal squad, despite reports in the English media, and tells the papers not to write the Gunners off.

Nacho Monreal has admitted the team probably performed worse against West Ham United than Chelsea, but still thinks they’re on the right track under Unai Emery.

Hector Bellerin told reporters after Arsenal’s win against West Ham United there have been a few adjustments to the team’s style of play under Unai Emery, but stressed they’re still the same players.

Tyreece John-Jules and Bukayo Saka continue to show their talent at u18 level, with the pair combining to score five goals in a 7-0 win against Leicester City on Saturday.

Arsenal finally announced the triple signing of Joel Lopez, Sam Greenwood and Karl Hein this week, even though we’ve known for a long while that all three were joining the club.

Unai Emery has denied reports of a bust-up with Mesut Özil during the week, and insists that the only reason the German wasn’t in the squad on Saturday was because of illness.

Arsenal managed to grind out their first win under Unai Emery on Saturday, coming from behind to win 3-1 against West Ham United.

Alexandre Lacazette has admitted he needs to add more power and quick decision making to his game if he wants to become a regular in the Arsenal starting eleven in the Premier League.

Arsenal fans are less than happy about a ‘disrespectful’ BBC tweet headlining an article about Arsene Wenger on Friday.

Arsenal have joined Olympique Marseille in following Celtic striker Moussa Dembele, according to reports in France.