Dan Critchlow Archives: 10/2018

Cesc Fabregas has admitted he could still see himself returning to Arsenal one day, despite currently playing for Chelsea.

David Ospina is earning a lot of praise in Italy for his recent performances for Napoli, and he looks to be nailing down a starting spot in goal for the side.

Konstantinos Mavropanos has revealed that he’ll be ‘back soon’ in an social media post this weekend, which is great news considering the limited centre-back options available to Unai Emery recently.

Arsenal’s new managing director Vinai Venkatesham has confirmed that Per Mertesacker has joined the club’s executive team, and the German is unlikely to be the last player to do so.

Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace on Sunday, less than 72 hours after their game in Lisbon, attempting to maintain their position in the Premier League’s top four.

Joel Lopez took a break from the Arsenal u18s this past week, to help Spain to progress to the next round of the UEFA u17 Championship.

Gabon supporters are growing frustrated with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s behaviour with the national team, and are starting to question the 29-year-old’s position as captain.

Mesut Özil insists that despite how it might sometimes appear to onlookers, he’s fantastically motivated to win all the time, even in training.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Premier League goalscoring tally so far is setting records, after his double against Leicester on Monday.

Arsenal will wear their third kit against Crystal Palace on Sunday, making the trip to Selhurst Park for the Premier League clash.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles played 68 minutes for the Arsenal u23s on Friday, as he continues his recovery from a fracture he suffered in August.

After struggling to make it into the starting eleven for Manchester United, Jose Mourinho says Alexis Sanchez is now ‘injured’ and won’t feature against Everton.

Alexander Hleb has once again admitted that he doesn’t really know why he ever decided to leave Arsenal, and everything afterwards was a mistake.

Barcelona chief executive Oscar Grau reportedly believes that Malcom will be sold, as it appears the Brazilian has failed to win over manager Ernesto Valverde.

Zech Medley made Arsenal’s Premier League squad on Monday against Leicester City but didn’t travel to Portugal for the Europa League clash with Sporting Lisbon, which may have left some fans confused.

Arsenal had to fight hard for their 11th consecutive win on Thursday night, but they managed to grind out a 1-0 victory in the end.

Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali are struggling to get games with their temporary clubs at the moment, leading to more questions over Arsenal’s loan system.

Alex Iwobi says Unai Emery is encouraging him to be positive, even if he makes mistakes, and to keep on working hard for the full 90 minutes.

Daniel Ballard is making a name for himself at centre-back with the Arsenal and Northern Ireland youth teams, particularly when it comes to goal-line clearances.

Hoffenheim manager Julian Nagelsmann has given a frank assessment of Reiss Nelson’s loan spell so far, insisting that the 18-year-old still has lots of room to improve.