Dan Critchlow Archives: 10/2021

Konstantinos Mavropanos made the SofaScore Team of the Week this week with a strong display as VfB Stuttgart rescued a point.

William Saliba caught the eye with a fantastic last-man tackle as Marseille kept a clean sheet in a draw with Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

Jack Wilshere has revealed he spoke with Derby County and Como over the summer, but eventually decided against the moves.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang slotted away a penalty on the rebound against Aston Villa on Friday, but Arsenal fans were amused by what happened before the goal.

Pep Guardiola thinks Arsenal will be up there this season, as the team grow under his former assistant Mikel Arteta.

Leeds United will be missing a few of their usual starters through injury when they visit the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on Tuesday.

Mikel Arteta was really impressed with Nuno Tavares on the full-back’s full Premier League debut, praising the 21-year-old’s courage.

Arsenal loanee Harry Clarke continued his fine run of individual form with a goal from range for Ross County on Saturday.

Emile Smith Rowe wasn’t fully fit for the Crystal Palace game on Monday night, but went on to make two 90-minute appearances in the next five days.

Amario Cozier-Duberry provided an assist in his first start for the England u17s on Friday, to add to his goal earlier in the break.

Now that the England u21s to u18s have completed their international fixtures for the break, let’s look back at how the Arsenal players did.

The Arsenal u18s saw their unbeaten run under Dan Micciche coming to an end on Saturday, despite another goal from Marcelo Flores.

Whilst the first team were dismantling Aston Villa on Friday night, Arsenal’s u23s thrashed the Everton u23s at Meadow Park.

With a goal and an assist in a Man of the Match performance on Friday, Emile Smith Rowe showed why he should be under consideration for England.

Arsenal’s loan spells are mostly going pretty well so far, but their on-loan strikers both need a goal to get their seasons going.

Catalin Cirjan has confirmed he’s returned to the Arsenal training centre following his recent injury absence for the academy side.

Emile Smith Rowe says it was one of the easiest decisions he’s ever made to sign a new contract with Arsenal, and he hopes to stay ‘forever’.

Former Ligue 1 and Serie A centre-back Michael Ciani has revealed he was approached by Arsenal just over a decade ago, but the move fell through.

Albert Sambi Lokonga is hoping for the chance to put right his mistake against Crystal Palace, when Arsenal host Aston Villa on Friday.

Bukayo Saka joined up with the Arsenal squad for their final training session ahead of the Aston Villa match, following his injury on Monday.