Dan Critchlow Archives: 09/2022

Arsenal players featured heavily across the various Teams of the Week following a comfortable win over Brentford at the weekend.

Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history over the weekend, and there’s been plenty of talk about him since then.

Arsenal goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo kept another clean sheet at the weekend as he continued his run of starts on loan with Crewe Alexandra.

Charlie Patino scored his first goal for Blackpool on Saturday, becoming their youngster player to score a league goal in seven years.

Reiss Nelson says his injury rehabilitation is done and he’s back in training, returning to action sooner than originally reported.

William Saliba says it was for the best that he spent the last few seasons on loan, before praising Mikel Arteta’s coaching at Arsenal.

The Arsenal u21s kept their unbeaten run going with a hard-fought draw on Saturday, whilst the u18s needed a late equaliser after a rollercoaster performance.

Arsenal may return for Danilo of Palmeiras in January, after the Gunners failed to add a midfielder to their ranks in the summer window.

Mikel Arteta has sent a message to the fans after winning the Premier League Manager of the Month award for August.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles was left out of Southampton’s squad to face Aston Villa on Friday, with Ralph Hasenhuttl explaining that the Arsenal loanee isn’t ready.

Mikel Arteta gave a rather cryptic update on Oleksandr Zinchenko’s fitness ahead of Arsenal’s match against Brentford this weekend.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Ben White is fit and in training despite his absence from the England squad for the upcoming round of fixtures.

Arsenal have one entrant in the final 40 shortlisted for the Golden Boy award for 2022, with summer signing Marquinhos making the cut.

Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares has been named Marseille’s Player of the Month for August after his strong early form with the Ligue 1 club.

Arsenal don’t have recall clause in Folarin Balogun’s contract for the January transfer window, with the striker starting strongly in France.

Aaron Ramsdale and Bukayo Saka are in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the upcoming international break, but Ben White has missed out.

Emile Smith Rowe hasn’t suffered a muscular injury and he’s not expected to be out for the long term with his recent groin pain, according to reports.

Oleksandr Zinchenko will miss Arsenal’s game against Brentford and the international break with Ukraine due to a calf muscle injury.

Following David Dein’s call for Arsenal to bring Arsene Wenger back to the club, Wenger has explained that he’s stayed away to avoid becoming a distraction.

Kevin Campbell believes Marquinhos was Arsenal’s best player against FC Zurich, and he backs the player to provide competition for Bukayo Saka.