Dan Critchlow Archives: 02/2020

After Arsenal’s draw against Burnley on Sunday, some supporters accused Mikel Arteta of ‘blaming the grass’ for the failure to win.

Doncaster Rovers fans are finally warming to Ben Sheaf, after some good performances in recent matches for the Arsenal loanee.

Kieran Tierney probably won’t make a return to match action until mid-to-late March, despite recent pictures of him in training, according to David Ornstein.

Arsenal are looking to sign a number six in the summer, according to David Ornstein, though he doesn’t have the specific names on their shortlist.

Arsenal turned down a couple of potential signings in the January transfer window, rejecting Dries Mertens and deciding against signing Omar Elabdellaoui.

Saturday wasn’t a good day for Arsenal’s u23s and u18s, but the u16s provided one positive for the weekend with a quarter-final win.

Konstantinos Mavropanos kept a clean sheet for FC Nurnberg on his home debut for the club, bouncing back from an away defeat to Hamburg.

Arsenal kept a clean sheet but failed to make their chances count in a disappointing overall display against Burnley, despite a fast start.

Arsenal received a late offer from Qatar to transfer Mesut Özil on deadline day, but they ended up turning it down.

Emile Smith Rowe scored one and assisted one in a starring performance for Huddersfield, even if it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat to Fulham.

Mikel Arteta repeated his suggestion that Ainsley Maitland-Niles isn’t a natural full-back on Friday, after completing the signing of Cedric Soares.

David Ornstein claims Arsenal ‘really like’ Mykola Matviyenko, but a permanent deal at €30m this window was never realistic.

Nottingham Forest have signed former Arsenal academy midfielder Marcus McGuane, though their fans faced a nervous wait after deadline day.

Huddersfield Town brought in their second Arsenal academy graduate on deadline day, signing Chris Willock on loan from Benfica.

James Olayinka is in a protective boot and appears to be back at Arsenal already, after picking up an injury on his Northampton debut.