Lee Hurley Archives: 09/2019

Arsenal have agreed a new partnership with Science in Sport (SiS) who will now become their new official sports nutrition supplier.

With the news that Arsenal are considering sending Mesut Ozil out on loan in January and the fact that Unai Emery clearly doesn’t like him/rate him, I decided to ask Arsenal fans this morning who they’d prefer to keep. It wasn’t even a close contest.

Ahead of Arsenal’s showdown at Old Trafford, there is only really one question on my mind – is it more embarrassing for Arsenal to lose to this United side, or for United to lose to this Arsenal one?

Henrikh Mkhitaryan picked up a groin injury this weekend although he managed to grab a match-winning assist first.

The Daily Mirror are today claiming that Arsenal and Unai Emery are ready to ship Mesut Ozil out on loan in January and will even subsidize his wages to shift him on.

In his autobiography, Per Mertesacker gives a damming assessment of the latter days of life under Arsene Wenger, highlighting the bubble the players lived in and how nothing changed, even after the side lost 8-2 at Old Trafford.

William Saliba returned to first-team action with Saint Etienne on Sunday when he was brought on as an 88th minute sub.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has no intention of leaving Arsenal and is targeting winning trophies over the next ‘few years’ with the club.

Reiss Nelson and Matteo Guendouzi have been named on the 40-strong Golden Boy shortlist, although with only 1% of the vote between them, it seems a long shot that either will win it.

Since swapping shirts with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the Chilean scored just five goals in 45 games/18 months and the £20m price United were reportedly asking in the summer highlights just how low his stock has fallen.

Alexis Sanchez was a player who rarely got injured. Then he encountered Jose Mourinho and his body started to fall apart. That’s a nice story, and there could well be truth to it given how emotions play a part in physical health, but, mostly, Alexis’s issues were all too easy to predict.

Sami Khedira waited for Arsenal to come get him this summer but the club never made a move.

Kevin Friend will take charge of Arsenal’s game against Manchester United on Monday night at Old Trafford but that’s unlikely to be the problem…

Hot off scoring a cracker against Barcelona, every Arsenal fans’ favourite ex-Gunner still playing, Santi Cazorla, scored and assisted for Villarreal as they beat Real Betis 5-1 on Friday night.

William Saliba has returned to the St Etienne squad ahead of their game this weekend against Nimes after missing nearly two months following surgery.

Gabriel Martinelli pushed him close when he found the top corner from range against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night but for Arsenal fans there was only one possible Man of the Match – Calum Chambers.

A 20-year-old football fan has been stabbed to death as he waited for a train in London to watch Arsenal play Nottingham Forest at the Emirates on Tuesday night.

Although Unai Emery opted for a number of senior players in his League Cup starting XI, it was the kids who really stole the show.

Santi Cazorla scored a screamer for Villarreal against Barcelona on Tuesday night as Arsenal were spanking Forest and Spurs were losing to Colchester.

Hector Bellerin returned to action for Arsenal last night and was hardly on the pitch for any time at all before he set up a goal for Joe Willock.