Mosope Ominiyi Archives: 09/2016

Joel Campbell (Sporting) and Wojciech Szczesny (Roma) both started for their respective loan sides, but neither were on the winning team this past Sunday.

Jack Wilshere has taken to Facebook, apologising to the Bournemouth supporters that travelled to Manchester for their 4-0 defeat against Pep Guardiola’s City side.

According to reports in the Express and CalcioMercatoWeb, Juventus are set to offer striker Mario Mandzukic plus a cash sum to try and convince Arsenal to sell one of their key players, while Manchester City monitor the situation.

It’s a case of building momentum as Arsenal’s u23 side entertain Everton in an intriguing fixture on Monday evening.

Harry Arter has publicly admitted his surprise in seeing Jack Wilshere join Bournemouth on deadline day, but is also glad that the Cherries have “one of the top midfielders in the world” in their ranks for the current campaign.

According to former Arsenal forward Charlie Nicholas, Arsenal should target Ronald Koeman as Arsène Wenger’s successor when the Frenchman’s time at the helm eventually draws to a close.

Emmanuel Adebayor, who spent three years at the Emirates, has made public his annoyance that Ligue 1 side Lyon have opted against completing a deal to sign him, pointing to their manager not having the same authority as Arsene Wenger as one of his sore points.

According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Isco could potentially be set for a departure from Real Madrid in the January transfer window – and Arsenal have been linked with a move for the Spaniard’s services in the past, so should they move for him?

Serge Gnabry was publicly praised by his new manager, Viktor Skripnik, having played the full 90 against Augsburg on his debut and netting a thunderbolt this weekend during their 4-1 defeat against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Despite endless criticism from both supporters and media alike of Theo Walcott’s ineffectiveness in the final third over the past two seasons, he netted his 100th career goal in our convincing victory over Hull City on Saturday. So which was his best?

According to Catalan newspaper Sport, Arsène Wenger is set to leave the club next summer when his current contract runs out – where a lucrative move to the Chinese Super League potentially awaits.

According to recent reports, Arsenal have reignited their interest in Anderlecht’s wonderkid midfielder Youri Tielemans – and could potentially make a move for the Belgian’s services either in January or at the end of the current season.

With the season just five games old, Arsenal are already five points behind Manchester City. Here are five things they need to do if the are to have any hope of catching Pep Guardiola’s men.

Since his big-money switch from Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer, the talented Swiss international has only started two matches this season (Leicester and Watford, both away) – leading to questions as to whether there’s a specific reason why he’s constantly featuring off the bench.

Francis Coquelin said he was “screaming at Granit to shoot” in the seconds leading up to the Swiss midfielder’s excellent strike from distance against Mike Phelan’s side on Saturday.

Goals from Josh Benson and Jordi Osei-Tutu were not enough to stop Chelsea from ending the u18s unbeaten start to the new season at Cobham.

None of Arsenal’s players out on-loan, bar Jack Wilshere, started for their respective sides across the European leagues on Saturday.

Jack Wilshere made his first competitive start for AFC Bournemouth following his season-long loan move, but was restricted as Manchester City scored early on and were able to dictate the pace of play for much of the match afterwards.

Takuma Asano showed plenty of promise during his performance for loanee side VfB Stuttgart, as they prevailed with a slender 1-0 victory away at Kaiserslautern in Germany’s second division non Saturday.

After a hard-fought point away at the Parc des Princes in midweek, it’s back to the rigours of Premier League football with another 3pm kick-off this weekend.