David Ospina made his seventh senior appearance of the season during Arsenal’s last-gasp FA Cup victory against Preston and this is the time in the football calendar where the Colombian is expected to play more regularly.
Calum Chambers was defensively solid once more and showed his attacking capabilities with an assist, but it ultimately wasn’t enough as Middlesbrough lost 3-1 at home against West Ham.
Jack Wilshere was excellent once more for AFC Bournemouth and despite their 2-2 draw with Watford, they’ve got plenty of positives to look forward to in the near future with the creative Englishman proving his ability in a number of occasions in promising positions.
There was a Man of the Match display from Jack Wilshere, a Calum Chambers assist and a start for Jon Toral during Rangers’ Cup victory over Motherwell in an action-packed Saturday for Arsenal loanees.
After a last-gasp winner in stoppage time helped Arsenal to a uncharacteristically ugly victory over Burnley back at the start of October, questions have already been asked in regards to their title credentials.
Following his summer move from Valencia, plenty of people were intrigued to see how Shkodran Mustafi would settle into the Arsenal side, especially given the lack of defensive stability in that position for a number of years due to troublesome injuries and a lack of consistency when Koscielny-Mertesacker don’t start.
Granit Xhaka believes that Alexis Sanchez can be a ‘good role’ model for younger players while warning against complacency against Burnley on Sunday.
With Claudio Bravo facing plenty of criticism as a result of his poor goalkeeping displays recently, questions have been asked about the level of performance from those in between the posts.
Kelechi Nwakali has been gradually settling into life in the Netherlands following his season-long loan move to MVV Maastricht back in August.
Olivier Giroud has publicly claimed the fact that his scorpion kick goal on New Year’s Day against Crystal Palace was better than Manchester United creative midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s goal against Sunderland a week prior.
After a solid but unspectacular debut for Arsenal’s u23s during a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Southampton on Monday evening, Cohen Bramall has publicly admitted the fact that he faces a big challenge as he aims to adapt to the pace of top flight football swiftly following his surprise move from non-league side Hednesford Town.
Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny is currently away on international duty with his native Egypt, as they aim to secure a record eighth Africa Cup of Nations trophy this year.
Cohen Bramall made his debut in Arsenal colours and Edward Nketiah came off the substitutes’ bench to score a goal and assist another as Arsenal u23s overturned a one-goal deficit to beat Southampton 3-1 away.
According to a report in the Telegraph, Serge Gnabry has refused to rule out a Premier League return with both ourselves and Chelsea mentioned as possible destinations.
Having previously confirmed the fact that reported offers for him were indeed true, M’Baye Niang has been quietly trying to achieve the same level of success that made him a highly-rated teenage sensation when breaking into the Milan side in 2012.
There were minutes this weekend for Arsenal’s more experienced players out on-loan but a few youngsters also featured across Europe as the top leagues returned to action after a winter break.
In recent developments over the weekend, Borussia Dortmund have rejected suggestions that they’ll make a formal approach to sign 19-year-old midfielder Gedion Zelalem.
According to recent reports, Arsenal have been linked with a possible approach to sign Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.
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Since an unforgettable Premier League debut at Anfield in August of 2010, which saw him sent off in second-half stoppage time, Laurent Koscielny hasn’t had an easy journey to success for Arsenal.