Opposition Archives: 05/2017

Chelsea’s Victor Moses has warned the Gunners that ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup Final that they have not forgotten the 3-0 defeat from September.

Chelsea defender David Luiz has admitted he is wary of the threats that Arsenal pose, with this weekend’s FA Cup Final clash on the horizon.

Victor Moses claims that he’s got no plan for dealing with Alexis Sanchez during Chelsea’s FA Cup final against Arsenal on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho won his second trophy with Manchester United on Wednesday night and, of course, took the opportunity to have a dig at all the ‘poets’ in football.

Whether intentionally or not, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has begun his mind games by claiming that Arsenal will be more motivated to prevail in Saturday’s FA Cup final and are the favourites.

Ahead of today’s crunch match at the Emirates, Arsène Wenger gave his pre-match assessment on how to beat the Toffees, whilst discussing the threat that Romelu Lukaku poses.

Arsenal are set to face Everton on the final day of the season in the last attempt to catch the Champions League train and Gareth Barry has promised that the Toffees will be ‘professional’.

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, claims that his side don’t need any ‘special motivation’ against Middlesbrough on Sunday.

Manchester United’s 2-1 loss at White Hart Lane means that while Tottenham annoyingly win, the pressure on Arsenal has been eased.

Arsenal’s hopes of finishing in the top four this season all rest on relegated Middlesbrough after Liverpool beat West Ham 4-0 at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

A win for Manchester City over Leicester during Saturday’s early kick-off means that Pep Guardiola’s team leap-frogs Liverpool into third.

Jurgen Klopp claims that Southampton did Arsenal a ‘favour’ during the Gunners’ 2-0 win at St. Mary’s on Wednesday night.

Second-half goals from Conor Gallagher, Harvey St Clair and Mason Mount have helped Chelsea u18s win the u18 Premier League trophy following a 3-0 win against Reading on Friday evening.

Arsenal face Everton on the final day of the season and their fans actually don’t seem to mind losing to the Gunners on this occasion. Here’s why.

Former Stoke defender, Andy Griffin, reckons that Potters’ fans should be thankful to Arsene Wenger for fueling their pre-match talks for the last nine years.

Mark Hughes and Stoke defender, Marc Muniesa, have been rallying the Potters’ home crowd ahead of their clash against Arsenal on Saturday.

Mark Hughes met with the press ahead of Stoke’s final home game of the season against Arsenal on Saturday.

Antonio Conte believes that Chelsea’s loss to Arsenal earlier in the campaign was a pivotal point in their season.

Jose Mourinho insists that playing a weakened Manchester United team against Arsenal on Sunday was ‘common sense’.

Arsène Wenger has had his say about compatriot and managerial counterpart Claude Puel, whom his side will face once again this evening.