Arsenal Match Centre Archives: 08/2016

Arsenal fans thought they had received a bit of a boost when it was announced that Michael Oliver will referee their season opener against Liverpool this weekend.

With bad news seemingly around every corner, Aaron Ramsey has delivered some good by declaring himself fit and ready for Liverpool next weekend.

Pre-season is finally over and it’s all eyes ahead for the start of a new Premier League season with a mouth watering fixture against Liverpool on the horizon for Arsenal. Watch all the goals here.

If you think that Arsenal are having a bad time of it at the minute, you might be relieved to know that they are not alone.

Arsenal’s final pre-season game against Manchester City all became a little pointless when Gabriel was crippled in the final moments of the game.

Serge Gnabry scored his second and third goals at the Rio Olympics as he netted twice on Sunday against South Korea.

On Sunday, we shifted our attention over the Liverpool after they beat Barcelona 4-0 and, as always, delved into the biggest transfer rumours so you don’t have to.

After Gabriel went in for a challenge during Arsenal 3-2 win over Manchester City and he didn’t get up, fans instantly feared the worst.

Alex Iwobi what once again fantastic during Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Manchester City.

Arsenal came from 1-0 down to beat Manchester City 3-1 in their final pre-season match before the Premier League starts.

Arsenal face Manchester City in the final clash of their pre-season tour before the Premier League kicks off against Liverpool on August 14th.

Arsene Wenger has ridden in on his white horse and delivered the news that we’ve all been waiting for… no, not THAT news, we haven’t signed a striker yet, but Alexis Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka are all fit and set to play against Manchester City.

No one could have predicted that we would see Arsene Wenger holding a massive silver sword, gifted to him by the manager of a Norwegian team called Viking FK, and thrusting it in the air proudly. Yet here we are.

On Friday night Arsenal spanked eight past Vikings SK and fans were very happy. Relive it because it’s fun.

If you thought it was just Arsenal who were going to have to do without players for the first game of the season, then you’ll likely be glad to know that Liverpool could be without Daniel Sturridge as well.

Arsene Wenger spoke after Arsenal’s emphatic 8-0 win over Norwegian club Viking FK on Friday night and insisted that right now he’s looking at the quality of our play and physical fitness, rather than the scoreline.

Friday was a comparatively jam-packed day with deals happening left, right and centre, as well as the usual gossip-guff.

Another pre-season win for Arsenal against Viking FK saw moments of brilliance from a few Gunners.

Another pre-season game, another Arsenal win, although this one against Viking FK was far more promising than the others.

After beating Chivas 3-1 during their US tour, Arsenal will be hoping to add another win to the pre-season tally.