Premier League Archives: 11/2021

When Mikel Arteta named his Premier League squad to travel to Anfield on Saturday, he made it over two months without selecting Calum Chambers or Pablo Mari.

Paul Pogba will miss Manchester United’s clash with Arsenal, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave an updated injury timeframe before he was sacked.

Arsenal gave Liverpool a better run for their money than we have seen from them at Anfield in recent years but Liverpool preyed on psychological weaknesses to tear Arsenal apart in the second half. The good news is, these can be fixed.

Jurgen Klopp has explained why he and Mikel Arteta ended up in an altercation during Saturday’s match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield.

An Anfield on Saturday, Arsenal went down with a fight, sort off, the Scousers’ experience showing in the end as the youngest team in the Premier League lost 4-0.

Thomas Partey has travelled to Liverpool and is available for Arsenal’s match on Saturday afternoon, according to reports.

Here’s a roundup of the most essential Arsenal news today, interesting snippets and relevant football news from the day.

On this week’s podcast, Matthew is joined by Paul (and Anita, briefly) to look back at Arsenal turning what should have been a 4-0 win over Watford into a narrow 1-0, and give some love to Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Benjamin White and (as per usual) Emile Smith Rowe.

Join Stephen Bradley as he reviews Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Watford in the Premier League.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tucked away the rebound of his missed penalty against Aston Villa but he wasn’t so fortunate against Watford and his penalty record for Arsenal does make good reading.

Emile Smith Rowe’s third goal in three games was the difference between Arsenal and Watford on Sunday at the Emirates although on a different day the Gunners could have won four or five nil.

Arsenal fans were surprised to see Ainsley Maitland-Niles starting instead of Thomas Partey when their lineup was announced for the game against Watford on Sunday with the Ghanaian missing out.

Raphael Varane will miss Arsenal’s trip to Old Trafford at the start of December after the defender picked up a hamstring strain against Atalanta midweek.

Tottenham fans wanting to watch Antonio Conte take charge of his first Premier League game will have to use an illegal stream or make-do with the Arsenal match as Sky explain why they won’t be showing their match.

Although Mikel Arteta was not able to say when he thought Kieran Tierney would return to fitness, Scotland’s manager Steve Clarke expects the full-back to be fit for the international break.

Arsenal have not lost in the league since April when Thomas Partey has been in the team, showing the midfielder’s importance to Mikel Arteta’s side.

Matthew is joined by Helen and Paul this week to look back on an excellent victory at the King Power, and wax lyrical about the rise of Aaron Ramsdale.

Arsenal scored their opening goal from a set-piece against Leicester, their fourth from a dead ball situation as their new coach starts to pay off.

Join Stephen Bradley as he waxes lyrical over Aaron Ramsdale’s performance in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday, although he does make a rather embarrassing admission at the start of the video…