Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been speaking to the Arsenal matchday programme about facing his former side, a club he still holds close to his heart.

In a move that has baffled many people, UEFA are changing how they distribute the TV money from the Champions League with larger chunks going to the clubs who have actually won it or the European Cup.

Arsene Wenger met with the press on Friday morning and they tried to get him to criticise Granit Xhaka after the midfielder was sent off for Switzerland against Portugal.

Gabriel has returned to training after being out of action since pre-season with a sprained ankle.

The shirt sales results from last season are in and only one side that will compete in this season's Champions League outsold Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger has once again made a mockery of press reports claiming there is a doubt over Jack Wilshere's Arsenal future by saying he hopes he remains with Arsenal for the rest of his career.

Arsene Wenger met with the press on Friday morning ahead of the return of the Premier League this weekend and Southampton's arrival at the Emirates.

Alex Iwobi has returned to training on schedule and ahead of Arsenal’s game against Southampton, however, Aaron Ramsey is reportedly ‘struggling’ to shake of his hamstring problem.

Hang on, hang, we’re nearly there, we’ve nearly made it through the tedium.

Jose Baxter, who played with Shkodran Mustafi at Everton believes the German is a ‘perfect fit’ for Arsenal and is a player whose talent was immediately evident.

Granit Xhaka’s father, Ragip, has demanded an apology for his son after he was called a ‘traitor’ for not opting to play for Switzerland.

After his performance in France’s 0-0 draw against Belarus earlier in the week, Olivier Giroud has come in for heavy criticism because of his miss after Antoine Griezmann’s sublime pass slipped him through on goal.

Alexis Sanchez has said that Claudio Bravo has made a good decision to leave Barcelona to join Manchester City as England has the ‘best football in the world.’

There wasn’t much going on on Wednesday as we enter the tail end of the interlull but much of what did happen involved Granit Xhaka who seems like he’s going to be a headline-making machine all by himself.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, is set to appear in court on 9 November, charged with assault and attempted assault for an incident that allegedly took place two years ago.

Arsenal moved up to fourth place in this week’s injury league, moving past Crystal Palace and Sunderland.

FIFA have issued a statement clarifying the situation of players who wanted to play for Kosovo but had represented other nations and it has proven Granit Xhaka right in his assertion that they’ve blocked him from changing.

Granit Xhaka thanked fans for their support after Switzerland beat Portugal 2-0 on Tuesday night in a match which saw the Arsenal man pick up another red card.

Arsenal fans voted Laurent Koscielny as Arsenal’s player of the month for August with new boy, Rob Holding, coming in second.

Yep, it’s that time again when we discuss Arsene Wenger’s salary and whether or not he’s worth it.

Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny both featured during France's 0-0 draw against Belarus on Tuesday night.

Takuma Asano has scored for Japan yet again - this time during their 2-0 win over Thailand in their World Cup 2018 Qualifier.

According to Jeremy Wilson, Aaron Ramsey's return to fitness won't be against Southampton at the weekend.

The interlull is still in full swing but there's still a few bits of news wafting around here and there.

Despite costing under half the amount, Mesut Ozil ranks 89 on Fifa 17 while Paul Pogba ranks 88.

West Brom academy coach, Mark Harrison, has confirmed that the Baggies won't be offering Arsenal trialist, Tyrell Robinson, a contract.

Nigeria's new technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, is looking forward to having Alex Iwobi back after the country found it difficult to score against Tanzania without him.

Olivier Giroud appears to have handed over his title of 'hottest French player' to Antoine Griezmann, a fact that the striker has had to come to terms with.

Shkodran Mustafi has claimed for the second time that Mesut Ozil was the person to persuade him to sign for Arsenal.

Rob Holding claims that, for him, signing for Arsenal is the stuff of dreams.

Edward Nketiah has been offered his first professional contract with Arsenal at the age of 17.

Chile legend, Elias Figueroa, has revealed doubts over Alexis Sanchez being appointed captain of his country during their match against Bolivia.

Shkodran Mustafi has headed back to see his family before he returns to Arsenal for his debut against Southampton this weekend.

The CIES Football Observatory have ranked Granit Xhaka’s sale to Arsenal as the fifth best of the summer meaning Arsenal paid a lot more than they should have for him given his current market value.

I’m not entirely sure how you compare a goalkeeper and a forward, but EA Sports have managed to find a way and they’ve decided that Hugo Lloris is worth more points than Alexis Sanchez.

Just even thought of doing this recap is boring me, such is the lack of anything interesting going on now we are right in the heart of the interlull.

Carl Jenkinson is closing in on a return to action after being sidelined for the past seven months.

Freddie Ljungberg has been bigging up Jack Wilshere as claims Wenger and the midfielder had 'talks' take on a life of their own.

Currently on international duty with Switzerland, some of Granit Xhaka’s teammates were asked to complete the following sentence – ‘Granit is a…’

Olivier Giroud has given an interview to Le Parisien in which he talks about being hated.