Arsenal News Archives: 11/2020

Granit Xhaka has revealed that Mikel Arteta asked him to explain himself in regards to the gesture he made towards fans last season

Nicolas Pepe deserves the same opportunities being handed to Alexandre Lacazette and Willian on a weekly basis, arguably more than they do.

Arsenal will face AFC Wimbledon in the second round of the EFL Trophy, after comfortably winning their group in the previous stage.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has used some of his massive pay rise at Arsenal to build an even bigger house in London.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos hit back at condescending reports in the Greek media this weekend, after his appearance for the Arsenal u23s.

Emile Smith Rowe played 45 minutes for the Arsenal u23s on Friday, scoring the winner and impressing before the early change.

After Friday’s Arsenal u23 clash, it’s clear one of the two squad outcasts has accepted the club’s offer to play for the academy side.

Eddie Nketiah scored a couple of goals on international duty with the England u21s, but Mikel Arteta liked what he said afterwards.

There’s still no certainty on whether Willian will feature against Leeds this weekend, despite Mikel Arteta insisting the Dubai issue is resolved.

Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka both played another 90 minutes on Wednesday, in a rather worrying sign for Arsenal.

Arsenal defender and Blackpool loanee Daniel Ballard put in another strong individual display to cap off the November international break on Wednesday.

Mark McGuinness provided an assist on his full debut for the Ireland u21s on Wednesday, helping them to a win over Luxembourg.

Karl Hein kept his first competitive clean sheet for Estonia on Wednesday, helping them to a 0-0 draw against Georgia.

Arsenal players are set for a busy international break, so if you want to keep up with all the games, here’s our full fixture list.

On this week’s podcast, Matthew and Anita ask what lessons can be learned from the Molde and Aston Villa games, look at line up options and try to square the circle of Arsenal’s squad.

With Sead Kolasinac potentially missing the next couple of games after a positive Covid-19 test, Joel Lopez deserves a chance on Mikel Arteta’s bench against Molde.

Sead Kolasinac is the latest Arsenal player to test positive for coronavirus, likely ruling him out of the next couple of games.

Matt Smith put in another positive individual performance in a disappointing team display with Swindon Town on Tuesday night.

The Continental Cup final games will be played this week and we should know the six group winners and the best two runner-ups by Thursday evening.

Eddie Nketiah scored two more goals for the England u21s on Tuesday, despite seeing a penalty saved by the opposition goalkeeper.