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Pundits say that Jordan Pickford is 'not that kind of player' but they never are, something Abou Diaby knows too much about

When Arsenal won the league at Anfield on 26th May 1989, it was my first high as a football fan and still the greatest.

Today, thanks to Arsène Wenger's influence, Arsenal are FA Cups kings with 13 but Arsenal's first FA Cup came 90 years ago, in the 1929/30 season.

Nwankwo Kanu was the king of the cheeky toe poke.

In many respects, Arsenal's 2-1 hammering of the newly crowned Premier League champions, Chelsea, in the Wembley sunshine last May can now be regarded as the cruelest of false dawns.

David Silva is just one name on the list of players Arsène Wenger rejected, let's see if we can make an XI from players the former Arsenal manager reportedly rejected.

Unai Emery said little of interest when at Arsenal but since being sacked he hasn't shut up and now features on the front page of France Football with a lengthy 6-page interview inside.

In an interview given to the Arsenal matchday programme, Freddie Ljungberg revealed how it felt to sign, play and score for Arsenal while watching fans, even policemen, sport red mohawks in his honour.

Emile Smith Rowe really caught the eye for the England u20s in their opening game of the international break against Portugal, and Arsenal fans are impressed.

David Luiz has been speaking to the press in his homeland about why he left Chelsea, why he joined a rival who aren't in the Champions League, and what Arsenal's aims are this season.

Jack Robinson embarrassed himself with a dreadful challenge on Bukayo Saka after a poor performance for Nottingham Forest against Arsenal on Tuesday night.

Arsenal fans have already come up with a new chant for Dani Ceballos, the Spaniard's second since joining the club in the summer.

Nicolas Pepe may not have a goal for Arsenal just yet, but an assist and a number of eye-catching moments in the North London derby have him on the right track with his new club.

When I last wrote a piece for this esteemed website, I was emotional, relieved and a little starry eyed as I reacted to the news that Arsène Wenger would be leaving Arsenal Football Club after 22 years in charge.

Kieran Tierney has travelled south with a big reputation but enough people asking if he can transfer his skills from the Scottish Premier League to the English one...so, can he?

Granit Xhaka has given a long interview to Blick in which he talks about becoming Arsenal captain and what that would mean, if Arsenal can win the league, where we will finish and who will actually win the league, amongst other things.

A month ago, all of this would have been unbelievable.

As Arsenal announced Nicolas Pepe and the memes featuring him alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette started to surface, I couldn’t help but think to myself ‘we’ve come a long way since the Banter Years of Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh and Carlos Vela'.

As I was writing an article about Josh Kroenke’s open letter to fans, the true incline of Arsenal’s slide really hit me.

Arsenal is a name synonymous with success, a generation of football fans have grown up seeing them in the top four of the Premier League and challenging for titles.

There’s something to be said about the sons of billionaires who follow their fathers into the family business. Just look at Donald Trump jnr if you don’t know what I mean. If the Kroenkes have an Eric hiding out somewhere, Arsenal could be in even bigger trouble.

Emi Martinez joined in with a supporter's chant trolling Tottenham Hotspur, whilst at a fan meetup earlier this week.

With Laurent Koscielny refusing to travel with Arsenal to the USA on pre-season tour, it’s time to ask – Is the club and their captains cursed?

Over the weekend, the excellent Swiss Ramble analysed the true shape of Arsenal's finances and it left a massive question - what the hell did Ivan Gazidis do while he was at the club for so long?

Many Arsenal fans were devastated at the sight of Aaron Ramsey in his new kit after he officially completed his move to Juventus on Monday.

At first glance, Arsenal’s Premier League fixtures have been relatively kind to them. Dig a little deeper and that doesn’t really change too much and it doesn't matter anyway.

England currently sit in third place in the FIFA rankings and are one of the favourites to win the tournament alongside the USA, Germany...

Unai Emery's first domestic season as Arsenal head coach has come to a close so what did we learn? Nobody is really sure what Unai...

Many single people have that one ex by which they measure every new partner. It doesn't mean they want the old partner back, they just use them as a measuring stick to determine how well the new partner is stacking up.

A few fake Adidas Arsenal kit leaks have been circulating on social media, convincing many supporters that they were genuine shirt designs.

Fanzones. That's where UEFA want football fans. As far away as possible from the actual football where they might ruin the spectacle beamed around the world with their loutish, working-class behaviour.

Fanzones. That's where UEFA want football fans. As far away as possible from the actual football where they might ruin the spectacle beamed around the world with their loutish, working-class behaviour.

This summer looks like it will be a busy one for the club as Unai Emery finally gets a chance to make his mark on the squad.

Recently, Arsenal's Susana Ferrera, along with Victor Manas, attended the Performance Analysis and New Developments in Football congress at Atletico Madrid and we caught up with her after the event for a quick chat about it.

Freddie Highmore, who played Norman Bates in the TV series Bates Motel, has revealed he wanted to play for Arsenal before becoming an actor.

Former Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale has admitted he was a fan of Arsenal, Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp growing up, despite going on to play for Spurs.

Unai Emery confuses the f**k out of me. There. I said.

Emi Martinez's fantastic form is continuing on loan with Reading FC, so much so that the fans are already trying to convince him to stay past this summer.

This summer looks like it will be a busy one for the club as Arsenal try to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.

So, Diamond Eyes, our great jewel finding coup, has left after just over a year and in the absence of anyone spilling the beans In a spectacularly unprofessional manner, we, the fanbase, are left to speculate why.