Raheem Sterling

As football came to a close last weekend, actual news has been light on the ground, but here is a roundup of the top Arsenal news and gossip stories this week.

Mikel Arteta is apparently interested in bringing Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez to Arsenal this summer with Manchester City willing to sell both players.

Former Arsenal physio, Gary Lewin, believes that the Premier League restart should be pushed back to June 26 at the earliest as players start to voice fears over injury concerns.

Raheem Sterling missed a number of glorious chances in his last match to end his goal-drought but as some journalists wonder if it is down to fatigue, I wonder if it has anything to do with Mikel Arteta leaving.

Two Arsenal forwards feature in top 10 Premier League goalscorers of last decade but it is Sergio Aguero who is the king.

Football, as was once said, is a funny old game, but is it just getting ridiculous now?

Mesut Ozil earned a spot in Garth Crooks BBC Team of the Week after his goal against Watford at the weekend but Crooks still managed to make himself sound like an ill-informed arse.

Arsenal will be encouraged after it was reported that Raheem Sterling, a player they have tried to sign before, has failed to reach an agreement with Manchester City over a new deal.

Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are both available for selection after the pair returned from their post-World Cup vacation in ‘perfect condition’ for Sunday’s match.

Here is a round-up of what the papers are saying about Arsenal this morning along with other bits and pieces I’ve found that I think you might be interested in.

If there was one thing most people could agree on after England’s World Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of Croatia it was that Harry Kane had a stinker of a game.

Raheem Sterling admits he wanted to join Arsenal when he was 10 or 11, calling the Gunners the ‘biggest club in London’, but his mum convinced him otherwise.

Arsene Wenger seems to have had enough of certain opposition players this season, and isn’t holding back as much he used to.

With almost three-quarters of the Premier League season gone, let’s look at who the competition’s most clinical goalscorer is.

Nacho Monreal is Arsenal’s best player this season and the only player to make the top 30 in the league, according to the Sky Sports power rankings.

Raheem Sterling could return from injury to face Arsenal on Thursday, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

Despite previous reports claiming that Raheem Sterling will be included in Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final clash against Arsenal, the 23-year-old didn’t train ahead of the trip to London.

Despite Pep Guardiola confirming on Friday that Raheem Sterling was suffering with a muscular problem and was therefore a doubt for the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal, it seems the 23-year-old has been ruled fit after all.

Craig Pawson will referee the League Cup final between Manchester City and Arsenal next Sunday, and City fans aren’t happy about it.

Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal’s frontline is better than Manchester City’s, but is constantly let down by poor defending.