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Daily Mail football offers some of the most comprehensive Arsenal coverage. Here, we keep an eye on what the Daily Mail football journalists are saying

Martin Samuel, Chief Sports Gammon at the Daily Mail

Serious or not? Martin Samuel suggests banana throwing could be ‘reclaiming racists acts’

Whether he was serious or not, Martin Samuel’s comments in Tuesday’s Daily Mail are beyond ridiculous, even for their Gammon-in-chief who has already been complaining that the Women’s Super League gets too much coverage.
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Liverpool premium, corruption, hypocrisy & more: Stories you might have missed

It’s been quiet out there in Arsenal land all week, so here is a quick round-up of some wider football stories you might have missed but which caught my eye.
BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: Jordan Nobbs of Arsenal celebrates after scoring her sides first goal during the WSL match between Arsenal Women and Birmingham Ladies at Meadow Park on November 4, 2018 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images)

‘Not Super’: Daily Mail football writer makes ridiculous women’s football claim

Martin Samuel in the Daily Mail football section complains the Women’s Super League just isn’t super enough to warrant coverage in a national newspaper.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace has his shot blocked by Stephan Lichtsteiner of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal FC at Selhurst Park on October 28, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Media ignore Wilfried Zaha’s dive to focus on Alexandre Lacazette handball

The Daily Mail's coverage of Arsenal's 2-2 draw is nothing short of hilarious as they ignore Wilfied Zaha's dive, declare Arsenal's 2nd illigitimate and lay into Mesut Ozil once again.
A picture taken on January 14, 2015 in Paris, shows a pile of newspapers and magazines. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

Perfect 10: Arsenal’s win inspires dull back pages

Arsenal beat Leicester City in style on Monday night but it must have caught the sub-editors out because they nearly all went with the same boring headline on Tuesday morning for their back pages - Perfect 10'.

Smith Rowe tipped to become England regular

Emile Smith Rowe has been tipped by the Daily Mail to become an England regular.
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All 9 Daily Mail journalists write off Arsenal’s top 4 chances

The season is just a few days away from starting and we’re already knee-deep in the swamp of prediction land.

Arsenal deal named 2nd most exciting ahead of new season

Arsenal’s deal for Lucas Torreira has been named as one of the 10 most exciting transfers this summer ahead of the new season, coming in at number two behind the uninspired choice of Riyad Mahrez to Manchester City at number one.

Daily Mail rate Harry Kane higher than Raheem Sterling again

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.

Daily Mail double down on Bellerin-Lacazette ‘fight’

On Wednesday, the Daily Mail tried to imply that Hector Bellerin and Alexandre Lacazette got into a fight in training and despite being corrected by the Spaniard, in their Thursday edition they hint that the defender wasn’t being truthful.
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UK media attack Arsenal fans for awful Arsene Wenger send-off

The majority of the UK papers criticised the atmosphere at Ashburton Grove on Sunday as they continue to be clueless about what is really going on at Arsenal.

Ospina dropped not injured?

David Ospina was dropped rather than injured ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League clash against CSKA according to a report in today’s Daily Mil.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Daily Mail trash Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s mentality

Sami Mokbel in the Daily Mail has torn into Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for his selfless decision to give his confidence-suffering teammate the chance to score from the spot against Stoke.

Arsenal drama goes into overdrive: Players, manager, former chairman all have their say

The players have held a meeting without Wenger to try and figure out a solution, the manager has held a meeting with the players to warn them their futures are at risk while Peter Hill-Wood has said Wenger has overstayed his welcome at the club as the soap opera that is Arsenal FC rolls on.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: FA Chief Executive Martin Glenn speaks at a press conference as Gareth Southgate is unveiled as the new England manager at Wembley Stadium on December 1, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Journalist: 23% gender pay gap at FA no problem as it’s bigger elsewhere

Charles Sale, writing in Friday’s Daily Mail, believes the gender pay gap at the FA, which currently stands at 23.2 per cent is not something they should be worried about because it’s less than the 31 per cent at the Lawn Tennis Association. 
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Arsene Wenger of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on February 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

‘It’s boring now’: Daily Mail journalists tear Arsene Wenger to shreds

The Daily Mail have put together an entire piece on whether Arsene Wenger's time at Arsenal should come to an end and, predictably, not a single one of their 'top reporters' believes the Frenchman should stay.
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Daily Mail plunge new depths by using Arsenal child

The Daily Mail are featuring the image of a crying Arsenal child, taken from the TV coverage of Sunday’s final, to stick the boot in further.

Alexis gets defensive on Twitter as he retweets Daily Mail article

On the verge of a Manchester United move, Alexis Sanchez retweeted a Daily Mail article calling the deal a "bargain" for the Red Devils and denying the Chilean is a mercenary.

Arsenal troll the Daily Mail and it’s glorious

Arsenal's social media team were obviously feeling a little high on life after the Gunners beat Spurs 2-0 on Saturday afternoon and proceeded to troll a Daily Mail journo.

Arsenal fans tear Sun journalist apart after he attacks club over Daily Mail tweet

Neil Custis, who writes for the Sun, is furious with Arsenal's social media team after they trolled fellow journo, Adam 'Nice Bloke' Crafton, following the Gunners' 2-0 win over Spurs on Saturday.

Daily Mail make big deal out of Alexis Sanchez’s Chile call-up

The Daily Mail have decided to make a big deal out of the fact that Alexis Sanchez has been called up for Chile's World Cup Qualifiers against Paraguay and Bolivia.

Daily Mail spin Gnabry story to change history

Former Arsenal winger, Serge Gnabry, has just signed a three-year deal with Bayern Munich and the Daily Mail have put a typically misleading spin on the story.

Ozil sightsees in London, Daily Mail make it about him leaving

You can always trust the Daily Mail to fabricate a huge story out of nothing.
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Wenger pleas, pledges and predictions – What the back pages say

The papers, as you all know, love nothing more that a bit of hyperbole to start the day.
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Daily Mail continue Arsenal obsession with ‘dressing room row’ story that’s nothing

In a special ‘Arsenal in crisis’ section, the Arsenal-obsessed Daily Mail have an EXCLUSIVE today claiming something every other paper is reporting as well – that Arsene Wenger will step down in the summer.
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Daily Mail make another big Arsenal issue out of nothing

The Daily Mail are trying to turn Arsene Wenger’s decision to play David Ospina in the Champions League into something it’s not – namely something to anger fans.