Mikel Arteta Archives: 01/2020

Arsenal visit Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday aiming to continue their recent upturn in fortunes under new manager Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal are looking to make one or two loan signings in the January transfer window, rather than permanent deals, according to reports.

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita talk about the joyous (especially for her) win over Manchester United. Rohan Kumar…

Arsenal took part in a tale of two halves against Leeds United on Monday, struggling to get a foothold in the first before dominating the second to win.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang used his pre-match programme notes to declare his commitment to Arsenal and dismiss rumours he wants to leave, so I guess he’ll be signing a new contract soon, then?

Mikel Arteta explained that beating Manchester United was such a ‘big release’ it took Arsenal until the second half to get going against Leeds because some players thought they could relax.

Mikel Arteta admits he was indeed angry with his players against Leeds and highlighted the ‘fitness issues’ people are blaming for Arsenal dropping off late in games has nothing to do with fitness at all.

Mikel Arteta insists he’s focusing much more on the way he wants Arsenal to play than on the opposition, in stark contrast to what Unai Emery drew criticism for.

Arsenal might still sell Shkodran Mustafi this month even though Calum Chambers will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Mikel Arteta has revealed that he was given the captain’s armband against Leeds when he was a player for Arsenal but he’s hoping to avoid generating any captaincy problems at the cub.

Mikel Arteta has only been at Arsenal five minutes and already the press in Spain are speculating if he could be heading for Barcelona sooner rather than later.

Under Unai Emery Lucas Torreira was not a happy man but with Mikel Arteta at the helm, he seems a player reborn.

Mikel Arteta thinks Alexandre Lacazette could have scored three or four since the new head coach arrived, and he thinks the goals will come soon.

Following Calum Chambers’ injury, Arsenal are in the market for a centre-back in January, with reports linking them to three defenders.

Mesut Ozil is finished they said with authority but against Manchester United on Wednesday night, the German made a lot of people eat a lot of words.

Mikel Arteta says Sead Kolasinac passed himself fit ahead of schedule to help the team, calling the defender’s effort ‘incredible’.

Arsenal got their first win under Mikel Arteta with a convincing performance in a 2-0 over Manchester United on New Year’s Day.

Mikel Arteta was in bullish form as he spoke to the press after his first win as Arsenal head coach which was just the small matter of beating Manchester United.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa both confirmed that Eddie Nketiah has been recalled by Arsenal, something the player then confirmed on Twitter.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed he believes Granit Xhaka will stay at Arsenal during this transfer window despite reportedly agreeing personal terms with Hertha Berlin.