Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino admits he’s joked with Arsenal teammate William Saliba about facing off against each other, with Spain to play France in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final.

Former Spain star Iker Casillas has compared Mikel Merino to David Villa, following the Arsenal midfielder’s latest winning goal at the World Cup.

Over half of Arsenal’s World Cup internationals have made it to the semi-final stage of the competition, meaning they’ll remain at the tournament until the final weekend.

Arsenal lead the Premier League clubs for the most goal involvements at the World Cup so far, and with 10 players in the quarter-finals, their tally could increase further.

The fate of all of Arsenal’s World Cup last-16 players is now known, and 10 of them are set to miss the start of pre-season this summer.

Mikel Merino scored a vital late winner for Spain against Portugal on Monday, but he’s admitted that earlier this year he wasn’t even expecting to make the World Cup squad.

With the group stage of the World Cup now at an end, let’s take a look at which teams every Arsenal player at the tournament will face in the knockout stages.

Following Friday night’s results, every Arsenal player at the World Cup has reached the knockout stages, so who will they face next?

Mikel Merino has returned to full Spain training after two managed sessions as he continues his recovery from a four-month foot injury.

With the first round of World Cup group games now concluded, let’s have a look at how Arsenal’s internationals are getting on so far.

The Arsenal midfielder said he is “fine” and urged Spain not to panic after their World Cup draw with Cape Verde. Mikel Merino has said…

All of Arsenal’s World Cup call-ups have now been confirmed, with 16 Gunners set to travel to the tournament this summer.

Arsenal are expected to keep the core of their title-winning squad, but several senior players could still leave this summer.

Arsenal’s entire playing squad have travelled to Budapest for the Champions League final, including the injured Ben White and a couple of youngsters.

Three of Arsenal’s five Spanish internationals have been called up for the World Cup, including recent injury returner Mikel Merino.

Mikel Merino is aiming to make his on-field comeback for Arsenal against Crystal Palace this Sunday, revealing that the Champions League run helped motivate his recovery.

Mikel Arteta has revealed that whilst Mikel Merino is returning to full training, Jurrien Timber is still a little further behind in his recovery.

Mikel Merino has returned to training with Arsenal, but Jurrien Timber remains absent in the build-up to the final game of the Premier League campaign.

Mikel Merino is doing sprint and conditioning work whilst Jurrien Timber hasn’t been ruled out of a return this season, but the news doesn’t look good for Ben White.

Arsenal travel to West Ham with Odegaard and Havertz back, but Arteta has ruled two players out of a crucial Premier League fixture.