Per backs team to learn and respond against Manchester United
Arsenal must get over Tuesday’s Champions League disappointment quickly with a huge Premier League game on the horizon. Arsène Wenger’s side are bottom of Group…
Per Mertesacker Archives: 09/2015
Mertesacker: We have no chance without discipline
After a second consecutive defeat, Arsenal are on the brink of heading out of the Champions League. The Gunners followed up the 2-1 loss to…
Per: Spurs win helped boost our confidence ahead of Leicester
Per Mertesacker has claimed that Arsenal’s midweek win over Tottenham helped lift their confidence ahead of the game at the King Power Stadium on Saturday…
Predicted XI: Experience over youth v Tottenham
It didn’t pay off in Zagreb last week, but expect Arsène Wenger to rotate his squad again when Arsenal visit White Hart Lane on Wednesday.…
Suspended Gabriel could face Spurs on Wednesday
Arsenal defender Gabriel was sent off on Saturday, and is expected to miss Wednesday night’s trip to White Hart Lane as a result. The red…
Team news: Coquelin out, Per back v Spurs
As ever, Arsenal will be making changes for the third round of the League Cup. With a squad full of experienced players we will see…
Mertesacker: My health will determine my future
Per Mertesacker could return from illness to face Tottenham in the kids cup this week. After spending 18 days in bed with a chest infection,…
Mertesacker admits team-mates didn’t help Gabriel enough
Per Mertesacker wasn’t at Saturday’s game against Chelsea, but had some strong words for the referee speaking on German TV. The Arsenal vice-captain appeared on…
Mertesacker on Chelsea fans and Diego Costa
Asked on German TV whether or not English fans showed a resilience against diving and cheating in the game, Per Mertesacker had some scathing words…
Mertesacker: Wenger wants to make us stronger
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has backed Arsène Wenger despite the club’s lack of spending over the course of the summer. Petr Čech was the only…
Per: Koscielny is jealous of me
In Germany there seems to be some sort of fascination about the song Arsenal fans sing for Per Mertesacker. Our “Big F***ing German” was a…
Video: Per introduced as BFG on German TV
Per Mertesacker was on ZDF on Saturday night as he was interviewed on Germany’s version of Match of the Day. The Arsenal defender wasn’t in the…
Gabriel the key to success against Chelsea?
Per Mertesacker is close to fitness again, but should he return straight into the Arsenal side? Our German beanpole offers height and anticipation, and of…
Wenger: Per is always committed
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could return to the side for Saturday’s Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge, and Arsène Wenger has been praising his vice-captain…
Team news: Mertesacker could return
Following Wednesday night’s disappointment in Zagreb, a number of players are set to return to the starting eleven at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Defender Per…
Cech: Now I know how special Arsenal stars are
As Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Čech is used to playing against Arsenal. The Czech international has lined up against his current team-mates a number of times,…
Team news: Bellerín and Ramsey out of Champions League game
Speaking to the media in Croatia, Arsène Wenger has confirmed that Héctor Bellerín and Aaron Ramsey haven’t travelled for the game against Dinamo Zagreb. Arsenal…
Mertesacker’s good week, bad week
Per Mertesacker has certainly had an eventful couple of weeks. Bed-ridden for 18 days with a viral chest infection, the Arsenal vice-captain was involved in…
Mertesacker fine after car accident
Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker has been involved in a minor car accident, but has not suffered any injuries from the incident on the M1 during…
Mertesacker to make German TV appearance on Saturday
Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker will be on German television on Saturday night, just hours after the Premier League game against Chelsea. It is almost a…