Mikel Arteta Comes Up With Bizarre Excuse For Carabao Cup Loss | First Sports With Rupha Ramani Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has come up with a bizarre excuse after his side's Carabao Cup semifinal leg 1 loss V Newcastle.

Gary Lineker aimed a small jab at Mikel Arteta when he said on the BBC’s Match of the Day during the clash against Manchester United: “I’ve got more bad news for Arsenal fans, you know obviously Arteta complained in midweek about the match ball. There’s another different brand today, not Premier League…”

Arsenal 's manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that the club is "actively looking" to sign a new striker in the ongoing January transfer window. The decision comes after the team lost key players Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus to long-term injuries.

Discover how, where, when and who scored the first 500 goals of Mikel Arteta's tenure, and how his feat ranks in our history

Sergio Aguero has dismissed the suggestion Mikel Arteta should be under pressure at Arsenal and backed the Gunners to win the Premier League ‘sooner rather than later’.

Arsenal lost in both the EFL Cup and FA Cup – the latter on penalties to Manchester United – but bounced back on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over fierce rivals Spurs

Arsenal fans have reacted to the transfer situation at the Emirates after Mikel Arteta's update in his press conference before Aston Villa.

News of Saliba potentially missing a mammoth fixture against Man City is of course not good news, but the Frenchman seems to have escaped with the most mild grade of hamstring injury - a more severe issue could have rendered him unavailable for a few months.

Dinamo Zagreb travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in the Champions League. Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb best bets Arsenal to win to nil – 4/6 with bet365 Arsenal to score over 2.5

The Ambani family's desire to buy 49 per cent of the London Spirit in the Hundred auction in a deal set to top £100m has scared off rivals.

All the latest football news, reaction to Wednesday's Premier League matches and build-up to Thursday's action.

Mikel Arteta made a real error when he overlooked Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior in favour of Thomas Partey against Aston Villa.