Keith Hackett reacted to Mikel Arteta's furious comments regarding Myles Lewis-Skelly's Arsenal red card against Wolves.
There is never a good time to lose a north London derby but for both Mikel Arteta and Ange Postecoglou a defeat on Wednesday would only serve to further rile fanbases whose murmurs of discontent have grown more audible.
Arsenal will be without left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly for three domestic matches unless his red card against Wolves on Saturday is overturned by the FA
Mikel Arteta is hoping to copy the move that almost helped Arsenal to their first Premier League title in two decades last season. The Gunners managed to extend the title race until the final day of the season, but for the second consecutive year were forced to settle for second behind Manchester City.
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Howe made nine changes to the side which beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in midweek as he attempted to rest key men, but saw his understudies fail to impress in a first half during which Cameron Congreve fired the visitors into an eighth-minute lead at St James’ Park.
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.
Altay Bayindir could have done better for Arsenal’s goal – by catching the initial cross or punching it further away from the goal. The Turkey international redeemed himself by denying Martin Odegaard from the penalty spot before coming out on top again in the shootout by preventing Kai Havertz.
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…”
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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’.
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.