Paul Merson argues the Premier League should have named an Arsenal star who took them to ‘another level’ as its Player of the Season over Phil Foden of Manchester City. The Citizens star swept a Premier League and FWA double for 2023/24 en route to winning a sixth top-flight title. Foden enjoyed his career-best season at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City beat Arsenal to the crown. He offered 19 goals and eight assists from 35 appearances. Foden registering 27 goals and 11 assists over 52 outings across all competitions further saw the 23-year-old win the Football Writers’ Association’s Footbal...
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Broadcaster Richard Keys has now claimed that Arsenal missed out on winning the Premier League title for one reason this season. Arsenal came agonisingly close to winning their first Premier League title in twenty years this season. As the Gunners boast a marginally superior goal difference to Manchester City, just two additional points would have been enough to see them crowned champions. Had one draw been converted into a win earlier in the campaign, the North London club would reign supreme now. Mikel Arteta may well look at his side’s 0-0 draw with the Cityzens themselves at the end of Mar...
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Garth Crooks believes the ‘trolls’ who ‘wrote off’ an Arsenal star now look ‘foolish’ as he has proved any doubters wrong to emerge as a leading figure at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners enjoyed by large a successful season but fell narrowly short in their quest to lift a title. Mikel Arteta saw Arsenal miss out on lifting their first Premier League title in 20 years by just two points. He also led the north Londoners to the Champions League quarter-finals. A 3-2 loss on aggregate to Bayern Munich saw Arsenal bow out of Europe after reaching the last eight of the UEFA competition for the first t...
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Mikel Arteta reportedly drew up a transfer shortlist in case one Arsenal star left for Saudi Arabia last year. The Middle Eastern state last summer took to football in a big way, luring the likes of Karim Benzema, Neymar and N’Golo Kante to Saudi Arabia with eye-watering contracts in a bid to grow the sport in the country. With this summer expected to see Saudi Arabia again flex their financial muscle, Arsenal players have not been exempt from interest, with Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus just two names who have been linked with moves to the Saudi Pro League in recent days. And one Arsenal st...
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BBC Sport pundit Garth Crooks has claimed one Arsenal star has put his Premier League counterparts ‘to shame’ this season. The Gunners have enjoyed one of their best years in Premier League history with Arsenal securing their most wins ever in a 38-game league season as David Raya scooped up the Golden Glove award. The likes of Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka have been the best-performing players in the Premier League this season, and Mikel Arteta has again managed to take this young Arsenal squad to another level after last year’s success. And Crooks has been impressed with one Arsenal player in ...
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Arsenal will look to sign a new left-back this summer as Mikel Arteta is keen to bolster his options in that part of the pitch. Arsenal are not currently short of left-back options. Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, and Jakub Kiwior are all capable of playing the position. However, Tomiyasu’s injury record means that he cannot be relied upon to be fit and available when needed, Zinchenko is considered a defensive liability, whilst Kiwior is better-suited to playing at centre-back. Meanwhile, it is yet to be seen where Timber features in Mikel Arteta’s tactical plans, as t...
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Former Wimbledon midfielder Robbie Earle has now revealed what Declan Rice told NBC Sports pundits after Arsenal beat Everton. Declan Rice remains optimistic about the club’s future prospects despite the fact that Arsenal missed out on the Premier League title on Sunday. The Gunners did their job as they beat the Toffees 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. However, Manchester City were still able to retain their Premier League crown as they overcame West Ham United. Arsenal players were clearly despondent after the final whistle. Aaron Ramsdale was seen consoling Bukayo Saka on the pitch. However, Mi...
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Fabrizio Romano has shared what Mikel Arteta and Arsenal really think about rumoured summer target Jorrel Hato. The Ajax wonderkid has emerged as one of the breakout talents in Europe this season, with Arsenal one of the leading clubs chasing Hato as the Gunners continue to weigh up a summer move for the teenage defender. With a young centre-back on the agenda for Arsenal, Hato ticks a lot of boxes for what the Gunners are looking for in a defensive summer, with the Dutch youngster also a left-footed player. And Arteta’s stance on Arsenal signing Hato has now been detailed. Arsenal and Arteta ...
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Mikel Arteta called upon three Arsenal outsiders to step up behind the scenes during a crucial period in the season. Mikel Arteta has generally been very reliant upon a trusted core of Arsenal players this season. The Spanish coach has not regularly rotated his preferred starting XI this season, especially when not forced to by suspensions or injuries. For instance, William Saliba made Arsenal history on Sunday as he became the first outfield player to play every minute of a Premier League season for the club. On top of that, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Declan R...
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Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer are both in agreement over a controversial VAR decision in Arsenal’s 2-1 Premier League win against Everton. The Gunners secured victory on the last day of the season with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kai Havertz finding the back of the net as Manchester City ultimately won the Premier League title with a win against West Ham. Yet there was controversy in the game regarding Arsenal’s second goal, with Gabriel Jesus seemingly handling the ball in the build-up as referee Michael Oliver was called over to the monitor to review the goal, yet Havertz’s close-range strike stoo...
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