Arsenal have appointed former midfielder, Mikel Arteta as their manager on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 37-year-old won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with the Gunners and succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November. Arteta has no experience as a manager, though he has worked…
Unai Emery has been offered public backing by the Arsenal hierarchy, but warned results must improve. Emery’s position is under scrutiny after a run of just two wins from their last 10 Premier League games. However, Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham say they have…
Midfielder Granit Xhaka has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taking over, Gunners’ boss Unai Emery has confirmed. Xhaka, 27, was involved in an angry confrontation with home fans during the Gunners’ 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on 27 October. “I had a meeting with him and…
Unai Emery‘s problems mounted as Arsenal blew a two-goal lead amid VAR controversy and captain Granit Xhaka feuded with fans in Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Emery was already under pressure after Arsenal slumped to a shock defeat at Sheffield United on Monday and the Gunners boss has more…
Manchester United host Arsenal on Monday in iconic Premier League rivalry match as both clubs looks to climb up the league table. Although the age-old Premier League rivalry may no longer possess its heavyweight standing, it’s likely to have significant bearing on their prospects of returning to the Champions League…
London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal meet in an all-English Europa League final on Wednesday, 2,500 miles from home at Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The build-up to the final has been marred by the controversy surrounding Uefa’s choice of venue, but it is now time for the football to do the talking…
Arsenal took a significant step towards the Europa League semifinals as Aaron Ramsey inspired a 2-0 win over Napoli in the quarterfinal first leg on Thursday. Unai Emery‘s side seized control of the tie with a dominant first-half performance at the Emirates Stadium. Ramsey opened the scoring with a cool…
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he has “confidence” his side can overturn Rennes’ 3-1 lead at Emirates Stadium in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. Alex Iwobi‘s early cross-shot had put Arsenal in front but they lost control of the game after Sokratis Papastathopoulos‘ dismissal for a…
Arsenal punished struggling Southampton with two first-half goals to move back into the top four of the Premier League. The Gunners led when Alexandre Lacazette reacted quickest to turn in Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s shot, with the Saints’ claims for offside proving futile. And they doubled their lead shortly after when Mkhitaryan…
