Gunners on target

Former Arsenal midfielder Stuart Robson claims Arsene Wenger has finally rediscovered the magic formula that proved so invincible during the Bergkamp and Henry era of the club.

Arsenal have been in majestic form this season, losing only twice on their way to scoring a record 36 league goals at this stage of the season.

Signs are suggesting Wenger may finally have formed a team capable of ending The Gunners' five-year wait for silverware, and with Chelsea on the horizon Robson warned The Blues to be prepared for a much more direct Arsenal side.

Revenge! Arsenal to poach Barcelona starlet

It is time for Arsenal to get revenge on Barcelona for their incessant tapping up of Cesc Fabregas! Yesterday we had another statement from a Barcelona player (Xavi) saying they couldn’t wait for Cesc to move to the Spanish giants, and today the Sun reports that Arsenal are chasing the “new Messi” from the Barcelona “B” team.

Arsenal to snap up Palace starlet in January – for just £1m!

 Crystal Palace are suffering from big financial problems lately and have come close to being put into administration this season, so their chairman Simon Jordan is willing to let Arsenal have the England U19 star Victor Moses at a cut-price £1m this January.
Today’s Daily Star says that Arsene Wenger tried to buy Moses in the summer, but Jordan was holding out for a massive £5m for the winger, which Wenger refused to pay as he is unprove at Premiership level.

November niggle no issue - Wenger

Arsene Wenger hopes Arsenal will put their traditional November niggle behind them as they look to catch Chelsea at the top of the league.
The second-placed Gunners are five points behind the Blues at the summit with a game in hand and face their London rivals at the end of this month.
But Wenger is acutely aware November has been a frustrating time during his tenure, which began in September 1996.

Wenger states he is no fan of rotation

Arsene Wenger as gone some way to explain his rotation policy and in fact has stated that it is not something that he favours.
Wenger is reknowned for rotating through different competitions but sees the importance of keeping stability when it counts.

“At the moment, I am not tempted to rotate [my centre backs].

Gibbs admits World Cup dream

Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs believes he can win a place in England's World Cup squad.

Gibbs, who has been named in the England Under 21 squad for this weekend's game with Portugal, has been tipped to break into Fabio Capello's squad by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.

Capello has confirmed his admiration for Gibbs and the 20-year-old admits he is working hard to try and win a spot for next summer's World Cup finals by performing well for Arsenal.

I hope all the players come back in one piece! - Wenger

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is a little worried ahead of the international break as it is a rare event for all his players to return to the club uninjured.
He thinks November is not normally good for Arsenal, and this is usually the month when Arsenal suffer the most from injuries. Already he has lost Gael Clichy and Nicolas Bendtner this month.

Draws check City progress

Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook has admitted the Blues have lost their way since their stormy Premier League win over Arsenal in August.

City started the campaign in fine form, winning their opening four games, including that one against the Gunners, and challenging for the Premier League leadership.

However, a run of five successive draws coincided with Emmanuel Adebayor's return from a three-match ban for his attack on Robin van Persie.

Arsenal takeover gets closer by the day

While Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner prepares to go under the knife in Germany for a groin surgery, the Arsenal community is far more concerned about the future of the whole club rather than the 21 year old with a minor injury.
It looks like Stan Kroenke; one of four major shareholders in Arsenal intends to takeover the majority of shares through small unnoticed purchases. Bit by bit, Kroenke has –of late- been regularly accumulating

Robin van Persie, “I have only won two trophies at Arsenal, that’s not enough”

In a complete interview given to the News of the World, Arsenal striker Robin van Persie was speaking about his childhood, important decisions he took as a youngster and also of Arsenal.

On the Gunners, the 26-year old revealed his hunger for trophies as the FA Cup and the Community Shield are simply not enough, and how Arsene Wenger’s side can aim for silverware this season.

Goal drought could kill us - Fabregas

Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is worried about what will happen when the goals dry up as they continue to let them in at the other end.
 Arsenal moved into second spot in the Premier League with a clinical 4-1 win over Wolves on Saturday to take their league tally to 36 goals in 11 games.

Wenger hails free-scoring Gunners

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is thrilled with his side`s attacking play and hailed the manner in which they overcame Wolves.
The Gunners` 4-1 win at Molineux means they have now scored 36 goals in 11 league games.

And Wenger said: "We had so many chances and they had been under pressure for 10 to 15 minutes before the opening goal.

"I felt we controlled the game. Overall we could have scored many more. On every counter-attack we looked dangerous.

Arsene Wenger to quit Arsenal if takeover bid succeeeds!

Here is an interesting story from the News of the World this morning, saying that Arsene Wenger has threatened to quit his beloved Arsenal if the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov wins the battle for control of the club over Stan Kroenke.
They quote An Arsenal insider as saying: “If somehow Usmanov managed to take control then Arsene, who is otherwise utterly loyal to the club, would quit.
“He doesn’t want any owner interfering with the way he is developing the team. He has long been resistant to bringing big money signings in.
“He has a plan and everyone is seeing it come to fruition. That’s not to say along the way he won’t bring in some players but he will only do so on his terms. Arsene has made the board very aware of that and that he couldn’t work with an owner who insists on spending big money on new players.
“As it stands Arsene is happy working with Kroenke on the board because he has shown no interest in interfering. The same can’t be said for Usmanov.”
They then continue this preposterous allegation by saying that Wenger would then immediately move to Real Madrid, and take Cesc Fabregas and others with him!

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy refuses to be downbeat after 4-1 defeat to Arsenal

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy refused to be downhearted after the home defeat to Arsenal.
He said: "Our season won't be judged by games against Arsenal. We have Birmingham coming up and this is the type of game we have to win.
"Hull, West Ham and Portsmouth are the teams in and around us and matches with them will be important.
"We have been ticking along okay but were well beaten in the end. We were outstanding for 30 minutes and took Arsenal on but mistakes have cost us.
"But I know the crowd appreciate the hard work the team put in and the way they tried to play."