Wenger places his faith in Arshavin

The term 'a bit short up front' could have new meaning for Arsenal in tomorrow's match against champions Manchester United at the Emirates.

The Gunners have a crisis in attack with Eduardo and Robin van Persie unavailable, whilst Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott have just recovered from injury.

Giggs hails Gunners new boy

The Belgian international was a relative unknown when he arrived in the Premier League from Ajax in the summer.
However, Arsene Wenger can usually spot a decent player and the 24-year-old wasted no time in acclimatising to the Premier League and has already confirmed his status as one of the best buys of the season.

Ferguson – Wenger doesn’t really believe Fletcher is dirty!

Ahead of tomorrow’s big clash at the Emirates, the Man Utd coach Alex Ferguson has tried to play down the attack of Arsene Wenger on Darren Fletcher after their last meeting. The Arsenal manager criticised the referee for not penalising Fletcher when he continually fouled his players.

Arshavin playing through the pain barrier

Winger Andrey Arshavin has revealed that he is playing through the pain barrier at the moment, only because he insists on playing to allay the club's injury crisis upfront.

Regular strikers Robin van Persie and Eduardo are out injured whilst Nicklas Bendtner and Theo Walcott have just returned from injury.

Ramsey happy with United move

Aaron Ramsey has revealed that Arsenal's dedication to signing him from Cardiff convinced him to snub Manchester United's overtures.

The Welshman was wanted by both Premier League giants in the summer of 2008, having shot to prominence in a Cardiff side which reached the FA Cup final that year.