Arsenal defender Sokratis Papa has explained how elated he is to have joined the club even if he misses his former German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund. Sokratis arrived at the North London outfit in the last summer transfer window and he is gradually becoming the heart of the defence with his improved performance of recent. So far, he has had 19 league games to himself this season. Speaking ahead of the Europa League tie against Rennes later in the week, the Greek defender who could not stop Tottenham from picking a point at Wembley in the North London derby said he happy with his progress. How Batshuayi Could Be The Striker Solution At Palace According to him, it is usually difficult for a player who is familiar with the German Bundesliga to … [Read more...]
Expected Arsenal starting XI against Liverpool
North London side Arsenal will yet face a major test when they travel to the Anfield to clash against Liverpool in the Premier League tie. The Reds are already favourites to win the game but there are suggestions that the Gunners boss Unai Emery will seek to prove a point in the game by either stealing a win or securing a point at least at the end of the game. Emery has however admitted the supremacy of the Reds team as he claimed they have got a good team that can repeat the 2003/04 unbeaten run by the Gunners team under former manager Arsene Wenger. German international transfer hint dropped after Emery’s decision However, one will expect the Spanish boss to field a strong team against the league Champions with Bernd Leno putting on the … [Read more...]
Carabao Cup: expected Arsenal starting XI against Tottenham
Another North London derby is expected to go down at the Emirates Stadium later on Wednesday with a score to be settled between Arsenal and Tottenham in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup. Both sides clashed in the Premier League about two and half weeks ago with the Gunners dominating in the 4-2 thriller to pick all three points. One significant similarity between both sides is that the managers Unai Emery and Mauricio Pochettino are both after their first title as the club managers with the Gunners boss just arriving this season. However, the Gunners are expected to field a mixed team as they also have their eyes on the Premier League and will seek to balance the team knowing that there are injury worries. He could just be Arsenal’s first January … [Read more...]
Who will replace Granit Xhaka against United? Expected Arsenal starting XI
Arsenal will hope to stretch their unbeaten run when they meet Manchester United at the Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. The North London side are tipped to be favourites in the highly anticipated encounter knowing that Manchester United have been struggling with inconsistent performance and failing to win their last game. However, the Gunners will have new faces in their starting line-up knowing that Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka will be replaced in the encounter after seeing his 5th yellow card. Also, Gunners midfielder Mesut ozil who was missing in the big win against Tottenham as a result of a knock could return to the starting even team. Unai Emery turns attention to another Liverpool star Therefore Bernd Leno has been picked as the first … [Read more...]
Arsenal possible line-up against Tottenham
The North London derby is being argued as the biggest derby in the English Premier League having had a history of on and off field drama over the years. This will again resume when Tottenham travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on Saturday for the League game. Both sides have been in good form with Arsenal yet to be beaten in their last 17 games while Tottenham were able to defeat West London rivals Chelsea in the EPL game last week. However, the Gunners boss Unai Emery will be having a taste of the derby for the first time and he is expected to take it more seriously by showcasing his strongest squad. There is no doubt that Bernd Leno will be standing in between the sticks having beaten the competition from former Chelsea star Petr Cech to … [Read more...]
Arsenal set to lose one of brightest youngsters
North London side Arsenal are on the verge of losing youngster Julio Pleguezuelo after he revealed he has offers from Spanish clubs. Pleguezeulo is one of the talents captured in 2013 by the North London club from Barcelona before he was asked to return back to the La Liga for two years loan spell under Arsene Wenger. The defender recently received his first-team debut under Unai Emery earlier this season during the Carabao Cup clash with Blackpool and he was praised to be a talent that will be on a bigger stage in coming years but that might no longer happen with Pleguezeulo hinting that he could move for a regular and first team football which is not certain at the moment in the North London team. United star emerge as a shock target for Arsenal, … [Read more...]