Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva were the midfield pair that pushed Arsenal to the Invincibles season of 2003-04. The pair were like Beauty and The Beast for the Gunners as they went a whole season unbeaten, a feat never matched in English football since Preston North End did it in 1888-89. It is therefore a […]
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The only way for Arsenal to justify their embarrassing performance in Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Ostersunds FK, was to deliver a competitive display in Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final. Instead, strikes from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva saw opponents Manchester City win that game 3-0. The encounter, which became one-sided in the second half, […]
The League Cup Final holds this Sunday at Wembley with two clubs looking to get the better of the other. Manchester City and Arsenal face off in a repeat of last season’s FA Cup semi-final, but this time a trophy is the reward for victory. City are favourites for this clash, but Arsenal have a fantastic record […]
Ainsley Maitland-Niles showed his quality last month. Having plied his trade on loan a couple of seasons ago at Ipswich, where he learnt the ropes of the professional game under wily campaigner Mick McCarthy, the 20-year-old is now seeing the fruits of his labour. The utility man was exceptional in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea, […]
It was telling that after scoring a hat-trick against Everton last weekend, Aaron Ramsey was substituted for Jack Wilshere. The two men have started just one Premier League game together since May 2015 and there are question marks about whether Arsene Wenger believes they can be effective whilst on the pitch at the same time. […]