Southampton coach Mauricio Pochettino has backed goalkeeper Artur Boruc following his sensational error against Arsenal on Saturday. The Poland international, whoalso conceded a bizarre own goal against Stoke City earlier this season, tried to dribble clear of Olivier Giroud a few times but was ultimately dispossessed as the striker tapped theball into the empty net […]
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Wenger Praises Southampton Ahead of Crucial Clash
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger thinks Southampton should be considered a contender for a top-four finish after the club’s surprising start to the season. MauricioPochettino’s men, currently third in the English Premier League table, travel to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday with the league’s best defensive record. When asked aboutSouthampton’s chances of a top-four finish, the […]
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Draxler Admits Gunners Interest
Schalke playmaker Julian Draxler, one of Europe’s hottest young prospects, has admitted he is “very interested” in a future transfer to Arsenal, although the20-year-old says he is not interested in joining the North London club in January because that might jeopardize his chances with the German national team. While Manchester United and Chelsea are knownto […]
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Arsenal-Napoli Game Could be Played Behind Closed Doors
Arsenal and Napoli will learn by the end of day Friday whether their potentially decisive UEFA Champions League Group F match in Naples will be played behind closed doors due to crowd troubleduring Napoli’s home win against Marseille two weeks ago. The Stadio San Paolo club is worried that UEFA aims to make an example […]
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Bendtner Draws Gunner Fans' Ire
In a Q&A on Twitter last week, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger noted that there are two main jokers in his squad: goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and strikerNiklas Bendtner. And while Szczesny recently gave fans a reason to rejoice by pledging his future to the Gunners, Bendtner over the weekend announced in a bizarre interview with aDanish […]
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Arsenal Eyes Striker in January
Arsenal is monitoring Karim Benzema, Edin Dzeko and Javier Hernandez, the Daily Telegraph reports, as North London club aims to add another striker to itsroster during the January transfer window in order to provide adequate competition for Olivier Giroud. The France international has started every Premier League and UEFA ChampionsLeague game for the Gunners so […]
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Arsenal Fan Loses House in Old Trafford Bet
An Arsenal fan in Uganda lost his house after betting that the Gunners would beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Henry Dhabasani, who has three wives and fivechildren, bet his house with friend Rashid Yiga that Arsenal would beat the Premier League champion. In return, Yiga bet one of his wives and his […]
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Moyes: No One Will Run Away with EPL Title
Manchester United moved up to fifth place in the English Premier League standings thanks to a gritty 1-0 win at home to league leader Arsenal on Sunday. It was a vital three points for the RedDevils, as a loss would have left last year’s EPL champion with an 11-point deficit against one of its greatest […]
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Rooney: United in a 'Great Position' with Arsenal Win
Wayne Rooney is confident that a win for Manchester United against Arsenal on Sunday would shake up the Premier League title race and increase United’s chances of retainingits trophy. “I think at the minute there’s 28 games to go, anything can happen, one result can turn the league on its head,” Rooney told Sky Sports […]
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Klopp likes Arsenal's chances, sort of
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Matchday 4] Arsenal gained revenge for its loss at home two weeks ago with a 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund that extended its winning streakon the road to 15 games in all competitions and dropped last season’s runner-up into third place their Champions League group with two games to play. Dortmund was […]