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Micah Richards believes “Newcastle have ripped the heart out of Burnley” by signing Chris Wood from the Clarets. The New Zealand striker joined the north east club after they activated a £25million release clause in his contract – to the impotent fury of Burnley. “This is a very exciting opportunity for me and I’m delighted…

Date published: Friday 14th January 2022 9:15 – Jason Soutar Gary Neville has urged the Premier League to reject Arsenal’s request to postpone Sunday’s north London derby against Tottenham. The Gunners have asked for their crucial match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to be called off due to numerous first-team absentees. Mikel Arteta is missing…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed Gabon’s Africa Cup of Nations clash against Ghana due to ‘heart lesions’ following a bout with Covid-19. The Arsenal forward tested positive for the virus shortly after arriving in Cameroon for the tournament. He had recently returned to training and was expected to feature against Ghana on Friday after missing Gabon’s opening…

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is ‘in talks’ with the French club over a new contract, according to reports. The France international has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid when his current deal expires at the end of the season. Los Blancos made an astronomical €220million bid to sign the 23-year-old last summer,…

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Ben White produced a Man of the Match performance as Arsenal secured a hard-fought draw against Liverpool in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final. Eyebrows were raised when the Gunners paid Brighton £50million for White last summer, but he’s already starting to justify that price tag. The England international has helped shore up…

Date published: Thursday 13th January 2022 10:43 – Lewis Oldham Jurgen Klopp has admitted that his Liverpool side were “not good enough” against Arsenal as their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg finished goalless. The delayed Carabao Cup semi-final first leg took place at Anfield on Thursday. Liverpool were without the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio…

Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal players as they showed “fight” to hang on to draw versus Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Arteta would have been keen to get a response from his side against Liverpool. This was their first game since Nottm Forest knocked them out of the FA Cup.…

While the usual critics still see “a softness” about Arsenal, they proved their edge in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at Liverpool. “There is a softness,” said Roy Keane, scoffing at the mere suggestion that Arsenal might actually be quite good. An improved performance against Manchester City did nothing to weaken his contrarian stance.…

Arthur Melo is rumoured to be on his way to the Emirates to join Arsenal on loan for the rest of the 2021-22 season. The Brazilian midfielder has found himself short of game time at Juventus and is seen as a quality solution to Arsenal’s short numbers in midfield. The 25-year-old, who previously played for…