Arquivos de Tag: Mikel

Mikel Arteta gives Ezri Konsa injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Hull | Football

Konsa came off in Prague midweek (Picture: Getty) Ezri Konsa has been passed fit for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Hull City this weekend. Konsa has featured in all 14 of Arsenal’s games since his £55million move from Aston Villa in August. The England international started alongside Gabriel Magalhaes in central defence in the Champions […]

Mikel Arteta brands Arsenal stars ‘extremely far from our standards’ in Slavia Prague win | Football

Mikel Arteta was surprised to see his team drop off in the second half (Picture: Press Association) Mikel Arteta was not impressed with his Arsenal team in the second half of their 2-1 win at Slavia Prague on Wednesday, saying they were ‘extremely far from our standards’ after the interval. The Gunners continued their unbeaten […]

Mikel Arteta responds to concerns over ‘exhausted’ Arsenal star after Slavia Prague win | Football

Mikel Arteta defended his decision to play Declan Rice for 90 minutes against Slavia Prague (Shutterstock) Mikel Arteta has played down concerns over Declan Rice’s fitness after Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday night. First-half goals from Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres gave Arsenal a commanding lead but Arsenal […]

Mikel Arteta sends clear message to £60million Chelsea transfer target | Football

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks before tonight’s game against Slavia Prague (Credits: Mike Egerton/Press Association) Mikel Arteta has assured one of his out of favour stars that he remains a key part of his plans. The Gunners have made a superb start to their Premier League title defence, winning eight of their nine games so […]

Micah Richard tells Mikel Arteta to sell Arsenal star: ‘No confidence’ | Football

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards (Picture: The Rest Is Football) Micah Richards thinks Arsenal will have to look to sell Viktor Gyokeres if he is unable to rediscover his goalscoring touch for Mikel Arteta’s side. Gyokeres arrived at the Emirates last summer, and amassed a respectable 22 goals in all competitions over the course […]

‘You can’t do that’ – Jamie Redknapp criticises Mikel Arteta over treatment of Arsenal star | Football

Mikel Arteta’s reaction to Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman was overly ‘aggressive’, says Jamie Redknapp (Picture: The Overlap) Jamie Redknapp has criticised Mikel Arteta’s reaction to Max Dowman’s sending off against Fleetwood Town, claiming the Arsenal manager should simply have ‘said nothing’. Dowman paid the price after losing his composure in the 86th minute of Tuesday’s […]

What did Mikel Arteta say to Max Dowman after Arsenal red card? | Football

Dowman was shown a straight red on Tuesday (Picture: Sports Press Photo/Shutterstock) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed what he told Max Dowman after the teenager was shown a red card in the Gunners’ Carabao Cup defeat to Fleetwood Town. The Premier League champions were beaten on penalties by a side 84 places below them […]

Mikel Arteta reveals triple injury blow after Arsenal’s humiliating Fleetwood defeat | Football

Arteta revealed more problems after the final whistle (Picture: Shutterstock) Arsenal’s Carabao Cup misery has been compounded by a spate of fresh injury problems ahead of the Gunners’ trip to Liverpool this weekend. Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a humiliating fourth round exit against Fleetwood Town on Tuesday night, dumped out of the competition by a […]

John Obi Mikel tells Man Utd to make move for ‘genius’ Premier League manager | Football

Manchester United should have Unai Emery on their managerial shortlist, says John Obi Mikel (Picture: Getty) John Obi Mikel says Manchester United should look to prise ‘tactical genius’ Unai Emery away from Aston Villa if they decide to part ways with Michael Carrick. There had been a sense of optimism amongst the Old Trafford faithful […]

Troy Deeney claims Arsenal star will feel ‘offended’ by Mikel Arteta decision | Football

Former Premier League striker Troy Deeney (Picture: BBC) Troy Deeney believes Viktor Gyokeres has every right to feel ‘offended’ by Mikel Arteta’s decision to start him in Arsenal’s Carabao Cup shock defeat to Fleetwood Town. The Gunners suffered a humiliating fourth-round exit against Fleetwood on Tuesday night, dumped out of the competition on penalties by […]