Mikel Arteta

  • Is This Arsenal’s Year? Breaking Down the Gunners’ Road to Champions League Glory

    After two decades of waiting, Arsenal are back in the Champions League final. Mikel Arteta’s side booked their ticket to Budapest on Tuesday night, grinding out a gritty 1-0 second-leg victory over Atletico Madrid to secure a 2-1 aggregate win. It is the club’s second-ever final in this competition, and they will face either holders…

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  • Kai Havertz’s season-ending injury is a “big blow” to Arsenal and it will test their mettle once again after the club navigated through several injuries this season to sit second in the Premier League, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday. Havertz will undergo surgery on a hamstring injury and the club confirmed his recovery and…

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  • Mikel Arteta said Arsenal are “very short” and hinted that the club must act in the January transfer window following their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners added William Saliba to their lengthy injury list ahead of the game and Arteta bemoaned their lack of depth compared to Liverpool, who beat Brentford courtesy of a double by substitute Darwin Nunez. “They…

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  • Arteta reacts as Arsenal confirms deal for defender

    Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta has described defender Ben White’s long-term new contract with the club as ‘great news’. Arteta said White is a top professional and a key player for the Gunners. Arsenal had on Thursday confirmed that the England star has signed a new long-term deal with the Premier League North London club. Reacting,…

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  • How Arteta’s Arsenal broke Champions League jinx

    Arsenal’s round-of-16 curse in the Champions League is finally broken. Arsenal’s difficult journey to victory required a penalty shootout at the end of a gruelling 120 minutes — in which FC Porto tested the Gunners’ patience in almost every conceivable way — but they’ve reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. As manager, Mikel Arteta inherited a glass ceiling…

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  • Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard has suggested that team spirit is one of the secrets to his side’s success so far this season under their manager Mikel Arteta. Odegaard believes the addition of summer signings, Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Fabio Vieira and the return of William Saliba to the Emirates after his loan spell expired…

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  • Rob Holding was summoned from the bench for the final 20 minutes of Arsenal’s game at Wolves following Gabriel Martinelli’s dismissal, and the defender more than played his part in a match-winning clean sheet. Arsenal came under sustained pressure from the hosts in the closing stages, but Holding repelled everything Wolves threw at Mikel Arteta’s…

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  • Having failed to qualify for Europe last season, Arsenal reached their lowest ebb for a quarter of a century, and it’s been a tough road back for coach Mikel Arteta. However, after a nightmare start to the season with three successive defeats, Arsenal have slowly found form and consistency and there are signs that Arteta…

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  • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has declared that top players still want to sign for his side. The Gunners have reportedly held talks with the representatives of Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans about a move to the Emirates Stadium. According to website Goal, Tielemans’ entourage have spoken to Arsenal at the club’s London Colney training ground regarding a potential…

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