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ARSENAL are licking their wounds after a 2-0 defeat to arch rivals Tottenham in the North London derby.
We’ve the very latest on matters in the transfer market, including the latest on Houssem Aouar and Mesut Ozil’s future.
Follow all of the latest Gunners news, gossip and updates below…
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OUT OF POCKET
Garth Crooks has claimed Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg had ‘Willian in his pocket’ during Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Arsenal.
He told BBC Sport: “What has become increasingly obvious is that here is another Mourinho player. Hojbjerg is looking like the real deal in a side that is more interested in being solid than pretty football.
“To be fair, Tottenham’s style of play at home against Arsenal wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be under Mourinho. In fact, Hojbjerg had Willian in his pocket for much of the game. If these performances continue like this, I might get to like Mourinho.”
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ROYAL RETURN
Danielle Carter says she would not wish the injury woes of her final two Arsenal seasons on her “worst enemy”.
And the pacy Reading ace aims to force her way back into England contention when Sarina Wiegman takes over from Phil Neville.
Carter, 27, told TalkSPORT 2: “You definitely wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy. Complete bad luck.
“Both were contact injuries so they could have happened to anybody at any time.
“There was not necessarily anything I could have done differently. It was meant to be and it happened.
“Dealing with that mentally was tough. The second time it happened I knew I was in the last year of my contract at Arsenal.
“It was more difficult to accept knowing that I wasn’t going to be able to play for a new contract.
“That was difficult to take mentally, it had happened. And it was just a case of trying to stay strong as I wasn’t going to give up.”
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WHAT THE HEC
Kevin Campbell slammed Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin for being afraid to tackle.
He told Football Insider: “The debate has been out on Bellerin for a while now. His defensive qualities come into question against the big teams.
“I am yet to see a dominant full-back display from Bellerin. I know he is very good going forward but I do not see him as a defender. He is a converted winger.
“As a full-back, your first job is to defend and let’s not even talk about the foul throws. It is getting ridiculous. He is a professional footballer. It is not on.”
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WIL POWER
Alan Shearer has hailed long-term Arsenal target Wilfried Zaha following Crystal Palace’s win over West Brom.
In his Premier League of the week, the Newcastle icon said: “He was everywhere, forcing an own goal from the right wing, scoring brilliantly from the left and netting another in the middle.”
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WILL I NEVER
Gabriel Martinelli returned from injury coincided with a William Saliba red card as Arsenal U21s fell to a 3-0 defeat to AFC Wimbledon.
Brazil starle Martinelli completed 45 minutes before being taken off against the League One side.
Ryan Longman, Paul Osew and Joe Pigott all bagged to send the Dons through to the last-16 with Arsenal out.
The young Gunners actually finished the game with nine men, with Tim Akinola and Saliba both receiving their marching orders for second yellow cards.
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KOP ON
Kia Joorabchian has hit back at Jamie Carragher after the Sky Sports pundit suggested the super-agent was making the signings at Arsenal.
As quoted by the Mirror, he said: “First and foremost, I understand Jamie’s job was saved by Gary Neville when he had that very bad incident and I understand he wants to protect this brand by making comments that are not correct.
“I’m very surprised because Jamie is one of the people that monopolises Sky Sports commentary. Sky Sports producers pay a lot of money to him – hundreds of thousands, so I can’t understand why he doesn’t check his facts before he speaks.
“The fact is I had nothing to do with the signing of Willian. If Jamie had bothered to check with Mikel [Arteta] or [technical director] Edu, they would have said Mikel presented three different times to convince Willian to be his number one signing at Arsenal. He had an opportunity to stay at Chelsea and to go to two other Premier League clubs. [Inter] Miami made him a very nice offer. Mikel convinced him to stay.
“Furthermore, David Luiz was in the same situation. Mikel spent a lot of time in lockdown to speak to him and persuade him to stay. Gabriel was on the list of at least three other clubs.
“But the main point is – why do Sky pay Jamie Carragher so much money to talk rubbish? Surely he has the contacts through Sky or himself to make a phone call to Edu or even sky to put a question in through the press department. Why make an assumption that is going to create an atmosphere that is very bad throughout the club?”
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WHAT A MES
Micah Richards has expressed his sympathy for Mesut Ozil.
He told 5 Live: “I feel for Ozil a little bit. I feel for the fact that he really thought he was going to get a real chance in this team and then he didn’t.
“Now, he’s sat at home, watching his team not create any chances.
“Now it is like ‘we’re not creating chances and we’ve got one of the best creators sat at home. Surely they’ve got to sort out their differences…
“What would you rather do? Put him in and try to create or just lose anyway?”
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GIFT OF GAB
Gabriel Martinelli made his playing return for Arsenal’s U23s tonight.
The starlet was named in the side to face AFC Wimbledon in Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy second-round match after spending the last six months out injured.
Martinelli was joined in the starting XI by William Saliba and looked back to his sprightly self.
Martinelli had been sidelined since June with a knee injury picked up on the training field.
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GUNNER REGRET IT
Alan Smith believes Mikel Arteta made a mistake with deals for David Luiz and Willian.
He told The Evening Standard: “I was surprised when he re-signed David Luiz, and I was surprised when he brought Willian into the club.
“That’s costing a lot of money in wages, and it would have been nice to have gone for youth…
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