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ARSENAL were beaten 2-1 by Wolves at the Emirates as Mikel Arteta’s Gunners lost at home yet again.
We’ve the very latest on matters in the transfer market, including the possibility of a January swoop for former Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen.
Follow all of the latest Gunners news, gossip and updates below…
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SHEAR DISBELIEF
Alan Shearer has stated that action must be taken immediately to review concussion protocols after David Luiz returned to the pitch following his collision with Raul Jimenez.
He said: “If David Luiz has passed all the protocols like Arsenal say he has, how on earth is he allowed back on to the pitch with a wound that is dripping down his face?
“We’re talking about players’ welfare here. Football’s protocols allow someone who has a cut that is seeping through a bandage that has just been put on to carry on playing and then he has to go off again 20 minutes later because he can’t head a ball.
“Cricket does it, the NFL does it, both codes of rugby do it – they all have better protocols. We’re talking about life and death and players’ careers ending.
“They’re on about trialling concussion substitutes. What is there to trial? It’s been going on for years. It’s not acceptable.
“We’ve been having meeting after meeting after meeting. Why do they need to trial anything? Just do it. Do it now. If things needs changing after that, change it.
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KLOPP OF THE POPS
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has stated he is in favour of concussion substitutions following Raul Jimenez’s clash with David Luiz.
Asked if he would be in favour of concussion subs, he said: “At that moment I didn’t think about a rule change, I was just sitting there for 10 minutes hoping that they would both get up without any issues, but that didn’t happen.
“I hope Raul Jimenez is as good as possible now, I heard he had surgery. I wish him and David Luiz all the best.
“I know we have concussion protocols and I’m pretty sure Arsenal did that. I’m not sure any rule would help in that moment because the player can play on.
“But, yes, it makes sense that we can do things like this, of course.”
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GUNNERS SEARCH
Massimiliano Allegri has been installed as favourite to be appointed the next manager of Arsenal.
That’s according to bookmakers Betfair, who’ve priced the Italian tactician at 17/10 to replace under-pressure Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium.
However, Allegri is closely pursued by Paris Saint-Germain’s Thomas Tuchel at 10/3 with Gunners legend Patrick Vieira third in the market at 5/1.
Another Arsenal icon in Thierry Henry can be backed at 6/1 to swap MLS outfit Montreal Impact for north London.
There’s a small jump in price to Gian Piero Gasperini, who has done wonders with Atalanta since taking the reins in June 2016. He’s 9/1.
Brendan Rodgers (10/1), Freddie Ljungberg (11/1), Roberto Martinez (14/1) and Mauricio Pochettino (18/1) are all double-figure prices to succeed Arteta.
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TAKING THE MIK
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta’s odds to be sacked have been slashed by the bookies.
The Gunners lost 2-1 to Wolves yesterday and sit 14th in the Premier League.
The Spaniard’s job looked safe as houses at last week, priced at 50/1 to be the next top-flight manager to lose his position.
But Sunday evening’s 2-1 home defeat to Wolves have prompted bookmakers Betfair to slash his price to just 10/1.
Arteta has overseen Arsenal’s worst start to a season since 1981.
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PEP TALK
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has wished David Luiz and Raul Jimenez well after their sickening clash of heads.
He said: “Hopefully Jimenez and Luiz are well, I heard he had an op, hopefully it will be well.
“Of course you have to be careful with the head.
“I don’t know the protocols, some say you have to be immediately out and others say no. It should be clear.
“In the head it’s always so, so dangerous but hopefully it’s going well (for Jiminez).”
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FA CUP DRAW
Arsenal have been drawn at home against Newcastle in the FA Cup third round draw.
The game will be played on the weekend of 9 and 10 January 2021.
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STITCHED UP
David Luiz required seven stitches after his sickening clash of heads with Raul Jimenez but Arsenal insist he was not concussed.
The Gunners are adamant they followed all protocols and guidelines were correctly followed.
Club doctor Gary O’Driscoll, a leading sport’s consultant on concussion who worked with the British and Irish Lions, made the call after Luiz answered all questions correctly.
He showed no signs of concussion and Luiz passed every part of the protocol.
Luiz was re-stitched at half-time before heading home and he was visited by a club doctor on Monday morning to check his welfare.
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MASON CONTINUED
“It’s pretty clear that five minutes on the side of the pitch while there is pressure to get the game restarted is not enough to see if someone is concussed or not.
“This current protocol we have in place isn’t okay and it’s dangerous.
“I’m all for bringing concussion subs in, I think that’s a good idea, to go off into a quiet room and test a player thoroughly and properly.
“The thought of someone playing on with concussion and heading balls in an incorrect way, the damage that could potentially do long-term is not a nice thought.
“I’m very sensitive and I’m quite passionate about this subject, and I’ve spoken to many people about it over the last three years, but nothing had happened, nothing has changed.
“I hope this incident makes people realise, because you can’t keep having the same perception when people’s immediate and long-term health is in danger.”
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HEAD CASE
Ryan Mason was ‘shocked’ to see Arsenal’s David Luiz continue after a sickening clash of heads with Wolves’ Raul Jimenez on Sunday afternoon, and has insisted that protocols must be changed.
The 29-year-old, who was forced to retire in 2018 after suffering a horrific collision of his own, told talkSPORT: “I was quite upset to see something like that happen on a football pitch again, it’s very concerning.
“It’s a real shame my incident didn’t change the perception; what is it really going to take for…
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