Morning all. I had a choice. The Great British Bake Off Final, or Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal. It was a tough decision to make but earplugs in and iPad in hand, Arsenal just edged it. Unlike the actual game of course which Mikel Arteta’s players bossed with consummate ease! The occasion reminded me a […]

Morning all. I thought Mikel Arteta was brave yesterday. Very brave. His starting 11 was so very different to what I expected to see that’s for sure. No Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz or Gabriel Martinelli although all four were on the bench. Instead, in came Jorginho, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard, the latter […]

  Morning all. 250 Premier League fixtures up for Mikel Arteta today which is amazing really in this day and age when managers come and go at the first sign of trouble. Mikel Arteta has been through a lot since taking over from Unai Emery nearly five years ago, the biggest challenge being overhauling the […]

Morning all. Probably not the finest moment in Martin Keown’s Arsenal career but as a fan, I absolutely loved it. That’s passion. I can remember the game as if was yesterday. Van Nistelrooy had got Patrick Vieira sent off and then when the ghastly Dutchman had a chance to win the game from the penalty […]