10 h. ago Arsenal’s depth can write new story for nearly men after 773 nights on top

Mikel Arteta’s side head to Fulham with belief the title can be won after a string of injuries in previous seasons“It is reassuring to know that if your performances are right, you do not need bad results from somebody else,” Arsène Wenger said after watching Arsenal leapfrog surprise package Leicester to go top of the Premier League a few days after Christmas in 2015. “That is one less stress. Once you are first, you can just focus on your performance.”Arsenal were quickly installed as hot favourites to win the title for the first time since 2004, but things did not work out that way, the team spending just 26 nights at the summit before being overhauled by Claudio Ranieri’s 5,000-1 miracle workers. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Mikel Arteta warned £50m Arsenal star could ask for transfer due to squad role

Arsenal's squad depth could leave some stars considering their futures after the Gunners' summer signings increased competition for places under head coach Mikel Arteta

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2 w. ago Martinelli welcomes competition for places as Arsenal’s squad depth fuels belief

Arsenal substitutes have scored in five consecutive games and a sense of purpose is growing in Arteta’s sideGabriel Martinelli started the sequence when he came off the bench to open the scoring in Arsenal’s 2-0 Champions League win at Athletic Bilbao last month. He continued it when he came on again in their next game to conjure the stoppage-time equaliser against Manchester City in the Premier League. And together with everyone at Arsenal, not least Mikel Arteta, who has not stopped talking about the importance of “finishers”, he can luxuriate in how it has grown.When Bukayo Saka was introduced to score the clinching goal in Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Olympiakos, it was the fifth match in a row that an Arsenal substitute had found the net. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal’s squad depth after resting key trio

Arteta was able to rotate his squad for Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Olympiacos.

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2 w. ago Ødegaard and Gyökeres on centre stage as Arteta’s Arsenal plan takes shape | Barney Ronay

With an enticing run of fixtures coming up and the captain back to his best, an enjoyable autumn seems on the cardsAnd breathe. As Bukayo Saka shot low, hard and ultimately through Kostas Tzolakis in the Olympiakos goal to complete an occasionally uncomfortable 2-0 win, the noise from the home crowd was more a weary, sofa-flopping sigh than a roar of triumph, with the sense, finally, of a midweek putting-to-bed.This was a game Arsenal always looked like they were winning, despite seeming to realise this a little too early in the piece against eager and purposeful opponents. Nobody attracts the stern and unforgiving eye quite like this Arsenal team, for whom squad depth, the unforgivable act of acquiring a potentially title‑winning team, is the latest crime on the rap sheet. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal’s squad depth after resting Rice, Eze and Saka

Arteta was able to rotate his squad for Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Olympiacos.

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3 w. ago Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal showcased depth of squad at Port Vale

Arteta still named a strong team at Vale Park with Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka in attack.

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3 w. ago Three things we learned from Arsenal win as squad depth is highlighted and Eberechi Eze passes audition

Gunners once again demonstrate their strength in depth after Mikel Arteta made nine changes for the Carabao Cup tie

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3 w. ago Arsenal and Liverpool given clear verdict after Jamie Carragher squad depth claim

THE BIG DEBATE: The summer transfer window is closed and the Premier League is five game weeks old, giving Mirror Football writers plenty of time to assess the squad depth of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City

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3 w. ago Set pieces and squad depth: Arsenal aim to maintain edge over Manchester City

Mikel Arteta’s side need to improve their record after Champions League games, starting against his former mentorMikel Arteta seems to relish being a problem solver. Conceding lots of goals from set pieces? Hire a specialist coach who will transform your team into one of the most efficient in the Premier League. Finding it hard to get one over on your former boss after a run of eight straight defeats? Devise a gameplan that restricts their most important players and lead Arsenal to five games unbeaten against Manchester City if you include the Community Shield win in 2023, equalling the longest streak of any manager against Pep Guardiola, alongside Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel.“To beat them we had to lose against them,” Arteta said after the scrappy 1-0 victory at the Emirates in October 2023 that was Arsenal’s first over City in the Premier League since December 2015. “The team showed a real maturity that comes from experiences. Sometimes you need that to become a better team.” C...

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