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Arsène Wenger believes Arsenal are now strongly positioned to challenge for the Premier League title after having moved into the top four of the table despite what he regards as an extremely difficult opening sequence of fixtures. Arsenal have played a game less than most of their rivals following the Champions League qualifying round against [...]

Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin returns after three games out with injury while Theo Walcott could feature in his first game of the season for the Gunners. But Manuel Almunia is still out with a chest infection so Vito Mannone is likely to deputise in goal again. Roy Hodgson will once again ring the changes after fielding a second-string [...]

ANDREY ARSHAVIN says Arsenal’s new attacking formation is perfect for his style of play. Arsene Wenger has switched his side to a 4-3-3 formation to accommodate the creative talents of Arshavin, Robin van Persie and Eduardo. And the Russian, 28, admits he is relishing his new role in the Gunners’ front line. Arshavin said: “Arsenal have changed their [...]

On Tuesday night Arsenal travel north of the border to Scotland in their crucial Champions League qualifying match to face 42-time Scottish league winners and former European champions Celtic. The Gunners may well fancy their chances after their 6-1 hammering of Everton over the weekend, however, as history shows, many an English side has misjudged [...]

Arsenal are set to begin the new season with no fewer than six members of their first-team squad ruled out by injury after Johan Djourou, Theo Walcott, Abou Diaby and Lukasz Fabianski were added to the Gunners’ casualty list. Amid the gloom, the one piece of good news provided by Arsene Wenger on Thursday afternoon was [...]