Jose Mourinho's United will host City at Old Trafford
for the second time this season.
Pep Guardiola's side won the first encounter of the
campaign 2-1 earier this month and Mourinho's
men will be desperate for revenge.
Other eye-catching ties include West Ham hosting
Chelsea at the London Stadium, and Tottenham
travelling to last year's runners-up Liverpool.
Arsenal host Jaap Stam's Reading at the Emirates,
while there is an all-Premier League tie at St
Mary's with Sunderland off to Southampton.
The games will be played in the week commencing
October 24.
THE DRAW IN FULL
West Ham v Chelsea
Manchester United v Manchester City
Arsenal v Reading
Liverpool v Tottenham
Bristol City v Hull
Leeds v Norwich
Newcastle v Preston
Southampton v Sunderland
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
Not just Mustafi and Perez: Arsenal to announce another signing before deadline day
Paraguayan TV network Telefuturo
journalist Ruben Dario Da Rosa says
midfielder Miguel Almirion is very close
to joining Arsenal before deadline day.
Tutto Mercato Web also confirmed that the
Gunners are interested in the 22-year-old as
they revealed on Monday that they have opened
talks with Club Atletico Lanus to secure the
services of the youngster.
Da Rosa has also revealed on Twitter that the
North Londoners are ready to pay €9.4million for
the player.
If the transfer goes through, he would become
the third player to move to the Emirates in the
last two days of the summer transfer window.
Striker Lucas Perez was officially unveiled this
afternoon with the unveiling of defender Shkodran
Mustafi to follow.
journalist Ruben Dario Da Rosa says
midfielder Miguel Almirion is very close
to joining Arsenal before deadline day.
Tutto Mercato Web also confirmed that the
Gunners are interested in the 22-year-old as
they revealed on Monday that they have opened
talks with Club Atletico Lanus to secure the
services of the youngster.
Da Rosa has also revealed on Twitter that the
North Londoners are ready to pay €9.4million for
the player.
If the transfer goes through, he would become
the third player to move to the Emirates in the
last two days of the summer transfer window.
Striker Lucas Perez was officially unveiled this
afternoon with the unveiling of defender Shkodran
Mustafi to follow.
Sunday, 28 August 2016
Chelsea tells Fabregas to find new club
Cesc Fabregas has been told by Chelsea that he is
free to find a new club, according to a report.
The latest report from the Sun claims that the 29-
year-old midfielder has been “brutally” informed
by manager Antonio Conte that he has no future at
Stamford Bridge.
It is believed that Conte held talks with Fabregas to
let him know that “his days at Stamford Bridge are
numbered”.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder was a
noticeable absentee in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over
Burnley on Saturday, with reports in Spain claiming
Conte will try and force him out in the final few
days of this summer’s transfer window.
Fabregas has made just one substitute
appearance in 12 minutes this season for the west
Londoners, who have won all three of their Premier
League games.
He has slipped down the pecking order following
the £30million signing of N’Golo Kante, who has
established himself in central midfield alongside
Nemanja Matic.
Juventus are among the clubs who have been
linked with a move for Fabregas following the
landmark sale of Paul Pogba this summer.
Juventus have already brought in Miralem Pjanic
from Serie A title rivals Roma this summer, but are
still looking to add one or two quality additions in
the middle of the park.
Fabregas has spent the last two years at Chelsea
after a £30million move from Barcelona and was a
key figure in the team’s title success in 2014-15.
Before his second spell of three years at boyhood
club Barca, the 29-year-old spent eight seasons at
Arsenal and captained the team for three years
before a £30million transfer to Camp Nou in 2011.
The playmaker is under contract at Chelsea until
the summer of 2019.
free to find a new club, according to a report.
The latest report from the Sun claims that the 29-
year-old midfielder has been “brutally” informed
by manager Antonio Conte that he has no future at
Stamford Bridge.
It is believed that Conte held talks with Fabregas to
let him know that “his days at Stamford Bridge are
numbered”.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder was a
noticeable absentee in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over
Burnley on Saturday, with reports in Spain claiming
Conte will try and force him out in the final few
days of this summer’s transfer window.
Fabregas has made just one substitute
appearance in 12 minutes this season for the west
Londoners, who have won all three of their Premier
League games.
He has slipped down the pecking order following
the £30million signing of N’Golo Kante, who has
established himself in central midfield alongside
Nemanja Matic.
Juventus are among the clubs who have been
linked with a move for Fabregas following the
landmark sale of Paul Pogba this summer.
Juventus have already brought in Miralem Pjanic
from Serie A title rivals Roma this summer, but are
still looking to add one or two quality additions in
the middle of the park.
Fabregas has spent the last two years at Chelsea
after a £30million move from Barcelona and was a
key figure in the team’s title success in 2014-15.
Before his second spell of three years at boyhood
club Barca, the 29-year-old spent eight seasons at
Arsenal and captained the team for three years
before a £30million transfer to Camp Nou in 2011.
The playmaker is under contract at Chelsea until
the summer of 2019.
Wenger to have selection problem...Arsenal fan say
Now, since we are mostly done with our
transfer business, it’s time to start
speculating about what will be our
strongest possible lineup for the next
season.
I am sure even Arsene Wenger is not
sure about his strongest XI at the
moment, and it is going change on a
number of occasions during the season.
But, since it’s international break upon us
and we don’t have anything better to do
for next two weeks, so we are going to
speculate about the strongest possible
lineup for us.
Now, keep in mind that the following line-
up doesn’t take injuries into account.
Goalkeeper:
Well, this one takes no guessing. Petr
Cech is our number one goalkeeper and
until and unless he turns into Manuel
Almunia overnight, he is going to keep his
position for foreseeable future.
Defence:
Our full-back spots are also pretty much
nailed down at the moment. Hector
Bellerin is our undisputed number one
right-back by a long distance while
Nacho Monreal is currently comfortably
ahead of Kieran Gibbs in the pecking
order.
Now, there is a decision to be made by
Wenger when it comes to centre-back
partnership.
Laurent Koscielny is one of the first
names on the team-sheet, but who will
partner him when all of our defensive
players are fit? I think by the time Gabriel
and Per Mertesacker will return to
fitness, new signing Shkodran Mustafi
would have cemented his position in the
starting eleven.
Midfield:
Central Midfield is going to be the
trickiest area for us this season as we
have a huge pool of players to pick from
for these positions.
Granit Xhaka has already displayed what
he can offer us in the position. He was
quite impressive for us in the game
against Watford, and I think he will be a
regular starter for this season. But who
will partner him in midfield?
We have loads of options in Aaron
Ramsey, Jack Wilshere, Santi Cazorla,
Francis Coquelin and Mohamed Elneny.
I suspect Wenger will try to recreate
Ramsey-Arteta pivot of the 2013-14
season by playing Xhaka and Ramsey
together this season.
Playing alongside Arteta brought out the
best in Ramsey that season, and I think
that Wenger believes Xhaka can have the
same impact on the Welshman this
season.
It’s not even worth discussing the
number ten position as we one of the best
players in the world for that position. I
intend to finish this article without naming
the best player in our team.
Attack:
For now, Olivier Giroud is the best option
to lead our attacking lines. Alexis
Sanchez will return to his position on the
left once the Frenchman makes his
return to the squad.
It’s a sad state of affairs that I am going
to name Theo Walcott for the position on
the right despite his indifferent form for
us last season. It’s really frustrating to
see that despite Walcott’s disastrous
form, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn’t
been able to take advantage of the
situation and make the position his own.
It has been sort of competition between
Chamberlain and Walcott to see who can
be more inconsistent with their
performances and at the moment it
seems that Chamberlain is winning the
competition.
Lucas Perez is the one to look out for this
season. I think he will get to play in the
striker position as well as on the wings
for us.
I won’t be surprised if he manages to
push either of Giroud or Walcott out of the
starting eleven by December.
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Thursday, 25 August 2016
Arsenal finally agree deal to sign Spanish attacker
Remarkably, and in complete and utter Gunners
fashion the man we’ll be welcoming to the Emirates
is someone you might not have heard of until 24
hours ago.
But in the quickest turnaround of a transfer we’ve
seen for a while, Lucas Perez will join the North
London side after Arsene Wenger agreed a
£17.1million deal for the 27-year-old.
The news has been confirmed by the oracle of
Arsenal news, David Ornstein, who went on to state
a £35million deal for Shkodran Mustafi is also
entering its final stages.
Arsenal have beaten Everton to signing of Deportivo
La Coruna striker Lucas Perez. Deal agreed, #AFC
meeting €20m release clause, 17.1m #EFC
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 25,
2016
As well as the above, Deportivo have recently
announced that their star striker has been removed
from their squad list for the upcoming tie with Real
Betis.
Perez, who goes by the name of Lucas, will become
Arsenal’s new number nine and is expected to be
officially announced at some stage on Friday ahead
of Arsenal’s trip to Watford this weekend.
It’s a deal that many will see as a panic buy, but
Wenger had to act quickly in this case after
hijacking the deal from fellow Premier League side,
Everton.
Ronald Koeman’s side looked to have the transfer in
concrete until talks stalled, leaving the path open for
Wenger to convince the Spanish international to
switch to North London instead.
Embed from Getty Images
Champions League football was too good an offer
for Perez to turn down, and after contact was made
the striker made up his mind within a heartbeat.
Perez managed to bag 17 goals in La Liga last
season, whilst picking up 8 assists along the way to
leave him as one positive from an underwhelming
season with Deportivo, who finished 15th.
His ability to take players on is exactly what sets
him aside from Giroud, who will welcome
competition in the forward role ahead of a season
full of pressure.
Perez was also being tracked by some European
heavyweights, with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and
Leicester City all keeping tabs on the hitman.
Perez is expected to complete a medical on Friday
morning, with the deal set to be formally announced
by Arsenal later on in the day.
fashion the man we’ll be welcoming to the Emirates
is someone you might not have heard of until 24
hours ago.
But in the quickest turnaround of a transfer we’ve
seen for a while, Lucas Perez will join the North
London side after Arsene Wenger agreed a
£17.1million deal for the 27-year-old.
The news has been confirmed by the oracle of
Arsenal news, David Ornstein, who went on to state
a £35million deal for Shkodran Mustafi is also
entering its final stages.
Arsenal have beaten Everton to signing of Deportivo
La Coruna striker Lucas Perez. Deal agreed, #AFC
meeting €20m release clause, 17.1m #EFC
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 25,
2016
As well as the above, Deportivo have recently
announced that their star striker has been removed
from their squad list for the upcoming tie with Real
Betis.
Perez, who goes by the name of Lucas, will become
Arsenal’s new number nine and is expected to be
officially announced at some stage on Friday ahead
of Arsenal’s trip to Watford this weekend.
It’s a deal that many will see as a panic buy, but
Wenger had to act quickly in this case after
hijacking the deal from fellow Premier League side,
Everton.
Ronald Koeman’s side looked to have the transfer in
concrete until talks stalled, leaving the path open for
Wenger to convince the Spanish international to
switch to North London instead.
Embed from Getty Images
Champions League football was too good an offer
for Perez to turn down, and after contact was made
the striker made up his mind within a heartbeat.
Perez managed to bag 17 goals in La Liga last
season, whilst picking up 8 assists along the way to
leave him as one positive from an underwhelming
season with Deportivo, who finished 15th.
His ability to take players on is exactly what sets
him aside from Giroud, who will welcome
competition in the forward role ahead of a season
full of pressure.
Perez was also being tracked by some European
heavyweights, with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and
Leicester City all keeping tabs on the hitman.
Perez is expected to complete a medical on Friday
morning, with the deal set to be formally announced
by Arsenal later on in the day.
Friday, 19 August 2016
Leicester vs Arsenal, things to know
Leicester are on a 19-game winless run
against Arsenal in the Premier League
(D6 L13) and lost both games last
season.
Arsenal have scored four Premier
League hat-tricks against Leicester
(Dennis Bergkamp, Nicolas Anelka,
Thierry Henry and Alexis Sanchez), the
joint-most against one opponent in
Premier League history (Manchester
United vs Newcastle also on four).
Arsenal haven’t lost their opening two
league games since the inaugural
Premier League season in 1992/93.
The last time the reigning top flight
champions lost their first two league
games was in 1981-82 (Aston Villa).
Claudio Ranieri will be looking for his
100th Premier League win as a manager
in this game.
against Arsenal in the Premier League
(D6 L13) and lost both games last
season.
Arsenal have scored four Premier
League hat-tricks against Leicester
(Dennis Bergkamp, Nicolas Anelka,
Thierry Henry and Alexis Sanchez), the
joint-most against one opponent in
Premier League history (Manchester
United vs Newcastle also on four).
Arsenal haven’t lost their opening two
league games since the inaugural
Premier League season in 1992/93.
The last time the reigning top flight
champions lost their first two league
games was in 1981-82 (Aston Villa).
Claudio Ranieri will be looking for his
100th Premier League win as a manager
in this game.
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Arsenal to sign world cup star in hours
According to a report from Sport Witness
citing source from Spanish newspaper
Marca, claim Arsenal will complete their
5th summer signing “in the coming hours”.
The Gunners have been heavily linked with
a move for Valencia Shkodran Mustafi with
his agent calming he has agreed a five-year
contract with Arsenal and all that was left
was a fee to be agreed between Arsenal and
Valencia.
However, Valencia management have
constantly disclaim report suggesting they
are in talks with any club for Mustafi
transfer but Marca claim Roberto Soriano, a
Villarreal midfielder and friend of Mustafi.
the German pair are friends and played
together at Sampdoria.
“I was hoping Mustafi would help me adapt
to life in Spain.” The midfielder told Marca.
“But now he goes.”
The Spanish news outlet Marca stated that
a fee of around €33 million would be enough
to persuade Valencia into doing business.
Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista are
currently out injured, Per will be ruled out of
action until January and while Gabriel will be
out till October, according to reports.
There is no doubt Arsenal need to sign a
defender this summer as new boy Rob
Holding showed he is inexperienced when
we played Liverpool on Sunday.
citing source from Spanish newspaper
Marca, claim Arsenal will complete their
5th summer signing “in the coming hours”.
The Gunners have been heavily linked with
a move for Valencia Shkodran Mustafi with
his agent calming he has agreed a five-year
contract with Arsenal and all that was left
was a fee to be agreed between Arsenal and
Valencia.
However, Valencia management have
constantly disclaim report suggesting they
are in talks with any club for Mustafi
transfer but Marca claim Roberto Soriano, a
Villarreal midfielder and friend of Mustafi.
the German pair are friends and played
together at Sampdoria.
“I was hoping Mustafi would help me adapt
to life in Spain.” The midfielder told Marca.
“But now he goes.”
The Spanish news outlet Marca stated that
a fee of around €33 million would be enough
to persuade Valencia into doing business.
Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista are
currently out injured, Per will be ruled out of
action until January and while Gabriel will be
out till October, according to reports.
There is no doubt Arsenal need to sign a
defender this summer as new boy Rob
Holding showed he is inexperienced when
we played Liverpool on Sunday.
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