Tag: Mikel Arteta

4Apr By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arsenal’s Arteta on Gabriel injury: We can cope

Mikel Arteta manages Arsenal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Mikel Arteta has claimed Arsenal "have the resources to cope" with Gabriel's season-ending injury, hinting both Ben White and Jurriën Timber could soon return to action. Arsenal confirmed on Thursday that Gabriel would not play again this season after undergoing an operation on a hamstring injury sustained in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Fulham. Gabriel forms a key centre-back pairing with William Saliba in an Arsenal team that boasts the best defensive record in the Premier League. The Brazil international's absence comes at a critical time with the north London side due to fac...

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10Mar By Silver Emmanuel4 Comments

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Arteta walks out of interview after Manchester United draw

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 09: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, reacts at half time during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on March 09, 2025 in Manchester, England. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has walked out of an interview with Sky Sports following a frustrating 1-1 draw at Manchester United. The draw left his side 15 points behind leaders Liverpool, raising questions about the Premier League title chase. It was the third match in a row that saw the Gunners drop points, following a 1-0 home loss to West Ham and a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal dominated the first half but were made to pay for their lack of attacking threat when Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time free-kick. Declan Rice’s strike and some key David Raya sav...

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27Feb By Silver Emmanuel3 Comments

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Mikel Arteta wants good news on returns of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli

Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, looks dejected after a 0-0 draw during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is hoping for some good news from his medical department on the fitness of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. Saka and Martinelli have both been sidelined with hamstring injuries, with the England international needing surgery before Christmas. They are on the comeback trail and could be fit to return after next month’s international break. Arteta is meeting with medical staff on Thursday to find out their exact condition. Asked if they could be back in early April, the Spaniard said: “I think so but again let’s see how...

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21Feb By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

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Arteta talks forward options for West Ham game

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25: Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gestures to William Saliba during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Arsenal FC at Molineux on January 25, 2025 in Wolverhampton, England. Mikel Merino was the talk of the town following last weekend’s 2-0 win away to Leicester City. He came on in the 69th minute at King Power Stadium before heading in our opening goal and tapping home the second. After the game, Merino - who is typically deployed in midfield - said he’d never played up front in his career before, not that it looked that way! Naturally, the question on the lips of reporters at Mikel Arteta’s pre-West Ham United press conference on Friday was whether we’d see more of the same at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Our head coach spo...

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16Jan By Silver Emmanuel2 Comments

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Arteta hails Arsenal sensational comeback win over Tottenham

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: William Saliba of Arsenal holds off Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Emirates Stadium on January 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s sensational display after they bounced back from recent cup disappointment to win 2-1 at home to Tottenham and reignite their Premier League title hopes. Arsenal dominated the opening exchanges but failed to make a number of set-pieces count and were hit by sucker-punch in the 25th minute when a deflected effort by Spurs captain Son Heung-min found the bottom corner. It failed to rock the Gunners, who had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United on Sunday and lost 2-0 at ...

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3Jan By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arteta hopeful of Ben White return to action

Ben White of FC Arsenal warms up before the UEFA Champions League 2024/2025 football match between Atalanta BC and Arsenal FC at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, on September 19, 2024. (Photo by Roberto Tommasini/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hopes Ben White could return to action before the end of January. White underwent knee surgery back in November to solve an issue that had been causing him discomfort this season. The right-back is recovering well and his return would be a major boost for Arsenal, who are currently also without Takehiro Tomiyasu. And asked if White could return before the end of this month, Arteta said: “It might be a possibility, but obviously he hasn’t done anything yet with the team. “The knee looks good, he has reacted rea...

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28Dec By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arteta says Saka will be sidelined for several months after hamstring injury

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal is instructed by Mikel Arteta manager / head coach of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Arsenal FC at Etihad Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) Bukayo Saka is likely to be sidelined until at least March following surgery on his hamstring, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. Arsenal moved up to second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 home win against Ipswich on Friday, its first game without Saka after the England winger tore his right hamstring in a 5-1 win against Crystal Palace last weekend. Arteta had previously said the 23-year-old Saka would be sidelined for "many weeks," but speaking after his side saw out a win th...

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26Dec By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arsenal boss Arteta disclose how he will cope without injured Saka

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 21: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal reacts after picking up an injury, before receiving medical treatment and leaving the field, during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Arsenal FC at Selhurst Park on December 21, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Bukayo Saka’s absence will transform him into a better manager. The Gunners will begin a period of matches – which is likely to extend into double figures – without Saka when they host Ipswich at the Emirates on Friday. Arteta confirmed ahead of the visit of the Tractor Boys that the England winger, who has nine goals and 13 assists this season, faces “many weeks” on the sidelines after he tore his hamstring in Arsenal’s 5-1 dism...

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17Dec By Silver Emmanuel1 Comment

TRANSFERS

Jakub Kiwior pushes for Arsenal transfer exit

Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Everton FC at Emirates Stadium on December 14, 2024 in London, England. Arsenal are in the clutches of a defensive injury crisis - so the last thing they need is exits. But that could come to fruition in the January transfer window with one Gunners star expressing his desire to leave the club. Reports in Italy claim that Polish defender Jakub Kiwior wants to leave North London sooner rather than later. It is suggested that he has grown disgruntled with the amount of opportunities that he is receiving at the Emirates Stadium. And Kiwior has even taken evasive action in an effort to seal a move away from Arsenal. As per Il Mattino via Tuttomercatoweb, the defender has instructed his representat...

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11Dec By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arteta drops major Arsenal transfer hint

Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, gestures during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre on December 10, 2024 in London Colney, England. Mikel Arteta has revealed Arsenal are ready to make some new signings in the upcoming January transfer window after suffering an injury crisis. Arsenal could be without up to seven players when they host Monaco in the Champions League tonight, with Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu both ruled out with knee injuries. Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey were all absent from training on Tuesday. As a result, Kieran Tierney could be in line to make his first Arsenal appearance in 16 months and Arteta has admitted the Gunners will need to strengthen th...

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8Dec By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arteta: Arsenal ‘cannot cry’ after title push dented by Fulham draw

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta applauds the fans after the Premier League match at Craven Cottage, London. Picture date: Sunday December 8, 2024. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images) Mikel Arteta said Arsenal “cannot cry” or feel sorry for themselves after they squandered the chance to move to within four points of Liverpool in the race for the Premier League title. William Saliba cancelled out Raul Jimenez’s first-half opener for Fulham before Bukayo Saka looked to have handed Arsenal a fifth straight win when he converted Gabriel Martinelli’s cross in the 88th minute.However, the England international’s last-gasp strike was ruled out following a VAR intervention with Martinelli just offside in the build-up as the match finished 1-1. Although Arteta’s side reduced the g...

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29Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arteta update on injured star ahead of West Ham clash

LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 26: Gabriel Magalhaes of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Arsenal FC at Estadio Jose Alvalade on November 26, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Mikel Arteta played his cards close to his chest when quizzed about Gabriel Magalhaes' fitness ahead of Arsenal's Premier League clash with West Ham.The Gunners' boss was tight-lipped following Gabriel's injury in the dying moments of their 5-1 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. The centre-back netted a goal in a dazzling display for Arsenal in Portugal but hobbled off in the 84th minute, replaced by Jakob Kiwior due to injury concerns. In his post-match presser, Arteta labelled the proble...

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7Nov By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

Champions League

Mikel Arteta blasts penalty decisions in Arsenal’s Champions League loss to Inter

The Referee Istvan Kovacs of Romania warns Mikel Arteta Arsenal FC Head Coach about his conduct with the Argentianian already having been booked during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between FC Internazionale Milano and Arsenal FC at Stadio San Siro on November 06, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Mikel Arteta made it abundantly clear that he strongly disagreed with the two penalty decisions that went against his Arsenal side during a 1-0 Champions League loss to Inter on Wednesday. The Gunners had weathered an early storm at San Siro, fighting their way into a cagey contest. As half-time approached with the game still goalless, Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino rose to meet a cross swung into the box. The European champion got his head to the ball before Inter goalkeeper Y...

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23Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Mikel Arteta sends warning to Liverpool ahead of Premier League clash

Mikel Arteta has insisted the Arsenal will be at their best when they face off against Liverpool on Sunday in a crucial Premier League clash.   The Gunners head into the game on Sunday off the back of two rather disappointing performances both in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Arteta's side were well below par on Saturday at the Vitality Stadium, losing 2-0 to Bournemouth after going down to ten men - William Saliba received a straight red in the first half. They were similarly poor against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday evening at the Emirates Stadium, but managed to scrape a win thanks to an own goal from Dmytro Riznyk. Following two sub-par outings, manager Arteta has admitted that he was expecting a slight dip in form following a strenuous inte...

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15Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Neymar responds to transfer claim as Mikel Arteta suffers another injury setback

With the international break nearing an end, Arsenal will be able to fully focus on a huge run of fixtures. The Gunners have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season and will be hoping to continue that when they travel to Bournemouth on October 19. That match will be followed by a midweek game against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League and a blockbuster clash against top of the table Liverpool on Sunday. However, they will be sweating on the fitness of a number of key players, including Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. Here, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest Arsenal news. Neymar responds to transfer question Neymar has joked he is ready to join Arsenal after boxing promoter and Gunners fan Frank Warren urged him to move to the Emirates. Neymar, who currently plays for Saudi Pro...

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11Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Real Madrid eye William Saliba transfer as Mikel Arteta mistake identified

Arsenal are in the midst of another international break and the Gunners will be hoping they can pick up where they left off when they return to action. Since their dramatic 2-2 draw with Manchester City last month, Arsenal have won their last four games across all competitions and scored 14 goals in the process. They will travel to Bournemouth on October 19 when the break is over, before hosting Shakhtar Donetsk and Liverpool the following week. And while many of Arsenal's stars are now focused on their international fixtures, there is still plenty of news coming out of the Emirates. Here, Football Flame takes a look over the latest headlines. Real Madrid eye Saliba Real Madrid have made William Saliba their "top priority" ahead of the summer transfer window, according to French outlet Le...

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4Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta provides update on injured star Martin Odegaard

Arsenal are preparing to face Southampton in the Premier League this weekend. The Gunners are still unbeaten this season and coming fresh from a comfortable win against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in the midweek. Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka ensured the win for Arteta’s team against the French champions. Arsenal received a major boost in the Champions League after new signing Mikel Merino made his debut for the club following his return from an injury. Captain Martin Odegaard is still out with a long term injury and his return is still not known. Ahead of the match against Southampton, the Arsenal manager has provided the update about his captain. Arteta said, as reported by The Independent: “Martin is very difficult. I expected him to still have a boot on and oth...

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1Oct By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

Champions League

Arsenal have golden chance to show Arteta progress in PSG litmus test

Rooming with Ronaldinho, playing with Jay-Jay Okocha and making his Champions League debut aged just 18, it is no wonder Mikel Arteta has such fond memories of his time at Paris Saint-Germain.Arteta was just a teenager back then, sent out on loan by Barcelona to gain first-team experience, but his 18 months in the French capital had a profound effect. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, applauds the fans at full-time following the team's victory in the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City FC at Emirates Stadium on September 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) The first seeds about one day becoming a manager were planted thanks to the way head coach Luis Fernandez trusted him and Arteta a...

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12Sep By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Mikel Arteta signs new Arsenal contract and vows to ‘do much more’

Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract with Arsenal, committing his future to the club until 2027. The Spaniard, who has been in charge since late 2019, had entered the final 12 months of his previous deal at the start of the season. LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta Signs a new contract at Sobha Realty Training Centre on September 12, 2024 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arteta has helped transformed Arsenal’s ambitions since replacing Unai Emery, leading the club to Premier League title challenges in each of the last two seasons. Although the Gunners fell short to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in both years, Arsenal finished the last two seasons on 84 and 89 points - their hig...

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30Aug By Silver EmmanuelNo Comments

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Arsenal predicted lineup vs Brighton – Premier League

Arsenal mean business at the start of 2024/25 and are aiming to maintain their 100% record in the Premier League when they welcome Brighton to the Emirates. The Gunners have proven to be mightily efficient to begin the new season, with a comfortable win over Wolves followed up by a vengeful triumph over Aston Villa, who they lost to twice last season. Arsenal have gears to move through and Brighton will put them through their paces this weekend. The Seagulls look reborn under Fabian Hurzeler and, like Saturday's opponents, have won their opening two games of the season. Mikel Arteta will not be making wholesale changes to his starting XI, but there may be a subtle adjustment or two. Here's the lineup he could pick for Brighton's visit. Arsenal predicted lineup vs Brighton (4-3-3) GK: ...

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