Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus went into 'Lionel Messi mode' for opener v Bournemouth
Arsenal fans were understandably ecstatic when the club announced the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City this summer.
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Premier League depth chart for all 20 teams: Who is key? - ESPN
It has been over a month since the start of the Premier League season, and with the transfer window closed until Jan. 1, there will be no more incomings or outgoings unless a free agent (David de Gea, anyone?) can be snapped up.
Where next for Brighton stars Moisés Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister?
“F or sure we will lose some players, maybe Caicedo and Mac Allister,” said Roberto De Zerbi after Brighton’s 3-0 win at Arsenal on Sunday. The victory effectively ended Arsenal’s title hopes, with Mikel Arteta’s side needing to win their last two games while hoping Manchester City drop points in all three of their remaining matches. “There is no hope now,” said Martin Ødegaard of that prospect.
‘It feels like there is no hope’: Ødegaard all but concedes title after Arsenal loss
Mikel Arteta apologised to Arsenal’s supporters for a disastrous second‑half display in a 3-0 home defeat against Brighton that effectively ended the title race as a contest, admitting his team had let people down.
Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal’s game management after victory at Newcastle
Mikel Arteta said he was “proud” of his Arsenal side’s game management as they maintained their Premier League title challenge with a hard‑fought win at Newcastle on Sunday.
Martin Ødegaard exudes captain’s cool as he refuses to let Arsenal wilt
L ast year, Martin Ødegaard returned to Drammen, the small town in Norway where he grew up. He went back to the pitch where he learned to play and found that the gravel surface he remembered had been replaced with artificial grass. The kids kicking a ball about on the pitch, he observed, didn’t seem as committed as he had been. In his day, these games had really mattered.
Arsenal close gap in title race after Martin Ødegaard sinks Newcastle
Around 10 minutes of normal time remained when the outstanding Martin Ødegaard and the almost equally impressive Gabriel Martinelli were withdrawn.
Real Sociedad are living their best days – with David Silva at the heart
A little after the clock struck 12 on the night when David Silva, 37, ran 10 kilometres, completed more passes, won more possession, made more tackles, created more chances and provided more assists than anyone else; the delirious, noisy night when everybody bounced about and he led his team – the fifth of a career that began 19 years ago and isn’t ending any time soon – to victory over the European champions and the cusp of a Champions League place for the first time in a decade, his manager was asked what exactly they were giving him up in San Sebastián. For a moment Imanol Alguacil paused, then a smile crept across his face. “Our thanks,” he said.
Collapse at Arsenal sums up Chelsea’s deathly, pointless celebrity product
I t lives. It breathes. Those drooping limbs have bloomed with new life. There will be time, also, for the most startling aspect of this late season knockabout at the Emirates, the strange, zombified spectacle currently operating as Chelsea Football Club.