Arsenal news: Gunners backed for title charge as Man Utd icon makes shock admission

Arsenal are backmost successful enactment this play arsenic they instrumentality connected Bournemouth astatine the Vitality Stadium connected Saturday evening and Mikel Arteta volition beryllium keeping his fingers crossed that the Gunners person a cleanable measure of wellness up of that game

Arsenal volition proceed their complaint for the Premier League rubric this play arsenic the planetary interruption comes to an end.

The Gunners had enjoyed a precise agleam commencement to the caller season. They beryllium seventh successful the array aft 7 games, with 5 wins to their name.

And they volition beryllium hoping to assertion apical spot this play arsenic players instrumentality to North London aft jetting disconnected to each corners of the globe. Arsenal instrumentality connected Bournemouth astatine the Vitality Stadium connected Saturday afternoon.

And determination are plentifulness of headlines coming retired of the Emirates Stadium with conscionable a fewer days to spell earlier the game. Take a look astatine the standout Arsenal stories from implicit the past 24 hours:

Gunners backed for title

Former Liverpool prima Jason McAteer believes that Arsenal volition snatch the Premier League rubric from Manchester City this play - not the Reds. Asked by Gambling Zone, who helium this volition triumph the title, helium said: “If you’re looking for longevity successful an answer, past Arsenal. I deliberation astatine this infinitesimal successful time, they’re truly acceptable to triumph it.

“Last play and the play before, determination was a question astir mentality. Could they past the pace? Would injuries impact them? I deliberation they’ve bought truly good successful the past 3 oregon 4 windows to bolster the squad with quality.

“Now if they suffer players of quality, they’ve got players who tin measurement in. The cleanable illustration is Martin Odegaard’s wounded and Leandro Trossard stepping in. Trossard isn’t of the aforesaid prime arsenic Odegaard, but he’s a precise bully player.”

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Butt makes Arsenal admission

Former Manchester United leader Nicky Butt has admitted that helium could person signed for Arsenal aft leaving Old Trafford. “I retrieve erstwhile I was leaving United - erstwhile I knew it was clip to permission - I got asked to articulation City disconnected Stuart Pearce, helium rang maine up!” Butt told erstwhile team-mate Scholes connected their Football's Greatest podcast.

“I said: ‘I'll person a deliberation astir it.’ But I knew: ‘No, it can’t happen.’ I conscionable wanted to get him disconnected the phone, to beryllium fair! There was nary mode I was going due to the fact that of my dynamic successful my house. My household beingness would person been... I’m each right. I’m retired the way, but my member and each that. It would person been a nightmare. I would ne'er person been capable to play for City.

“I got asked to talk to Liverpool - ne'er gonna happen. Arsenal - ne'er gonna happen. I knew my caput was acceptable connected Newcastle. So for me, the existent rivalry happening for United would person been impossible. Liverpool was impossible, yeah. No substance what they were gonna springiness you."

Striker eyes return

Former Arsenal striker Mika Biereth has confirmed that helium is unfastened to returning to the Emirates Stadium. Speaking to TV2, the present Sturm Graz guardant said: “Things are going good successful Sturm Graz.

“I person thing to kick astir close now. I play each week astatine a bully level, and present we besides play successful the Champions League, wherever I’m inactive waiting for my archetypal goal.

“If I support playing good and scoring goals, hopefully a alteration tin come, but close present I’m focused connected Sturm and connected doing good and scoring goals. A instrumentality backmost to Arsenal would beryllium fantastic, but it’s not thing I’m focusing connected close now.”

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