Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has claimed that Arsenal have already played their toughest game of the season. According to Shearer, the

From quick slips to zone 14 triangles, this is how Mikel Arteta's side, aided by Viktor Gyokeres, are dealing with opposition low blocks

Norway manager Ståle Solbakken has claimed Arsenal midfielder Martin Ødegaard is still “some distance away” from being able to return to action.

As a result, Arsenal fans should not be too dismayed. They got a point having just won 11 on the spin and had not shipped a goal in nearly 18 hours of play. The most important thing is not to have a mini-implosion like Liverpool did after their defeat at Crystal Palace in September.

The draw at Sunderland showed that Mikel Arteta's squad is being stretched thin. The international window will suit the manager

There are only five broadly defensive players to have been dubbed the game's finest: goalkeeper Lev Yashin in 1963, Franz Beckenbauer in 1972 and 1976, Matthias Sammer in 1996 and Fabio Cannavaro a decade later. Given that the Germans on that list often operated as sweepers, we can quibble about Rodri but it wouldn't change the broader point.

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Bayern Munich takes on defending reigning UEFA Women’s Champions League winner Arsenal in a hotly-anticipated showdown at the Allianz Arena.