Lee Dixon is more worried about Arsenal's decisions than defenders ahead of United FA Cup clash.

At the half-way point in the season, and with only one more game (at West Ham tomorrow) to complete a topsy-turvy year, Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal is still a club moving forward; but after yet another Jekyll and Hyde performance we still don’t really know if it will be New Year, new start in 2015 — or same old Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains there was no issue with allowing Mesut Ozil to play on during the second half of the Barclays Premier League defeat at Chelsea while carrying a knee problem which would eventually see the German playmaker ruled out for up to two months.

New striker Danny Welbeck is confident Arsenal’s England core can boost chances of a successful Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Arsenal are reportedly close to signing Cork City defender Brian Lenihan.

Arsenal 4 Sunderland 1

PREMIER LEAGUE:

West Brom 1 Arsenal 1 (after extra time, Arsenal win 4-3 on penalties)

Arsenal 1 Tottenham 0

Brighton 2 Arsenal 3

Arsenal 1 Swansea 0

Southhampton 2 Man Utd 3

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is keeping his fingers crossed that skipper Robin van Persie will resist the temptation to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.

Arsene Wenger has reiterated his desire to keep star striker Robin van Persie at Arsenal.

THERE are few actors in contemporary American theatre as well regarded as John Mahoney.

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of striker Olivier Giroud from Montpellier.

Robin van Persie has called for Arsenal to stick together, maintaining that they can still make a success of the current campaign.

ARSENAL have pressed the self-destruct button so hard and so many times this season that finally — like an over-used letter on a typewriter — it now appears permanently depressed, a symbol of a once high-tech piece of apparatus that is no longer fit for purpose.

YOUNG Gunner Conor Henderson is fully committed to carving out an international senior career with the Republic of Ireland.

WOJCIECH SZCZESNY has warned Ipswich they can park the bus or as many tractors as they want in front of goal at Emirates Stadium tonight, but eventually Arsenal will break them down and reach the Carling Cup final.

PEP GUARDIOLA insists Barcelona will not betray their attacking instincts when they face Arsenal in tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium.

DANISH striker Nicklas Bendtner had the classic centre-forward’s ‘mare at the Emirates, fluffing FIVE clear chances.

ARSENAL midfielder Tomas Rosicky has signed a new contract at the Emirates Stadium, the club have announced.

LIAM BRADY has made it clear that he is keen to stay on as assistant manager to Giovanni Trapattoni for the next two years but says that the decision will ultimately be up to his employers at Arsenal, where the former Gunner and Irish international heads up the club’s youth academy.

William Gallas maintains he has no intentions of leaving Arsenal this summer.

AJAX defender Thomas Vermaelen has claimed he is poised to complete a move to Arsenal.

ASHLEY COLE insists Chelsea’s 4-1 drubbing of Arsenal proved once again they have the character to bounce back from footballing adversity.

SAT high in the stands of the Emirates, Alex Ferguson will now be acutely aware that his relations with Arsene Wenger, having thawed over recent seasons, are set to freeze over once again.

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has hinted he is ready to commit his future to the Gunners.

Arsenal remain hopeful their frantic deadline-day attempts to complete the signing of Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin will culminate in success.

Arsenal will have to wait until tomorrow to discover if their frantic attempts to clinch the signature of Andrei Arshavin have proved successful.

Alexander Hleb will be allowed to leave Arsenal this summer, according to the player’s agent.

AS Jens Lehmann embarked on one last farewell lap of the Emirates Stadium, several of his team-mates slipped more quietly into the shadows to signal the start of a summer revolution at Arsenal.

“IMPATIENT” injured Arsenal striker Eduardo accepts he will have to take all the time needed to ensure he returns “100% fit” from his broken leg.

Borussia Dortmund today announced their move for Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has broken down with the Germany international opting to remain with the Premier League leaders.

Chelsea coach Avram Grant is yet to decide whether to give Petr Cech his first Carling Cup appearance of the season against Liverpool tonight.

ARSENE WENGER hopes Arsenal fans will give Ashley Cole a positive reception rather than subject the former Gunner to abuse when he returns to face his former club for the first time tomorrow.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is being weighed down by the amount of work he has to cope with since the departure of vice-chairman and close ally David Dein, according to former midfielder Gilles Grimandi.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is interested in discussing a possible move to newly-promoted Birmingham, according to his agent.

ARSENE WENGER has the utmost respect for what Ashley Cole did on the pitch with Arsenal, but does not expect the former Gunner to face his old club when Chelsea come to the Emirates Stadium tomorrow.

THIERRY HENRY’S injury-time winner against Manchester United last night completed a remarkable weekend for the Premiership in which the title race was turned inside out, leaving almost all eventualities possible.