Arsenal 2 Bournemouth 0: If Arsenal’s title chances are to be built on consistency, then two players in particular — Mesut Ozil and Petr Cech — are showing the way after a victory over Bournemouth that puts Arsene Wenger’s men top of the Premier League and back on course for a first championship in 12 years.

There’s only three more sleeps until the Premier League returns!

For reasons I’m not going to go into, I missed the first 45 minutes of the Liverpool game — and so missed both goals and anything of interest it seems.

Nigel Winterburn’s simplistic approach to cone-running. Pat Rice gets mad. David Seaman is fussy.

Man United v Arsenal Tonight: Old Trafford, 7.45pm TV: Live on BBC 1

Liam Mackey sat down with one of football's real hard men, Neil Ruddock, who spoke about Keane, Cantona and what became of his cream suit.

Tony Leen was at Anfield 25 years ago tonight for the most remarkable league triumph in football history.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is in no doubt Mesut Ozil’s class will eventually tell — and one day perhaps even see him immortalised with a statue outside the Emirates Stadium like Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry.

You can observe a lot just by watching,” the quote machine that is Yoggi Berra offered and reading a book on and with Dennis Bergkamp in recent days, we’re guessing the Dutchman would agree.

Alex Ferguson managed some of the best players in world football during his time at Manchester United but insists unsung hero Denis Irwin would be the first name on his greatest team line-up.

With each passing week that we remain unbeaten, it’s becoming ever more of a struggle to keep our feet on the ground. I’m constantly repeating the mantra ‘let’s see where we are in a month or two’, before daring to predict any impending relief from eight barren seasons of this silverware-starved era.

Scenes of Arsenal fans celebrating outside their stadium were broadcast late into the night on September 1 and their team had not even kicked a ball.

Alex Ferguson has urged Manchester United’s fans to stand by David Moyes when he takes over as manager next season.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains his team are no longer “vulnerable” to physical intimidation as they look to cement a place in the top four of the Barclays Premier League.

Put it down to guilty conscience.

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RTÉ pundit John Giles, pictured, will be signing copies of his compelling new book The Great & The Good at Eason’s, Patrick’s Street in Cork city today.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will be the clear favourite after being named among the nominees for PFA Players’ Player of the Year award today.

We’ve long passed the glory days when YouTube could claim a week as its own.

THE last minute of the game at the Emirates and Arsenal fans who have made for the exits can’t quite bring themselves to leave.

MIKEL ARTETA says that Arsenal captain Robin van Persie deserves to be compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among the best players in the world.

THE more morbid amongst us might already be donning sackcloth and ashes, if any of them are gullible enough to accept as gospel, the incessant reams of “red top” media claptrap.

ARSENE WENGER believes 18-year-old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be ready to go to the European Championships with England next summer.

EDWIN VAN DER SAR enjoyed a memorable send-off as the recently-retired goalkeeper bid farewell at a testimonial evening at a packed Amsterdam ArenA last night.

OF all the countless tributes paid in recent years to the star player on a star-filled Barcelona team, we particularly liked the one The Guardian penned after he’d ripped the champions of England apart, so much so we’ll recite it here.

IT’S not that long since Ajax were the best club in the world.

ARSENAL could be forced to smash their transfer record or be priced out of a move for Andrei Arshavin, as Zenit St Petersburg continue to demand a big-money fee for the wantaway Russian playmaker.

LIVERPOOL goalkeeper Jose Reina insists the Merseyside faithful have plenty of reasons to be cheerful about Sunday’s visit to Arsenal.

Arsenal’s heartbreaking European exit could be followed by the final nail in their Premier League hopes tomorrow at Manchester United. Does this double disappointment have any implications for Arsene Wenger, and his footballing philosophies, asks Tony Leen.

FOOTBALL fans can get their hands on one of the game’s best ever player’s Cadillac.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger likened Robin van Persie to Dennis Bergkamp after the Dutchman hit a late winner at Watford.

GIOVANNI van Bronckhorst has warned his Barcelona team-mates that Champions League final opponents Arsenal are far from a one-man side.

Arsene Wenger believes William Gallas would fit right in at Arsenal – and accepts his squad will seem “a bit light” should Ashley Cole leave and nobody replace the England defender when the transfer window shuts.

ARSENAL forward Robin van Persie will stake his claim to fill the boots of his compatriot Dennis Bergkamp when the Barclays Premiership season starts later this month.

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DENNIS BERGKAMP is proud of his Arsenal legacy as he prepares for his final appearance in the famous red and white shirt.

DENNIS BERGKAMP is backing Arsenal to mount a sustained challenge to Chelsea’s domination of the Barclays Premiership in the coming season.