“Over the last few years, the rivalry between the two sets of fans has become intolerably hateful.” 

So scintillating were the skills and movement of this refreshed Arsenal side that seasoned manager Arsene Wenger felt it prudent afterwards to quash talk of a new generation of trophy hunters.

Everton winger Theo Walcott hopes his fledgling partnership with Ireland captain Seamus Coleman can lead to bigger and better things.

The January transfer window is often a let-down. 

Seamus Coleman successfully came through just under an hour of football at Goodison Park last night as he played his first competitive match since breaking his leg last March.

Theo Walcott says he quit Arsenal to join Everton because he retains his desire to win trophies.

Manchester United are looking to bolster their strike force in the January transfer window and are reported to have made inquiries about signing Jamie Vardy from Leicester City and Javier Hernandez from West Ham, according to the Telegraph.

Nottingham Forest 4 Arsenal 2: Arsene Wenger admitted he was hurting after Arsenal surrendered their grip on the FA Cup with defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny have an outside chance of returning from injury to face Chelsea on Wednesday.

Arsenal 1 West Ham 0: Arsenal, even with 11 changes and one eye looking over their shoulder at Liverpool arriving on Friday, are in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup and in with a chance of winning the trophy for the first time under Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits it is unrealistic for the Gunners to talk about winning the Premier League title.

Arsene Wenger insists his team selection will always reflect what is best for Arsenal — even if that means frustrating some of his star players.

Harry Kane is among a number of Tottenham players set for late fitness tests ahead of Saturday's north London derby against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal "will not hide" when they take on Premier League pace-setters Manchester City on Sunday.

Olivier Giroud scored a stunning winner as a much-changed Arsenal side saw off 10-man Red Star Belgrade in their Europa League clash last night.

BATE Borisov 2 - Arsenal 4: Arsene Wenger praised Jack Wilshere’s “outstanding” contribution to Arsenal’s 4-2 Europa League victory at BATE Borisov.

An under-strength Arsenal XI survived a late fightback from BATE Borisov

Traversing London for a trip to Stamford Bridge felt like a decidedly tame affair, after having run the gauntlet of 20,000 Germans on Thursday night. 

Arsenal are likely to be without Granit Xhaka for their Premier League clash at home to Manchester United on Sunday.

Usually the rare sight of two teams with a pair of Double Gameweeks in a row would have FPL managers gleefully doubling or even trebling-up on both. Not this time.

Arsenal 2 Man City 2

A freak Robert Huth own goal kept Arsenal’s faint Champions League hopes alive as they scraped to victory against a dogged Leicester side.

Arsenal 3 West Ham 0: Mesut Ozil finally turned up in an Arsenal shirt when his team needed him most.

Arsenal returned to winning ways with a solid victory over West Ham as a fifth straight defeat plunged Slaven Bilic's visitors deeper into the fight for Premier League survival.

Arsene Wenger will still be in charge when Arsenal play at West Brom again next season.

Nobel laureate Derek Walcott has died at his home in St Lucia aged 87, his family has said.

Arsenal 5 Lincoln 0: The fall-out from that numbing 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League was so great that Arsene Wenger had to watch a video of the game three times just to come to terms with what he had seen.

Arsenal players past and present have backed Arsene Wenger amid mounting pressure following the humiliating 10-2 aggregate Champions League defeat by Bayern Munich and reports of disharmony in the club.

There was a time when Arsene Wenger’s sides did this to the best in Europe.

Arsene Wenger declared himself "revolted" by referee Tasos Sidiropoulos' performance in his side's 5-1 Champions League loss at home to Bayern Munich tonight.

Arsene Wenger saw Arsenal humiliated again as their 10 men crashed out of the Champions League after another five-goal mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits winning was all that mattered as Arsenal overcame non-league Sutton to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

FA Cup fifth round

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Theo Walcott's hat-trick helped Arsenal coast past Southampton 5-0 and into the FA Cup fifth round, with Danny Welbeck also scoring his first goals in eight months.

Arsene Wenger claimed referees are protected "like lions in the zoo" as he bemoaned two offside decisions in Arsenal's 2-1 loss at Manchester City.

West Ham 1 Arsenal 5: ALEXIS SANCHEZ is either playing for a move, or a new Arsenal contract. 

Arsenal 3 Bournemouth 1

Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal ended their usual barren November run with victory over Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.