Mikel Arteta has challenged Arsenal not to bow to the pressure of leading the race for the Barclays Premier League title.

Manager Arsene Wenger maintains teamwork will be key to Arsenal’s chances of success this season and not just the form of club-record signing Mesut Ozil.

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Manchester United will start the 2013-14 season at League Cup winners Swansea.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would “fancy” a play-off for Champions League qualification with Chelsea – but challenged his team to just concentrate on securing the “compulsory” victory at Newcastle this weekend.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has challenged his side to deliver a 100% return from their remaining seven Premier League games — and then it will not matter what Tottenham do.

Arsenal have received no contact over a potential takeover and owner Stan Kroenke would have no intention of selling his controlling stake, Press Association Sport understands.

Arsene Wenger maintains he will only leave Arsenal if he no longer feels up to the job.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger urged his players to regroup in Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Sunderland after last night's "shocking" 4-0 Champions League defeat to AC Milan.

ARSENE WENGER believes Thierry Henry could deepen his legendary status at Arsenal after returning on a short-term loan deal from New York Red Bulls.

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Finland Under-19 defender Carl Jenkinson from Charlton.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insists he will remain very much in charge of team affairs regardless of Stan Kroenke’s multi-million takeover at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has shaken off a back problem which ruled him out of England’s defeat to France and will feature in tomorrow’s north-London derby against Tottenham.

ARSENE WENGER feels that maintaining mental focus is all which stands between Arsenal and Champions League glory this season.

Arsene Wenger believes William Gallas always received “an exaggerated bad reputation” – and wished the former Arsenal captain all the best as he was set to complete a move to north-London rivals Tottenham.

Thierry Henry has said he would understand if Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas returns to Barcelona this summer.

Arsene Wenger is confident youngster Kieran Gibbs will thrive in an unexpected run at left-back in the first team.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Portsmouth moved too early to sack his former captain Tony Adams as boss at Fratton Park – and has also revealed the dismissal of Luiz Felipe Scolari by Chelsea came as a “massive surprise”.

New signing Andrei Arshavin was included on the Arsenal bench for this afternoon’s north-London derby at Tottenham.

Arsenal fans were this morning still waiting on official confirmation of the Gunners’ bid to land Andrei Arshavin.

Midfielder Denilson (back) will return to the Arsenal squad for tomorrow’s north-London derby.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Chelsea will be hit hardest by the loss of key men to the African Nations Cup but maintains no-one can use that as an excuse should Manchester United go on to claim the Barclays Premier League crown again.

Croatia striker Eduardo da Silva is starting to feel at home at Arsenal and has declared there are plenty more goals to come from him this season.

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.

Kroenke Sports Enterprise have “no interest or intention” of buying into Arsenal, according to a spokesman for the American company.

Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal will again see the best of injured captain Thierry Henry next season.

Manager Arsene Wenger has called for his young Gunners to mark their development by securing a place in the Carling Cup final tonight.

Arsene Wenger looks set to again give youth a chance in tomorrow night’s Carling Cup semi-final first leg against north-London rivals Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Arsene Wenger believes Manchester United are not about to see their title drive “crumble” despite Arsenal’s dramatic stoppage-time victory over the Barclays Premiership leaders.

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Michael Carrick has admitted he nearly joined Arsenal instead of Tottenham from West Ham.

Birmingham midfielder Muzzy Izzet has been forced to retire due to a long-term knee injury.

ARSENAL will not now be able to sell any seats from Highbury after a trace of toxic metal called cadmium was found to be contained in them.

Arsenal will not now be able to sell any seats from Highbury to supporters after it was discovered they contained trace amounts of a toxic metal called cadmium.

Arsene Wenger firmly believes Arsenal’s future is in safe hands.

Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal will not take any added incentive into their quest for European glory just to deny Tottenham the chance to play in the Champions League next season.

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Thierry Henry was on the bench as Arsene Wenger once again made changes to his Arsenal side for today’s final north-London derby against Tottenham at Highbury.

Arsene Wenger insists he can see no reason why Thierry Henry would not want to stay on at Arsenal if they won the Champions League this season.

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