Arshavin in line for Gunners debut

Arsene Wenger could be ready to hand new signing Andrei Arshavin his debut in Sunday’s north London derby at Tottenham – and declared Arsenal had “nothing to hide” over the Russian’s protracted transfer.

The move to land his number one target went right to the wire, with official confirmation of the deal being pushed through ahead of the deadline not coming until almost a day after the window had closed.