ARSENAL powered up the table to third in the Premier League after a 1-0 win at home to Bournemouth.
And it was David Luiz who scored the only goal of the match with his first notch for the club – but Reiss Nelson will not be heading away with the England U21s for the international break as he recovers from a knee problem.
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AC MILAN are reportedly chasing Arsenal outcast Mohamed Elneny.
The Egyptian is currently out on loan at Besiktas – who are struggling in mid-table of the Turkish Super Lig.
Calciomercato claim Elneny is one name floating about the San Siro as Milan work out a way to halt their own poor start to the campaign.
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KIERAN TIERNEY has revealed the toughest opponent he has ever faced – and Unai Emery put him there!
The Gunners boss was in charge of PSG when Kylian Mbappe tore Tierney's Celtic apart – the scoreline finishing 7-1 two years ago.
Speaking to the club YouTube, Tierney said: “He was so quick.
“It was actually Emery who the manager at the time and it was the toughest game I’ve ever played in my career, against Mbappe and Dani Alves down that side.”
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MESUT OZIL is being left out by Unai Emery as the Spaniard believes that Dani Ceballos offers more as a creator for the Gunners.
The German World Cup winner was previously a key figure for Arsenal under Arsene Wenger but has seen his playing time diminish under Emery.
The Arsenal boss has favoured a 4-3-3 formation this season – and football.london claim that there is no natural role for Ozil within the system.
The 30-year-old has played just 142 minutes of football in all competitions this season.
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FORMER Spurs midfielder Ronny Rosenthal has revealed he recommended Cristiano Ronaldo to Spurs as well as rival Arsenal.
He told The Athletic: “There are hundreds of players that if the clubs had listened… one of the ones I’ll never forget is Cristiano Ronaldo, who I saw because I was going a lot to Portugal at that time.’
“Ronaldo made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in August 2002, and I started watching him a month or so after that.
“I recommended him to Arsenal, Tottenham and others. But they didn’t follow it up.’
“I could have been very rich… very rich!”
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