What is happening in North London at the moment? Arsenal have only gone and done the double over fierce rivals Spurs.

North London is often white in recent years but now it’s red, red, red! Arsenal won two-nil at The Tottenham Stadium as Spurs did their usual first-half tragedy again, playing crap and going behind yet again.

How many times they’re being two-nil down this season? Is it four? Is it five? Who knows and, like most Arsenal fans would say, who cares?

There is only one person to blame for these Spurs tactics and it is their super coach Conte and he keeps doing it. Tottenham are quite simply a team of two halves. It’s not just a game of two halves, they showed it again against Arsenal.

Arsenal were brilliant and had an absolutely sensational first half which could have seen them going in at the break three or four nil up. Spurs were lucky to keep it to two.

Arsenal played Tottenham off the park and were worthy winners of this entertaining game.

Tottenham did manage one positive period of play in the second half for about 15 minutes around about the 50-minute mark.It wasn’t enough though as Arsenal did defend exceptionally well.

You have to give it to them, Arsenal are looking solid and what about their goalkeeper? Pre-match many people were saying that Lloris is better than Ramsdale. How wrong they were on this occasion. Ramsdale played a perfect 10.

Another Gunner who for me scored a perfect ten was captain fantastic Martin Odegaard. He controlled the midfield with great positional play, superb passing, and hard work. He even manged to score Arsenal’s second goal from distance. What a player. What a team.

Tottenham were lucky to to finish the the game with 11 men on the pitch as there wwereas some dodgy tackles and an attitude towards the referee coming from Romero. Richarlison looked very frustrated at the end lashing out at Arsenal’s goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale who’s celebrelations wound him right up. Come on Richarlison. Look at how much the Brazilian celebrates when he wins, especially in Brazil.

Anyway, what a game. I worry for Spurs, but luckily for them, Liverpool are slipping more than them. Although they were terrible first half, they were okay second half so there is some hope for Tottenham.

It must be very frustrating being a Spurs fan at the moment and it must be incredible being an Arsenal supporter.

Congratulations to the best team in North London and Arsenal supporters everywhere. Arsenal are back.

Arsenal could be two big signings and a couple of Manchester City slipups from shocking the world and winning the Premier League.

So Arsenal are top of the league. Wow. I Didn’t see that coming. After three games last season, Arsenal were bottom of the league, and many wanted Arteta to be sacked and for the owners (the Kroenkes) to sell the club and move on. There was talk of Spotify buying the club and a new era at Arsenal. How times have changed.

They’ve lost only one game against Man United at OldTrafford, which, to be honest, they could have won, especially if that first goal was allowed. The Martinelli goal looked like a tight call and it was harsh to disallow if you ask me.

But anyway, Arsenal are doing great, and the important thing is, they’re playing really good football. It’s a bit like the Arsenal of old as the way we are playing is just incredible.

And to think about how young that squad is, it’s quite scary, and there was me thinking that maybe Martinelli and Saka were going to struggle this season.

Xhaka, I thought, was going to be rubbish this season and Partey, I thought, was pretty injury prone, but bringing in Jesus and Zinchenko as well as bringing back Saliba, has just made Arsenal a force to be reckoned with.

Man City are obviously favourites for the league. They’ve got the big monster up front in Haaland who is just incredible. Many believe City will win the league. I tend to agree to some extent unless they lose a couple of shocking games. Didn’t they lose to Spurs and draw twice with Southampton last season? Anything is possible.

If City slip up, especially when they’re focused on their elusive Champions League title, and if Arsenal can manage to beat them once or twice, or at least not lose to them, they’ve got a genuine chance of winning the league.

I’m not being deluded here, they’re looking fantastic. I think the problem could be for their Europa League campaign, it’s going to be tough on the squad. If Arsenal get some injuries, which they usually do, they have a shocking injury record, then they are really going to need to strengthen in January.

And They tried to get the fellow from Villa at the last minute, this transfer window, showing Arteta’s feeling on the situation. They need a midfield general in there as backup or to improve what they’ve already got. Better than Xhaka I hope as he (or Partay) might get suspended or injured.

Arteta probably needs another centre half too as Rob Holding is just a lovely bloke, but he’s just not that good. Sorry, Rob. Gabriel is looking a bit shaky too which is surprising me but he’s a great player, so hopefully, he’ll come good.

But if Gabriel or Saliba gets injured or suspended, they’re going to have to pull White in from right back.

Arsenal need a good strong defender, a world-class midfielder. If they can get two players in who are better than what they already have then I really think that they could push Man City all the way.

These are really exciting times for Arsenal fans. What do you guys think? Comment below or add your thoughts to the YouTube video.

A lot of people were laying int o Arsenal fans for celebrating their early successes this season. Arsenal fans, quite rightly, were over the moon celebrating two, three, or four victories in a row. They’re like, wow, this is amazing and quite rightly so.

People are giving Gooners crap for celebrating too much but come on, you’re just jealous. Who in their right mind would not want to celebrate their team doing exceptionally well?

Look, where are we now in mid-October and Arsenal are at the top of the league. If they can remain top until the World Cup, I think they’ve just got Chelsea out of the big six coming up, who knows what’s going to happen. It’s going to be fun times though as a Gooner.

In all honesty, for Arsenal, finishing in the top four would be fantastic but remember, the owner has got a lot of money. They have a plan. Their plan wasn’t to qualify for the ChampionsLeague last season, it was just to qualify for the Champions League this season. Just remember that fact. Edu and Arteta said it and I believe their longer-term plan is to win the league and the Champions League and I believe that the owners have the funds to do it as long as we can keep hold of our top young players.

I know we are only a quarter of the season in, but Arsneal looking like they can get the top four and I think they will. They’re already nine points clear of Manchester United in fifth place so it looks like they’re in a very strong position.

If Arsenal strengthen, and they will strengthen, then they’ll make the Champions League next season. If they strengthen substantially, then they can become real title contenders. I’m not being delusional here, they have the money now. Once Arsenal are in the Champions League, they can bring in much better players, a higher calibre of player.

You can say what you want about Man City and their money but I live in Manchester and the weather isn’t great, the city is, there’s a lot to do, but it’s not London. The draw of London along with the nicer weather in than in Manchester and Newcastle and Liverpool could give Arsenal the edge when it comes to recruiting top players.

London is a world city. It’s absolutely bloody amazing and you can fly anywhere in the world from Heathrow.

The owners have heaps of money too so if they spend really wisely, and if Ian Wright is right right, right when he claims we have players waiting to sign for arsenal once they are in the Champions League then the future is bright.

Lets hope that Wrighty isn’t wrong, wrong, wrong.

These could be really exciting times for Arsenal. If you look at Liverpool, they won the league, they didn’t spend that much money, did they? They built it up. They slowly added amazing players. They got Van Dyke in, they got Mane in. They went for the big players, but one at a time. Arsenal can totally afford to do that.

The problem for Arsenal is, how can they attract those players to go to the Emirates Stadium to move to a team that’s not in the Champions League? Well, the answer is to finish in the top four. And if they finish top three or top two, then they’re going to have more of a draw, because players are going to think, hang on, they could challenge Man City for the title. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Arsenal in the Champions League final in the next three or four seasons too if they keep going like this with clever recruitment and clear and effective strategy on the pitch.

Can they beat Man City to the league title this season? Yes.Do I think they will? Probably not but possibly they can. Possibly they absolutely can. So let’s see what happens. Well done to Arsenal for such a great start to the season. Oh, my God!

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In July of this year, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta brought in Gabriel Jesus from Man City to bolster his attacking options after getting rid of Aubameyang and Lacazette.

Arsenal have a plan for the squad to qualify for the Champions League after Arteta’s third season in charge.

Last season they nearly went ahead of schedule, almost qualifying for the Champions League only to blow it at the end of the season with key losses to Spurs and Newcastle.

However, Arsenal had some pretty unlucky injuries to key players and following a dreadful start to the season with three defeats in a row, the North London club surpassed many people’s expectations by finishing in the top five.

This season, Arsenal already look on track for their preplanned attack on the top four as they won their first five EPL matches and sit top of the table despite a somewhat unlucky defeat to an improving Manchester United side at Old Trafford.

Much of the improvement comes as a result of Arsenal’s summer signings and arguably Gabriel Jesus in particular.

The 25-year-old’s stats are pretty impressive with three league goals as well as three assists. It’s not just his goals and assists that are improving Arsenal though; it’s his incredible movement, defender-scattering runs off the ball and his 100% effort during matches that see him already looking like the bargain of the season (arguably apart from Haaland at City).

Gabriel Jesus has appeared in 6 Premier League matches this season, totalling 524 minutes, scoring a very respectable average of 0.52 goals for every 90 minutes he is on the field.

These attacking performances have him ranked 14th out of 214 Premier League players who have played at least three matches, according to FootyStats.org.

The former Man City ace has scored three goals in the league this season, placing him top of the Arsenal squad’s Top Scorers list alongside Odegaard and Martinelli.

What a great start to the season from Arsenal and Gabriel Jesus.

Arsenal look set to continue transforming their hungry young squad from Champions League near misses to an emerging force in the EPL’s elite top three with a £30m signing.

Following the impressive major signings of Jesus, Zinchenko and Vieira, the Gunners are close to landing one of their main summer transfer targets. 

Youri Tielemans is a big target for Arsenal and CBS Sports Golazo’s Ben Jacobs believes that the Belgium international midfielder has made it clear he wants to move to The Emirates Stadium and personal terms have been agreed.

If Jacobs is right and Mikel Arteta gets his man then Arsenal could be close to competing for a top three finish, let alone a Champions League spot, despite the likes of Spurs and Newcastle having strong transfer windows. 

Along with the fact that Tielemans would be a great addition to the squad, the troubles at Chelsea has opened the door to a pack of challengers from the big spenders in the Premier League. 

This is going to be a superb season in the EPL as the best league in the world gets even stronger and I believe with signings like this, Arsenal will be right up there in the mix for a great challenge. 

Marseille are reportedly still confident of getting Arsenal’s talented defender William Saliba back on loan from The Gunners.

The Mirror is reporting the French club is confident of resigning Saliba, which will come as a big surprise to many fans as the full France international seems to be very much part of Mikel Arteta’s plans for the forthcoming season.

The defender had a great season on loan with the French club but he wasn’t signed for a big fee of £27m just to help Marseille out.

Sure, he needed more first team experience but a loan is a loan and I think Marseille are dreaming if they think arsenal will send him packing back to the South of France again this season when he seems to be doing so well in Arsenal’s pre season campaign.

Arsenal signed Saliba in 2019 for £27 million on a long-term contract.
Both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur met Saint-price Étienne’s valuation for the player, but Saliba chose to join Arsenal. One nil to the Arsenal!

The club had been interested in Saliba since late 2018, when he was still playing for Saint-Étienne and eventually got their man

I want him to stay as he looks like an excellent talent with great stats from last season in France.

Relationships are imperative in a professional football squad, and as Arsenal gradually remove the players who they feel might be disruptive from their squad, it is important to replace them with professionals who will get along with the other squad members and build strong relationships at the club.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Technical Director Edu believe that it is better to pay off disruptive and underperforming players than to keep them around the squad.

They are of the opinion that bad influences should be shown the door despite the cost, and players coming in should be investments as well as positive personalities that improve the squad.

This saw the end of Aubamayang and Ozil, who, whilst being absolutely amazing players on their day, sometimes appeared unfocused and distracted by off-field disciplinary issues.

When Arsenal signed Oleksandr Zinchenko I was somewhat underwhelmed until I thought more about the reason behind the singing.

Sure, it could be argued that over £30m for a player who wasn’t a regular first-choice pick for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City could be seen as too big a fee. However, when you look at the player’s attitude, versatility and popularity with his fellow professionals, you can see that he looks set to be a big hit at Arsenal.

His already harmonious relationship with former Man City teammate Gabriel Jesus (who has made an amazing start to his Arsenal career during pre-season) is a good example of an already established positive pairing.

When asked about his relationship with Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko said: “We are close to each other, and I love him so much.

“He’s my big friend, and I would like to say that he was also involved in the discussions (to move to Arsenal).

“He told me a lot of good things about this amazing club and the about this atmosphere, the guys and everyone here, so I’m really impressed and so excited.

Zinchenko added: “I’m always in touch with him even when he was at City and when he left, so I was always speaking with him.”

I think we could see Zinchenko shine should he become a regular starter for The Gunners. He obviously has the talent, the professionalism and the drive to make an impact. Welcome to Arsenal Zincy.

Despite leaving the club well before the time that Mikel Arteta took charge of Arsenal, club legends Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas are still proving that they have pulling power for the greatest club in the land.

After signing for Arsenal from Manchester City, lifelong Gunners fan Oleksandr Zinchenko revealed that the likes of Henry and Fabregas drew him to support the club and eventually choose to sign a deal at The Emirates Stadium.

Speaking on Arsenal Player, Zinchenko said: “I would like to say that this is a boyhood dream come true, because I was a massive fan when I was a kid, since Thierry Henry and young Cesc Fabregas were playing here I enjoyed watching the Arsenal games, and that’s why I started to love this club.”

When asked about him being photographed as a kid wearing a Gunners shirt he said: “I’m so excited, and I cannot wait until I can play for this amazing club.

“I remember that was in Donetsk when I was at the Shaktar Academy, and since I was a kid, I couldn’t even dream about it. But now Now it’s time to put on the red shirt, so I’m so happy,” added Zinchenko.

I wasn’t overly impressed when I first heard about this signing but after hearing both him and Arteta speak about it, hearing how much he loves Arsenal along with his obvious determination to succeed for the club (not just as an individual) I now think he could be a huge influence in Arsenal’s attempt at a top-four finish to take the club back to where we belong – the Champions League.

Gonzalo Higuain has revealed just how close he came to leaving Real Madrid for Arsenal nine years ago in a big-money deal.

The Argentinean goal machine also expressed his surprise that the Gunners went on to sign Mesut Ozil, his then teammate at Los Blancos, for a huge 80m euro fee just days after rejecting Higuain.

He made a considerable impression early in his Madrid career, but after falling behind the immensely talented Karim Benzema in the Real hierarchy, Higuain felt he needed a fresh challenge.

The Argentine opened up about his bemusing interaction with Arsenal in a recent interview, even though he finally left Madrid for Napoli and became a huge success in Serie A.

“Before I went to Napoli there was a chance to sign for Arsenal,” Higuain told Marca.

“We had already spoken but they didn’t buy me; they buy Ozil for 80 million or something like that.

“They told me: ‘We don’t have a lot of money to spend. You’re expensive’. From there I went to Napoli. Two days later I see Ozil signs for 80 million euros.”

I think Ozil was a failure at Arsenal and failed to consistently play to his full potential.

Looking at Ozil’s current club situation, he seems to be somewhat of a waste of talent.

On his day he was absolutely world-class, an incredible talent.

Arsenal have made an approach for the versatile Brazilian international box-to-box midfielder Arthus Melo.

According to Tutto Juve, The Gunners are trying to negotiate a deal which could see the former Barcelona player arrive in North London initially on loan with an option to make the move permanent for 30m euros.

The former South American player of the year would be a huge signing for Arsenal as they look to re-establish themselves as one of the giants of English football.

Melo moved to Barcelona from Gremio in Brazil as part of a package worth nearly 40m euros in 2018.

However, the Brazilian midfielder’s value rocketed to a staggering 75m euros when he moved from La Liga to Juve in the summer of 2020.

I think he could be an excellent addition to the Arsenal squad although I’d prefer a pacey winger. Speaking of which, after failing to sign Raphinha, the club must still be looking for a similar player to add to the squad.

Arsenal often keep their transfer business quiet, and I’m getting the feeling that something might be brewing in the transfer market with Arsenal having unfinished business ahead of the new season.

Arteta himself keeps dropping hints still ahead of the pre-season game in the USA: “We’re in the market to keep improving the squad but there are so many parties involved and sometimes things don’t happen as quickly as you want”.

It sounds like Arteta is still hoping for at least one more major signing.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Oleksandr Zinchenko (check out some of his highlights at the bottom of this article) is on his way to Arsenal following in the footsteps of striker Gabriel Jesus who signed for the Gunners in a £45m deal on July 4th.

Zinchenko cost City a mere £1.5m in 2016, but Arsenal look like they are paying 20 times that amount for the four-time, Premier League-winning Ukrainian.

Speaking ahead of City’s pre-season match against Club America in Texas Guardiola said: “It was nice with Alex yesterday because we could say goodbye properly.

“Unfortunately with Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus we could not do it because it was the summertime but yesterday we could say goodbye to him, and he will move on to Arsenal.”

“On behalf of the club, I would like to show my gratitude for their effort.

“How they behave on and off the pitch,” said Guardiola.

Guardiola is full of praise for the three stars that he has sold this summer although he couldn’t have liked them that much if he let them go. To Premier League rivals too.

I think Zinchenko is a great signing for Arsenal due to his experience, versatility and winning mentality.