PER MERTESACKER was forced to come off through a horrific facial injury after being left covered in blood following an elbow from Gary Cahill. The Gunners centre-back and Chelsea defender both challenged for a ball in the Arsenal box, with the German immediately requiring treatment. There was no chance the 32-year-old could carry on in […]
ANTONIO CONTE has revealed why he dropped Alvaro Morata to the bench for Community Shield clash against Arsenal. The 24-year-old striker started the top-flight curtain raiser in the dugout at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Morata – a £65million club-record signing from Real Madrid – has struggled in pre-season since joining the Blues on their […]
MARTIN KEOWN believes Arsene Wenger now has a team of angry street fighters. And the Arsenal legend says if the standards they set against Chelsea in the FA Cup final are used as the benchmark for this season, then Premier League glory will be theirs. Arsenal’s 2-1 win at Wembley in May was so impressive […]
ALEXIS SANCHEZ and Mesut Ozil are sidelined for Arsenal’s Community Shield clash with Chelsea. Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko are absent for the Blues as the teams prepare to do battle at Wembley. But Pedro is starting after his horrific head injury and Alvaro Morata is named on a strong bench alongside fellow signing Antonio […]
BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER returned to Old Trafford on Wednesday – but he still failed to make it onto the Manchester United squad photo. The German World Cup winner has been cast aside by Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho. He tweeted a picture of him in the crowd at last night’s EFL Cup clash against City, his […]