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Mikel Arteta rant

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta slammed the performance of his team after coming back from behind to draw with Liverpool.

A lot of parts, especially defending the standards that we have and the errors after we gave the ball away.

Very far off it. Really upset, yeah we had a reaction. I hate reaction I like action.

I was really, really upset. What I saw in the first 25 minutes, 35 minutes. Some of the actions...I was killing myself.

Mikel Arteta

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Schmeichel slams Arteta

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has slammed Mikel Arteta as a "control freak" who is making Arsenal players "worse".

It's all on Arteta, all. What I’m saying is that he was employed as head coach. He inherited the team and that team is the only team that he has won a trophy with.

Then it’s his own team now and in the process he’s changed job description so he’s now the manager. Everything is on him. It’s not recruitment, it’s not the board.

I would urge the viewer whenever they get the opportunity to watch him in the technical area. Arteta is a control freak, he wants his players to play the ball that he wants. He’s directing everything.

You look across to Arne Slot who is so calm. He’s instructed his players in training, instructed the players in the team talk.

Arteta is still playing the game for the players and that would confuse the hell out of me as a football player that you had a coach that wants to direct me for everything I do. It would confuse me and make me a worse player.

Peter Schmeichel

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Declan Rice 'future'

Some Arsenal stars may start to consider their future if the club fails to win any silverware next season - including Declan Rice, according to Jamie Carragher.

Carragher said when asked if he thinks Rice especially could be doubting his time at the Emirates:

I don't think right now. I think for other players maybe in the team who have been there a little bit longer.

In terms of Declan, I think he's been Arsenal's best player this season. I'm not saying he'd give it another 12 months, but I think those doubts maybe kick in in another 12 months.

It might be different for somebody like a [William] Saliba, who has been there a little bit longer and is desperate to get his hands on some silverware.

I don't think there will be any thoughts like that right now, I think they all feel they're really close.

They are very close, but we all know as players the final step is the biggest one.

Jamie CarragherSky Sports

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Williams, and potential alternatives

Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams is Arsenal's top target for the left wing this summer.

The Gunners' sporting director Andrea Berta is pushing to sign Williams, whose release clause is said to be around £50million.

Reports suggest Borussia Dortmund's Jamie Gittens and AC Milan's Rafael Leao are possible alternatives should a deal for the Spain international not happen.

The 22-year-old has attracted immense interest from other European giants ahead of the summer transfer window.

Martin Zubimendi details

Arsenal have "agreed a deal" to sign Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi ahead of the summer transfer window.

According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners have finally agreed to meet Zubimendi's release clause worth a whopping £50million.

Mikel Arteta's side will now have to take "formal steps" to meet the midfielder's expensive asking price.

The Spain international has also reached a verbal agreement with the North Londoners.

Zubimendi is now set to sign a "long-term" deal and become Arsenal's first signing of the summer.

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David Raya details

Real Madrid are keeping tabs on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya and Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen ahead of the summer transfer window.

But Raya and Verbruggen would have to start on Real's bench as the plan would be to turn one of them to Thibaut Courtois' long-term successor.

Los Blancos could sell Andriy Lunin who has been happy to cover for Courtois over the last five years.

Nevertheless, landing Raya would be harder to pull off than Verbruggen.

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Trossard 'in contract talks'

Arsenal have reportedly opened contract talks with Leandro Trossard.

The Belgian is set to agree a new deal that will run until 2029.

Trossard, 30, sees his current contract end in the summer of 2026.

There are no concerns around handing him a new long-term deal thanks to his fitness levels and belief that he can play deep into his 30s.

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Mikel Arteta did not hold back in his review of Arsenal's performance against Liverpool.

Carragher on Arsenal player 'doubts'

Jamie Carragher has claimed that some Arsenal stars may start to consider their future if the club fails to win any silverware next season.

Caldentey wins WSL Player of the Season

Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey was named the WSL Player of the Season yesterday.

The Spain international joined the Gunners in a free transfer from Barcelona last summer.

Russo wins Golden Boot

Arsenal striker Alessia Russo won the WSL Golden Boot award at the weekend. The England international scored 12 goals for the Gunners this season.

She shares the award with Manchester City's Khadija Shaw.

Gyokeres ‘chooses his Prem club’

Viktor Gyokeres is expected to choose Arsenal over Manchester United in one of this summer’s biggest transfers.

Sporting Lisbon could be willing to sell the long-time Prem target for around £58.5million – £25m below his release clause.

Now talkSPORT suggest top-flight rivals believe the Gunners are winning the race to recruit the 26-year-old.

Fellow Swede Alexander Isak, 25, could cost £100m-plus.

Gunners ‘agree’ to sign Zubimendi

Arsenal have agreed to sign Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi ahead of the summer transfer window, according to multiple reports.

The Gunners have been keeping tabs on Zubimendi, 26, since last summer following a raft of impressive displays with Sociedad and have beaten Real Madrid to his signature.

Arsenal have finally agreed to meet the midfielder’s release clause worth a whopping £50million.

Mikel Arteta’s side will now have to take “formal steps” to meet the player’s expensive asking price.

The Spain international has also reached a verbal agreement with the Premier League giants.

Zubimendi is set to sign a “long-term” deal and become Arsenal’s first signing of the summer.

'We knew that'

Mikel Arteta admits his Arsenal squad was too small to challenge Liverpool for the Prem title.

The Spaniard said: “There are a lot of factors. We knew from the beginning of the season that our squad was super short.

“Being super short we had some players that had a high probability of getting injured, because that’s what they had in the last few seasons.

“So we knew that and we cannot do anything about it.

"But we will do everything that we can to improve the team and especially improve the players that we already have.

“That is not something we have just started to talk about now. If we were only having those meetings now we would be doing it very late.

“Whatever the market offers to give us a better chance to win for sure we will try to do it.

“Over the season there are many things you need to go your way.

“In the clinical moments, does the ball hit the post and come out, or go in? That's the fine margins.

“What we have to try to do is to amplify the margins. The bigger the margins are, even if those things happen, then it will be very difficult for the opposition.

“We have to do it our way. We have to be authentic with ourselves and what we believe, what we can do and what we've been doing. That's it.”

Arteta's rant

Mikel Arteta slammed the performance of his team after coming back from behind to draw with Liverpool.

He said: "A lot of parts, especially defending the standards that we have and the errors after we gave the ball away.

"Very far off it. Really upset, yeah we had a reaction. I hate reaction I like action.

"I was really really upset.

"What I saw in the first 25 minutes, 35 minutes. Some of the actions...I was killing myself."

Gunners hold champions to point

Arsenal came from behind to hold Liverpool to a 2-2 draw on Sunday. Second-half goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino salvaged a point to almost guarantee Champions League qualification.

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