Arteta’s focus won’t be on making Rice Arsenal’s Kayode with long throws. Instead, he will continue to make him Arsenal’s Action Man in midfield, their Mr Everything, capable in both open-play and from set pieces.

Arsenal are back at the Emirates for their first midweek Premier League fixture of the season, as they take on Brentford. The Gunners retained their six-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the table on Sunday, but Manchester City‘s 3–2 win against Leeds United the day before means their advantage at the summit was trimmed to five.

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Berta and Arsenal have been effective at securing extensions for key players, and sources expect that trend to continue as we move into 2026. Next summer, Declan Rice will be two years away from expiry, which is typically when clubs look to re-sign a player.

Mikel Merino scored Arsenal's equaliser against Chelsea on Sunday. Is he the right man to start up front in big games? Or should Viktor Gyökeres get the nod?

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LONDON — The Chelsea vs Arsenal player ratings were intriguing to dish out as a wild and fiery London derby between title contenders played out at Stamford Bridge, and ended even. Moises Caicedo was sent off in the first half but 10-man Chelsea took the lead early in the second when Trevoh Chalobah headed home.

A string of top European sides, including Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, have been watching the pair, but Arsenal appear to have won the race. Burbano, who previously coached the pair, has compared them to Brazilian icon Ronaldinho. He told EL COMERCIO: "People pay to see good football.