Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, will know that his team only have a slim chance of making the last eight, but confidence is high within the squad after recording 12 wins from their last 14 matches
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With none of Spurs, the Saints or Liverpool in action until Sunday, Arsenal have the chance to strike the first blow this weekend when they travel to Selhurst Park
The Red Devils dominated possession in the early stages, winning a corner as early as the second minute, but Wayne Rooney’s delivery was cleared.
Boro, who knocked out Premier League champions, Manchester City, in the fourth round, were chasing shadows for much of the first half and managed just one shot before the interval
The 24-year-old centre-half joined from Spanish club Villarreal last month for a fee of £11 million and is yet to play for the Gunners
As it has in many of the recent seasons, this historic fixture takes on extra significance as the two fierce rivals COMPETE for Champions League qualification
Akpom made his fourth first-team appearance of the season in Sunday’s 3-2 FA Cup win against Brighton & Hove Albion, but has not yet decided whether to extend until 2018 his existing Arsenal contract
It took the holders less than two minutes to open the scoring when Theo Walcott found the net for the first time in over a year with a low drive into the bottom corner following good work from Calum Chambers
It was a rather slow start to the contest which saw the hosts boast more of the ball in the opening stages but failing to truly trouble their opponents in an attacking sense
Akpom’s contract situation means that he is now allowed to hold talks with foreign clubs, and there is interest from Feyenoord, FC Twente and Borussia Dortmund, according to the Evening Standard
Wenger’s decision to exit the summer transfer window with only five senior defenders in the squad always seemed a risk and it has been exposed by injuries, most seriously to Laurent Koscielny and Mathieu Debuchy. Both have recovered and Wenger has the rare luxury of a fully fit group of defenders for the New Year’s Day trip to Southampton
Arsene Wenger is determined to use the busy festive period to prove Arsenal’s Premier League credentials, starting with QPR on Friday (Boxing Day)
Both teams started brightly, but it was Liverpool who took the lead minutes before half-time, thanks to a superb hit from Philippe Coutinho
“I didn’t want to talk a lot about this situation, it’s always the same when you’re losing a game, it’s always like that and the first man in front of the criticism is the boss,” said Giroud
Arsene Wenger’s side have made a slow start to the 2014-15 domestic campaign, with just four wins from their opening 12 league outings
United suffered an early injury blow when Luke Shaw was forced off with an ankle problem, before Wilshere clashed with Marouane Fellaini following a tussle over the ball
Alexis Sanchez’s 12th goal of the season seemed to have rewarded Arsenal’s second-half improvement and put them on track for a top-four spot.
But Arsene Wenger’s men were shocked again just five days after their Champions League collapse against Anderlecht when they led 3-0 only to be pulled back to 3-3 at the Emirates Stadium
Chile forward, Sanchez, seized on two defensive errors to take his tally to eight goals in 15 appearances for the Gunners since his $50.4 million (37.6 million euros) pre-season transfer from Barcelona.
However, no offer has been made directly to Fenerbahçe as far as I know.”
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The Nigerian international has been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League for the best part of two years and has been a moderate success in Turkey, but one wonders why Arsene Wenger would feel the need to target the former Spartak Moscow man