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London, Nov 28 : Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has asked his younger players to grow up in order to show their strength.

There are a couple of massive matches in the Premiership this weekend, Liverpool take on Everton, Spurs travel to Villa, but most eyes will be on the Emirates as Chelsea seek to extend their grip on the EPL title, and end Arsenal's slims hopes into the bargain.

ARSENE WENGER is a rarity in that he is a football manager whose name is sometimes used in the lexicon of another sport, namely golf.

Arsenal 's title hopes took a significant, possibly fatal blow as they were brushed aside by the power and threat of Chelsea which was epitomised by a frightening performance by Didier Drogba.

Cesc Fabregas 7 - Booked Denilson 8 Samir Nasri 7 Carlos Vela 6 Subs: Mikael Silvestre 5 Theo Walcott 6 Tomas Rosicky 6 Subs not used: Mannone, Sagna, Eduardo, Traore.

A nybody familiar with the philosophy and work of Arsene Wenger would be pretty certain that a sentence beginning with the words "In a World Cup year" would enrage him.

Vela will figure, fitness permitting, against Standard Liege in the Champions League clash at the Emirates on Tuesday as seek the point that will guarantee their progress into the knock-out stages.

When Arsenal and Chelsea lock horns at The Emirates Stadium in tomorrow's much anticipated London derby, the game will be about more than the usual three points on offer to the winner.

Mark Hughes is looking to avoid a situation where Manchester City lose key players for up to 10 games due to the African Nations Cup.

LONDON: Avram Grant gets a second chance to help deliver the Premier League trophy to Chelsea on Saturday when Manchester United visit Fratton Park for the Israeli's first match in charge of Portsmouth.

Arsene Wenger admitted on Friday that although he had doubts about the latest unorthodox methods being administered to striker Robin van Persie, he had given him permission to undergo a 'placenta cure'. Ankle agony: Robin van Persie partially tore ligaments in his ankle while on international duty with Holland in Italy last week and is out for ...

The Arsenal youngster is yet to feature for Arsene Wenger's first team, and joined Brentford on a three-month loan on Tuesday.

Chelsea 6/4 Arsenal 7/4 Draw 12/5 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists being handed the captain's armband has not changed his style of play.

Eliminated from the Champions League, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez now needs to rally his team for Sunday's Premier League match at local rival Everton.

Arsene Wenger is "optimistic" William Gallas will recover from a badly-swollen right eye in time to face Chelsea at The Emirates on Sunday.

MANCHESTER CITY are being tipped to break into the top four this season - by rival teams' bosses.

Super 6 Multiple Sat Dec 13th Super 6 Multiple: Villa Lpool Man C Sunderland Stoke Wigan All to Win 50/1 Sunderland defender Paulo da Silva will let his football do the talking after helping to mastermind high-flying Arsenal's downfall.

As a rising star his budding skills helped France along the route to World Cup glory 11 years ago.

Arsenal's Samir Nasri celebrates with captain Cesc Fabregas after scoring their first goal against Standard Leige's during a UEFA Champions League match in London on Tuesday.

By Nick Teale Theo Walcott says he feels as "sharp as ever" and would be happy to take on a more central role against Chelsea if asked to do so by manager Arsne Wenger.

Emmanuel Adebayor has reassured Manchester City supporters that the club's run of six straight league draws is a mere blip.

Transfer Talk: Gunners have tracked Aston Villa striker since 2006; Wenger wants 'new Henry' By Bill Mann F IRST P OSTED N A rsene Wenger is ready to break the bank next summer for Aston Villa's pacey hot-shot Gabriel Agbonlahor , but only if he remains consistent over the second half of the season, according to the Daily Star .

Liverpool will have to content themselves with trying to win the Europa League this season after they were eliminated at the group stage of the Champions League for the first time under Rafael Benitez.

Against Standard, Arsenal set the standard and a gold standard at that. At least when they were attacking in a coruscating first-half. Arsenal were quicksilver, quick-witted and quickly into the last 16 of the Champions League.

PARAGUAYAN Paulo Da Silva has paid tribute to boss Steve Bruce for master-minding Sunderland's weekend win over Arsenal.

Thierry Henry says he considered quitting international football because of the controversial goal that sent France to the World Cup finals at Ireland's expense.

WILLIAM GALLAS is in the spotlight following suggestions he persuaded Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to leave former team-mate Kolo Toure out of the team.

Arsenal need just a point against Standard Liege on Tuesday to qualify for the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Arsene Wenger has warned his players to remember who pays their wages as he tries to guard against the potential distraction of next year's World Cup.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has hailed Darren Bent's contribution in recent weeks and backed the striker to get back on the goal trail.

Barcelona's star striker turned up for practice last week with an eye-catching slogan across his designer sweatshirt.

Chelsea trounced struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to surge eight points clear in the Premier League on Saturday after Arsenal's 14-match unbeaten run ended with a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.

Tottenham's 9-1 defeat of Wigan is one of the Premier League's most one-sided contests.

Tomas Rosicky feels he will soon be back to his "explosive" best for Arsenal. The Gunners host Standard Liege in the Champions League on Tuesday night, when they will be looking to secure a place in the knockout stages with a fourth win from five Group H games.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Arsenal 5/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Arsene Wenger has declared that contract talks are underway with William Gallas, Tomas Rosicky and Carlos Vela.

Frank Lampard joined the list of Barclays Premier League players who have flown to Belgrade to seek help from Serb housewife Mariana Kovacevic.

The temptation would be to see this as fitting the classic template of Arsenal taking their pretty-pretty brand of football to the frozen north, and discovering once again that they don't like it up 'em, but that is to do a disservice to both Arsenal and, particularly, Sunderland.

Darren Bent's ninth goal of the season condemned Arsenal to a first defeat in 14 attempts as Sunderland claimed another big scalp with a 1-0 win.

ARSENE WENGER will arrive on Wearside today, having been labelled a managerial genius by Steve Bruce .

The manner in which the Republic of Ireland went out to France after Wednesday's World Cup play-off second leg was simply heartbreaking.

We've made our predictions for the full season at TEAMtalk Towers but we know you can't wait that long to prove us wrong so we're giving you the chance to do it once a week.

Sunderland subs : Mensah, Zenden, McCartney, Ferdinand, Carson, Healy, Meyler, Murphy, Reed.

Manchester City's expensively assembled squad gets another chance to show it is a serious contender for a top-four finish in the Premier League when it travels to Liverpool on Saturday.

GAEL CLICHY has revealed he wanted to play for ENGLAND before being called up by France.

Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger has said that his former player, Thierry Henry, should have admitted immediately to his blatant handball against Ireland that led to the decisive goal that took France to the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin and Bacary Sagna swapped football kit for furry animal suits this week for a charity advert.

Photograph: Sandro Perozzi/AP Arsenal 's manager Arsene Wenger has expressed his relief that Robin van Persie and Kieran Gibbs were not as seriously injured as feared during the international break.

Sunderland v Arsenal. Click here to bet. Darren Bent is confident Sunderland can beat Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

After a faltering start, Liverpool will be looking to kick-start their season this weekend by beating Manchester City, one of the clubs who believe they can usurp Rafael Benitez's side to become one of the big four in the English Premier League.

The Independent says the director of football role that has remained unoccupied at since the abrupt departure of David Dein two years ago has now unofficially been filled in part by an American who once scouted for the club in South America.

France 1-1 Ireland Thierry Henry clearly handled the ball before setting up his former Arsenal team-mate William Gallas to head Les Bleus into the finals in South Africa next summer.

William Gallas' controversial extra-time strike spared France's blushes as the Republic of Ireland's dreams were dashed in Paris with a 1-1 draw .

Liverpool v Man City 1st Goalscorer: Adebayor, E. 13/2 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor insists he was forced out of Arsenal by manager Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie is set to try an unorthodox method of treatment in a desperate bid to speed up his recovery from an ankle injury.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been left sweating over yet another injury concern after Kieran Gibbs was substituted during the first half of the England Under-21 team's European Championship qualifier in Lithuania.

A look round the world of sport. Today we see Liverpool's boss send out a warning, Chelsea look set to go transfer crazy, an Arsenal star has some crazy treatment, Real Madrid and Barcelona to fight for Spanish star and Manchester City's striker is shouting his mouth.

Read a full report of the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualifying match between Lithuania and England in Vilnius on Tuesday November 17, 2009.

The agent of Julio Baptista has brushed aside reports linking his client with a move to Tottenham in the winter transfer window.

Arsenal's Robin Van Persie celebrates scoring a goal against Stoke City during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates Stadium in London May 24, 2009.

As an old Arsenal favourite, Parlour has kept a close eye on Gibbs' development.

Abou Diaby has pulled out of France's World Cup playoff against Ireland, adding to coach Raymond Domenech's growing injury list.

Danny Rose, right, celebrates scoring England's goal with Andrew Carroll. Photograph: Frances Leader/Action Images When it comes to identifying an outside bet for inclusion in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad, many people's preferred pick is Kieran Gibbs.

Robin van Persie suffered suspected ankle ligament damage during Holland's international friendly against Italy on Saturday.

Arsenal's out-of-favour defender Philippe Senderos admits he may need to quit the club in order to find first-team football.

By Chris Harris Kieran Gibbs believes that English players are closing the gap on their foreign counterparts when it comes to technical ability.

Robin van Persie claims playing the role of striker is not something that comes naturally to him despite having found the back of the net eight times for Arsenal already this season.

The former Irish midfielder is thus quite aware of the challenge that his charges will face over the next few days across both legs of the game.

Indeed, ahead of the Champions League clash against AZ Alkmaar at Emirates Stadium, coach Ronald Koeman hailed the 26-year-old as the best player in the current Oranje squad.

Arsne Wenger believes that his Arsenal side boast one of the most vibrant attacking forces in the club's history but that they still have some way to go before they can match the calibre of the unbeaten "Invincibles" of the 2003-04 season.

A satisfying dismantling of AZ Alkmaar ensures that we go into the match against Wolves in a rich vein of form and scoring quite freely in the Premier League.

WITH Arsene Wenger recommending Kieran Gibbs to England coach Fabio Capello, we decided to analyse his performance in Arsenal's 4-1 win over AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Man City 22/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook has admitted the Blues have lost their way since that stormy Premier League win over Arsenal in August.

As European leagues take a break for a raft of World Cup qualification play-offs and friendlies, the Belgian defender is bullish about the club's title chances.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Arsenal 3/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Eduardo is ready to put Croatia's World Cup disappointment behind him by helping fire Arsenal to both Barclays Premier League and European success.

Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is to undergo surgery on his injured groin. By Telegraph staff Published: 10:27AM GMT 10 Nov 2009 Setback: Nik Bendtner will require surgery Photo: AP The 21 year-old picked up the injury in last month's 3-0 derby win over Tottenham and had been expected to miss around a month.

Julio Baptista is unlikely to leave Roma during the January transfer window despite limited playing time, according to his agent.

Jens Lehmann turns 40 on Tuesday, but sometimes he still acts like a boy. During this season alone he went to Munich's beerfest without informing his club VfB Stuttgart, had a scuffle on the pitch with Dortmund player Neven Subotic and an argument with a ballboy in Hanover.

Mark Hughes insists Manchester City's current dip in form will prove to be temporary.

Chelsea took a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League after beating champions Manchester United 1-0 in Sunday's show piece match.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Arsenal 3/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen claims the Gunners have delivered a clear message to their rivals that they are in the title race for the long haul this season.

Prem To Be in Top 4 Win Outright: Man City 8/11 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City captain Kolo Toure would love his brother Yaya to join him at Eastlands after admitting his sibling has had "hard times" at Barcelona.

ARSENAL romped to a 4-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to move into second place in the English Premier League while Manchester City's hopes of threatening the top four were hit by a fifth consecutive draw.

In recent weeks there has been much talk about the emergence of Abou Diaby in the centre of Arsenala TMs midfield.

Arsenal played stunning, easy on the eye, quick football, which stunned a doughty AZ Alkmaar.

Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images ArsA ne Wenger looks set to end the Arsenal goalkeeping merry-go-round after announcing Manuel Almunia's return to form and fitness.

Manchester City was held to a fifth consecutive draw in the Premier League on Saturday, playing to a 3-3 tie with Burnley.

Wolves v Arsenal Clean Sheet: Arsenal Evens Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Arsene Wenger has no doubts Arsenal's defence will soon be among the meanest in the Barclays Premier League once again.

Arsenal secured an emphatic 4-1 victory against Wolves to keep the pressure up at the top of the Barclays Premier League table.

Spurs have been acting like noisy neighbours this week but Arsenal are still the neighbours from hell.

Wolves v Arsenal. Click here to bet. Click here for Wolves news Click here for Arsenal news Click here for head-to-head stats Arsenal will again be without defender Gael Clichy and striker Nicklas Bendtner for Saturday's trip to Wolves.

Forest Green Rovers have signed Republic of Ireland international Joe O'Cearuill on non-contract terms.

Wenger has used four different goalkeepers in only 18 matches this season and, with the defence struggling to keep consistent clean sheets, there is an appreciation of the dangers of rotating such a specialised position.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and Fulham 's Roy Hodgson have been named Barclays Player and Manager of the Month for October respectively.

With just two points between them, whoever wins this game will take the lead at the head of the Premier League; a draw would allow Arsenal, should they win on Saturday, to tighten the race at the top to just three points covering the first three.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has nothing else on his mind other than making sure the Gunners get the result they need at Wolves on Saturday.

Arsenal moved closer to winning its group in the opening phase of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League, with Cesc Fabregas and Andrey Arshavin orchestrating a scintillating display as the Gunners romped to a 4-1 victory over AZ Alkmaar at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.

LIVERPOOL'S flagging Champions League hopes need a real boost when the injury-hit Reds travel to Lyon.

Spurs make the short trip across North London to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunch time with last year's incredible 4-4 draw still fresh in the memory.

Poll Arsenal v Spurs Match Preview - Bentley & Crouch Expected To Start Against Gunners Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sat, 2009-10-31 02:45 ARSENAL v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MATCH PREVIEW: 3rd placed Arsenal face 4th placed Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby in the early Premier League kick-off at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas struck twice in a 4-1 win over AZ Alkmaar at the Emirates Stadium to put Arsene Wenger's men on the brink of the Champions League knockout stages.

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has been recalled to the England Under-21 squad for clashes against Portugal and Lithuania, but Theo Walcott and Jack Wilshere look set to miss at least the first qualifier of the double header.

Arsenal host Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar just four days after the resounding 3-0 win over Spurs.

GEARING UP: Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen and Robin Van Persie attend a team training session in London Colney, north of London.

Arsenal defender Gael Clichy will be sidelined for several weeks after suffering a back injury, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger revealed on Tuesday.

Arsenal defender Gael Clichy has been ruled out for up to a month with a suspected stress fracture in his back.

Prem To Be in Top 4 Win Outright: Man City 4/6 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Manchester City boss Mark Hughes hopes to have big-name duo Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor back for his club's Barclays Premier League match against Burnley.

Arsene Wenger has serious selection issues in a position that, at the start of the season, you would have thought heA would have little trouble deciding.

Arsenal 1/6 Draw 6/1 AZ Alkmaar 14/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue has announced his ambition to turn out for Paris St Germain at some stage of his career.

Wenger looks set to replace Vito Mannone with Manuel Almunia in goal. Almunia has been available for Arsenal 's last two matches since recovering from a chest infection but Wenger has chosen to stick with the 21-year-old Mannone.

THE SUN: Ronnie Whelan last night became the first Liverpool legend to stick the knife into Kop boss Rafa Benitez and warned: "His days are numbered." Also: James McFadden beat the ground in despair after Shay Given's penalty save denied Birmingham a shock win over Manchester City... Robin van Persie is desperate to face rival Emmanuel Adebayor in ...

Manchester United has drawn Tottenham in the League Cup quarterfinals in a repeat of last season's final, and Manchester City has been paired with Arsenal.

One the fiercest Premier League encounters is Arsenal vs Tottenham. Usually always thrilling encounters in which from a neutral point of view are superb to watch.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Arsenal 4/1 Click here for full match report Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has described Robin van Persie as a mixture of club legends Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp.

Arsenal first team players Emmanuel Eboue and Abou Diaby enjoyed an evening with Club members yesterday, Tuesday 27th October, when they attended a Q&A session at Emirates Stadium.