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The former Northern Ireland midfielder said he agreed with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger that the pendulum had swung too far in favour of players.

Coming into his fifth year, Rafael Benitez is under serious pressure to mount a challenge. However, those efforts are being undermined by the farcical contortions of the club’s efforts to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa. Benitez is apparentl....

The other Premier League new boys both false-started. First out of the blocks were West Brom, playing at Arsenal in the lunchtime game. But they conceded to Gunners new-boy Samir Nasri after only four-minutes, eventually going down 1-0 despite a batt....

Samir Nasri dream Arsenal debut earns opening victory over West Brom - Football - Telegraph

Samir Nasri makes dream debut to earn Arsenal opening Premier League victory - Football - Telegraph

Samir Nasri celebrates scoring on his Arsenal debut. Photograph: Mike Egerton/Empics

Arsenal win opening game of the season - Premier League, Football - The Independent

Middlesbrough on Saturday confirmed they have completed the & 163;3million signing of full-back Justin Hoyte from Arsenal.

Middlesbrough on Saturday confirmed they have completed the 3million signing of full-back Justin Hoyte from Arsenal.

He writes: Don't Arsenal have to win something this season? Otherwise they'll be football's equivalent of those girls who walk on the with the darts players - a lot better to look at than the main attractions, but not actually involved in what matte....

There are loads that stand out. Winning the FA Cup was one, a hat-trick against Arsenal when we won 4-1 [in March 2007], the scissor-kick goal in the Champions League [against Galatasaray in 2006], knocking Manchester United out of the FA Cup [in 20....

Look at the clubs who were the most successful in the Nineties ? Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United. None of those clubs had a big benefactor, they were just well run.

Another Brit believed he spotted a man with Madeleine as he watched the Arsenal v Chelsea football match in a pub in Majorca.

And some teams have been signing big. With Robbie Keane sealing a deal to Liverpool recently, and the likes of wonder boys Aaron Ramsey and Samir Nasri arriving at Arsenal, it seems the top four have managed to separate themselves from the crowd even....

Alonso, a recent transfer target for Juventus and Arsenal, wants to be sold having become disillusioned with the manager's attempts to finance the Barry deal by off-loading the Spain international amid concerns that his first team chances will be red....

& 8220;The bar has been raised, first by Arsenal and then by Chelsea. We will continue trying to raise that bar further ourselves.& 8221;

In the end it was an easy decision for Cardiff to sell Loovens & 8211; he wouldn& 8217;t have been worth anything in transfer terms after the end of August & 8211; and they have brought in & 163;8m from the sale of Aaron Ramsey to Arsenal and Loovens....

Already at loggerheads with full-back Steve Finnan over attempts to include him as a makeweight for Barry, Benitez has now been informed that Xabi Alonso is considering his future after being made available to Juventus and Arsenal.

The glory, glory night in the San Siro, when Arsenal delivered a perfectly executed performance to secure their passage into the quarter final, should have been the shot in the arm to see it through on both fronts.

After being caught cold by decisive starts from Arsenal and Chelsea during a three-year barren run, Ferguson does not need to impress on his players the need to make another fast start.