David Seaman explains why he's "surprised" by Mikel Arteta for wrong reasons

Arsenal’s saga with Mesut Ozil is “annoying” for Mikel Arteta, says clubs legend Freddie Ljungberg as he put the German on a pedestal. The midfielder has now been out of action for nine months, failing to make an appearance after lockdown while not being included in the Gunners’ Premier League or Europa League squads this season.

With just 13 points from Arsenal's opening 11 games, a disappointing start to the season is threatening to become a full-blown crisis.

Thomas Partey could face a grilling from Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal midfielder walked off the pitch in the build-up to Tottenham's second goal in the north London derby.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's agent took a swipe at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after the Gunners were beaten by Tottenham on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta’s tactics with a damning Instagram post. The Gunners captain failed to make an impact in the north London derby as Tottenham saw their rivals off 2-0.

Arsenal were poor at the New Tottenham Stadium in the first North London Derby of the season.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has claimed Thomas Partey was wrong to walk off the pitch and leave his side exposed on the counter-attack for Tottenham Hotspur 's second goal in the north London derby. Partey had suffered an injury and attempted to sprint back onto the pitch to help out but pulled up once again.Speaking after the game, Arteta was asked whether the midfielder was wrong to leave the pitch in the first place and replied: "Of course [he was wrong to come off]."I want him on the pitch doing whatever he could for the team in that situation because nobody is expecting he is outside the pitch.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted that Thomas Partey suffered a recurrence of his thigh injury before Tottenham's second goal as Arsenal were beaten 2-0 in the north London derby.

Arsenal were left exposed by Thomas Partey as Harry Kane made the scoreline 2-0 on Sunday. The Gunners were left two goals behind just before the break after their Ghanaian international midfielder limped off the pitch while asking Mikel Arteta to be substituted.

Arsenal fans have asked Unai Emery to replace Mikel Arteta amid their continued poor form. The Gunners went into their north London clash against Tottenham feeling low after a string of Premier League defeats - and their mood quickly went from bad to worse.Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min combined twice to give the home side a comfortable lead at the break, having weathered a period of pressure from the away team in-front of 2000 Spurs supporters.

Mikel Arteta loves Jose Mourinho’s management style.As the pair prepare to lock horns on Sunday afternoon in the North London derby, Arsenal boss Arteta has confessed to being a huge admirer of his Tottenham rival.The Spaniard is a dug-out rookie compared to the Special One.

Paul Merson has launched a powerful defence of Mesut Ozil insisting he would make Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette better players.

Arsenal legend David Seaman has tipped his former side to "nick a 2-1 win" against rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby. The Gunners go into the game sat 14th in the Premier League, with their most recent league defeat to Wolves condemning Mikel Arteta's side to their worst start to a campaign since 1981.Tottenham, on the other hand, are top of the league under Jose Mourinho and Seaman concedes that it will be "a tough ask for an Arsenal team going there with no confidence".

Mikel Arteta has been accused of turning Arsenal into relegation candidates this season by an emotional supporter who believes he is “out of his depth”.The Gunners are enduring a woeful run of form which has seen them slump to three straight home defeats, with their last win at The Emirates coming at the start of October.They now find themselves languishing in 14th place after losing five of their first 10 games of the season, wherein they have only scored the same amount of goals.Arteta is now under serious pressure to keep his job ahead of Arsenal’s crunch north London derby clash with Tottenham, who are eight points clear of their bitter rivals in the Premier League’s top spot.Nevertheless, an emotional Gunners fan called into talkSPORT

Ian Wright insists the negative style of play by Granit Xhaka has "almost made him burst into tears"

Mikel Arteta insists it is too early to call Tottenham title challengers but maintains they are heading in the right direction.

The Manchester derby isn't Man United's most important game of the domestic season.

Arsenal have reportedly reignited their interest in Turkey playmaker Berkay Ozcan - who has been dubbed the “new Mesut Ozil”.Ozcan, 22, was heavily linked with a move to the Gunners while plying his trade at Stuttgart in 2017.The attacking midfielder has taken his game to a new level since joining Istanbul Basaksehir from Hamburg, however, having left Stuttgart to join the German club in January 2019.He was then loaned out to Basaksehir in September of last year, before signing for the Turkish side permanently back in July and subsequently impressing in their Champions League group-stage outings against Manchester United, PSG and RB Leipzig.According to Transfermarkt, Arsenal are one of several Premier League clubs to have identified Ozcan

Mikel Arteta admits Tottenham deserve to be so far ahead of Arsenal. But he insists it is too early to call them title contenders.And defender Hector Bellerin claims criticism of the under-pressure Gunners boss is “unjust” - despite a run of five defeats in eight Premier League games.Struggling Arsenal go into Sunday’s eagerly-awaited north London derby a massive eight points and 13 places behind table-topping Spurs.But after Thursday night’s 4-1 Europa league win over Rapid Vienna, Arteta has challenged his players to start closing that gap as quickly as possible.The Gunners boss said: “The table is like that because they deserve it more than us and they’ve done things better than us.“We have to accept that.

Arsenal players have once again clashed behind the scenes - but this time it may well end up saving Mikel Arteta. According to ESPN, the Spaniard gathered his players for a team meeting to discuss their poor form in the Premier League this term.

Mikel Arteta made the bold decision to leave Mesut Ozil out of both his Premier League and Europa League squad at the start of the season.