Mikel Arteta hails "phenomenal" aspect of Nicolas Pepe's development amid growing role

Bella Hadid was spotted enjoying a night out in New York City with her sizzling boyfriend Marc Kalman on Friday.The 25-year-old supermodel was maintaining her work-life balance with a stop off at the swanky Greenwich Village hot spot Bar Pitti.Her latest outing came just hours after she hit the runway for Proenza Schouler during the first day of New York Fashion Week. Quality time:Bella Hadid was spotted enjoying a night out in New York City with her sizzling boyfriend Marc Kalman on FridayBella cut a casual figure for her excursion to Bar Pitti, warding off the wintertime chill by layering a leather jacket over her hoodie.She matched it with baggy black pants and casual gray trainers, along with a slim pair of black-frame glasses.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson said he's 'pumped' as he took to Instagram on Saturday to share footage getting ready for his role in Super Bowl Sunday.The actor, 49, has been tapped to hostNBC Sports’Super Gold Sunday, a celebration of Super Bowl LVI and the 2022 Winter Olympics.Johnson shared a reel with his social media following and said, 'Rehearsals for the SUPER BOWL and I’m already pumped and covered in goosebumps — just can’t help it.' Excited: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson said he's 'pumped' as he took to Instagram on Saturday to share footage getting ready for his role in Super Bowl Sunday The former professional wrestler lightly jumped around in the snippet as he held a microphone on the SoFi Stadium field. He was dressed in a black T-shirt, black shorts and black running tights from his Project Rock Under Armour collaboration.The 6ft5in entertainer sported aviator sunglasses and rounded out his look with a pair of neon green sneakers.

Mikel Arteta's position as Arsenal manager is hanging by a thread following their Europa League exit against Villarreal on Thursday night.The Gunners went out with a whimper in their semi-final showdown with former boss Unai Emery's side, who went into their second leg in north London with a 2-1 lead in the bank.Arteta and co knew a 1-0 win in the decider would be enough to send them through, but instead they produced just two shots on target in a feeble 0-0 draw which saw them crash out of the competition.Arsenal fans are now calling for Arteta to leave the club this summer - so who are the leading candidates to replace him?The Italian has been out of work since leaving Juventus in 2019, where he clinched five straight Serie A titles

Arsenal missed out on a Europa League final date with Manchester United after crashing out at the semi-final stage against Villarreal.The Gunners couldn’t find the one goal they needed to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit as the sides played out a drab 0-0 draw at the Emirates.Mikel Arteta’s side came close to finding the breakthrough on several occasions, with Pierre Emerick-Aubmeyang hitting the post in the first-half.But in the end Unai Emery got one over on his old club to leave Arsenal facing the prospect of no European football next season for the first time since 1996.Daily Star Sport have highlighted two things Arteta got right and two things he got wrong on a disappointing night in north London.Kieran Tierney was one of Arsenal's

Mikel Arteta has insisted he enjoys a good line of communication with Arsenal owners Josh and Stan Kroenke.Arteta was speaking at a press conference ahead of the Gunners’ Europa League semi-final second-leg against Villarreal.Arsenal need to win at the Emirates on Thursday after losing the first-leg 2-1 in Spain last week. While Arteta attempts to focus his side on the task at hand, questions continue to swirl over Arsenal’s ownership.The Spaniard was broached on a series of topics, including his relationship with the Kroenke family and supporter protests.One of the questions posed to Arteta concerned how often he speaks to the club’s American owners.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been urged to drop Dani Ceballos from his starting line-up for the remainder of the campaign by club legend Ian Wright.

Former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has backed current boss Mikel Arteta as "the right man to take the club forward".

Gabriel Martinelli is certainly making it as difficult as possible for boss Mikel Arteta to continue to ignore him, or at the very least restrict him to bit-part cameo appearances from the bench.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been warned that he will need to get this summer’s transfer window right and make a fast start to next season if he is to keep his job.

Arteta is not intending on extending the defender's two-year stint in North London.Often the subject of intense criticism, Luiz has endured some torrid spells since he joined the Gunners from Chelsea in the summer of 2019.He has featured in just over half of Arsenal's league games this season, a drastic decrease from his debut campaign, though this is as much down to injuries and illness rather than poor form.Arsenal seem intent on building a youthful core at the centre of their defence, with 23-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes receiving widespread plaudits for his performances since joining in September, while Arteta still has the return of highly sought-after youth prospect William Saliba next season after his second loan spell in France.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal have some bad news on the injury front after another blow to the squad.

Mikel Arteta now has a headache ahead of Arsenal's Europa League semi final next week.

Mikel Arteta has defended his use of Gabriel Martinelli after the Arsenal forward again showcased his quality in the win over Newcastle.

Arsenal warmed up for their Europa League semi-final second leg in perfect fashion with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.Mikel Arteta made a number of changes and his players didn't let him down, giving him a couple of things to think about ahead of the clash against Villarreal.Mohamed Elneny opened the scoring after just six minutes while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wrapped up the win after the hour mark. But the win didn't come without its negatives.

Mikel Arteta insists there are mitigating factors behind Arsenal's poor Premier League season ahead of Sunday's clash against Newcastle United.

Mikel Arteta believes this summer could be defining as Arsenal aim to close the gap on the teams above them.

Don't wait around for updates - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Mikel Arteta concedes everything that could go wrong at Arsenal is going wrong. In an astonishing assessment of the crisis engulfing the North Londoners, the under-fire Spanish coach has identified numerous issues behind the struggles.

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has instructed Mikel Arteta to stop experimenting with Granit Xhaka at left-back ahead of the vital second leg with Villarreal.

Mikel Arteta is fortunate to still be Arsenal manager after Thursday’s Europa League defeat to Villarreal.The Gunners suffered a woeful 2-1 loss in Spain with Arteta coming under-fire for his decision to play without a recognised striker.Arsenal pulled a goal back late on through Bukayo Saka to give themselves a chance ahead of next week’s second-leg at the Emirates.But Keown, who marshalled the Gunners’ defence from 1993 to 2004, thinks Arteta could have faced the boot in the wake of the defeat to Villarreal and needs to take advantage of the “second chance” he has been given.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been warned he was ‘found out’ in his side’s defeat to Villarreal on Thursday.The Gunners find themselves 2-1 down in their Europa League semi-final with the Spanish side, who are managed by Arteta’s predecessor Unai Emery.Manu Trigueros fired the hosts in front just five minutes into the first leg, before Raul Albiol slammed home their second following a corner inside 30 minutes.Though Nicolas Pepe scored a late penalty to give Arteta’s men an away goal, it was another damaging defeat for the Gunners, who have now gone three games without a win.It is the latest poor run in what has been a disappointing season under Arteta, with Arsenal clinging on to a place in the top half of the Premier League.Arteta’s team

Dani Ceballos’ sending off against Villarreal on Thursday brought up an uncomfortable milestone for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.