ESPN FC’s Bundesliga correspondent Raf Honigstein reveals the latest on Thomas Tuchel’s links to Bayern Munich, Arsenal, PSG and Chelsea.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has said he often substituted Alexandre Lacazette this season because the France striker was “a bit less sharp” toward the end of games.
Lacazette briefly became Arsenal’s record signing when he joined from Lyon last summer, but has rarely completed 90 minutes in his debut season in England.
Wenger made a habit of taking him off for Olivier Giroud during the first half of the season, before January signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became first-choice striker.
The manager…
Stewart Robson says Arsenal’s comfortable win over AC Milan should give them the confidence to beat CSKA Moscow.
What a strange debut season it’s been for Alexandre Lacazette at Arsenal. He arrived to much fanfare as the club’s record signing and scored after just 94 seconds of his Premier League debut against Leicester. However, after an impressive start, his form faded dramatically — by February he had endured a run of one goal in 13 appearances.
The signing of Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang threatened to entirely eclipse Lacazette, with the Gabon international seemingly primed to take the spot as Arsenal’s…
Alexandre Lacazette’s apparent demotion to a squad player notwithstanding, Craig Burley and Ross Dyer discuss the impact of the striker’s injury to Arsenal’s season aspirations.
Steve Nicol remains sympathetic toward Alexandre Lacazette after his narrow miss in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham.
Arsene Wenger says losing Alexandre Lacazette for up to six weeks is “a massive blow” for Arsenal and that the striker’s knee injury could be the reason for his poor form in front of goal.
Lacazette underwent a minor operation on Tuesday and the club said he will be sidelined for four to six weeks, meaning he will miss the upcoming Europa League tie against Ostersund.
“It’s a massive blow for us, but we have to find a solution. and nobody could predict that,” Wenger told beIN Sports. “But football…
Steve Nicol remains sympathetic toward Alexandre Lacazette after his narrow miss in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham.
Arsene Wenger ‘regrets’ the gilt-edged chances Arsenal missed in their 1-0 defeat at Tottenham, which leaves the Gunners six points adrift of fourth.
Alison Bender is joined by Dan Kilpatrick, Tony Evans and Mattias Karen to assess the impact of Tottenham’s derby win.
It’s not been a good few days for Alexandre Lacazette. After spurning a glorious chance to snatch an equaliser in the North London derby, now comes the news that he has been forced to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee that will keep him out for between four and six weeks. The timing is particularly bad — with Arsenal’s next two fixtures being in the Europa League, this was set to be a critical period for Lacazette to prove his Arsenal credentials.
After all, the man who superseded…
Steve Nicol remains sympathetic toward Alexandre Lacazette after his narrow miss in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham.
Arsene Wenger ‘regrets’ the gilt-edged chances Arsenal missed in their 1-0 defeat at Tottenham, which leaves the Gunners six points adrift of fourth.
The latest North London derby was another Harry Kane show, as Tottenham’s record scorer took aim at Arsenal yet again.
Alison Bender is joined by Dan Kilpatrick, Tony Evans and Mattias Karen to assess the impact of Tottenham’s derby win.
Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is set to miss up to six weeks through injury after undergoing a knee operation.
The club confirmed France international Lacazette underwent a minor procedure on his left knee on Tuesday morning which was a success.
More to follow…
Follow @ESPNFC on Twitter to keep up with the latest football updates.
Mark Ogden discusses Arsenal’s new signing from Dortmund and looks at what Mesut Ozil’s new three-and-a-half year contract means for the Gunners.
It seems big money strikers are like London buses at Arsenal. You wait forever for one to show up, then two come along at once. Having broken their club record to sign Alexandre Lacazette last summer, Arsenal have paid an even higher fee to secure Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang just six months on. The acquisition has been lauded as a major coup for Arsenal, who badly needed some star quality, and indeed goalscoring potential, to compensate for the loss of Alexis Sanchez. However, the deal is likely to…
After Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s latest disciplinary issue at Dortmund, the FC crew examine the possibility of him moving to Arsenal.
With rumours linking Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal, Craig Burley explains why he’d be better off moving to Germany, Italy or Spain.
Peter Stoger explains Borussia Dortmund’s decision to punish Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for his actions ahead of the club’s draw with Wolfsburg.
Raphael Honigstein joins the FC panel to talk Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and why clubs don’t seem interested in buying him.
Stewart Robson compares today’s Arsenal team with the one from 1984, creating a combined 11 of the worst players from each side.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could quickly help Arsenal fans forget all about Alexis Sanchez if the Gabon international does make the switch to the Emirates.
The Borussia Dortmund striker is one of Europe’s top goalscorers, netting 79 goals in all competitions over the last two full seasons. That’s 32 more than Sanchez managed during that span.
But the question for the Gunners is would Aubameyang actually work as a direct replacement for Sanchez? Or would he just step on the toes of record signing…
Jesse Lingard’s double helped Man United outlast Arsenal 3-1 in an action-packed match at the Emirates.
Man United’s Matteo Darmian appeared to trip up Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck inside the area, but no penalty was awarded.
English Premier League: Alexandre Lacazette (49′) Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United
In general, there’s little doubt that Arsenal were the better team, dominating possession, taking 33 shots to Manchester United’s eight, but horrendous defensive errors cost them three points at the Emirates on Saturday evening.
Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi were culpable for the first two goals, leaving the Gunners 2-0 down after just 11 minutes, and despite Alexandre Lacazette pulling one back early in the second half, Koscielny and Granit Xhaka contrived to allow Jesse Lingard his second…
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson reckons Arsenal can open up Manchester United.
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson reckons Arsenal can open up Manchester United.
Alexandre Lacazette starts for Arsenal against Manchester United while Nemanja Matic has also overcome injury concerns to start at the Emirates.
Jose Mourinho said on Friday Serbian midfielder Matic was a doubt after he limped off with a muscle injury during the 4-2 win over Watford on Tuesday.
Here's your #MUFC team to take on Arsenal. Our starting XI is unchanged from Tuesday night's win at Watford. #ARSMUN pic.twitter.com/r2NcFVRH9l— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 2, 2017
But the 29-year-old has been included in United’s starting XI, allowing Mourinho to pick an unchanged team from the victory at Vicarage Road.
It means United continue with a three-man defence of Marcos Rojo,…
Alison Bender and Don Hutchison discuss whether Arsenal can keep their impressive home form up as they welcome old rivals Manchester United to the Emirates.
Twice this season, Arsene Wenger has chosen not to play his £53 million summer signing, Alexandre Lacazette, up front against big rivals.
On Saturday, Lacazette will again be absent against Manchester United — just when it looked like he was ready to prove his worth against the top sides — but it’s not by choice. The groin injury the France striker picked up against Huddersfield Town in midweek has ruled him out of the key clash at the Emirates, leaving Wenger with a conundrum that, for once,…