Arsenal edge Mansfield as Arteta calms injury fears
Schoolboys Emerson Nwaneri and Mishel Nduka, plus Andre Harriman-Annous, trained with Arsenal’s first team before the Mansfield FA Cup tie. Emerson is Ethan Nwaneri’s younger brother.
Arsenal edge Mansfield 2-1 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals. Sixteen-year-olds Max Dowman and Marli Salmon start, with Dowman hailed ‘exceptional’. Eberechi Eze comes off the bench to score the winner.
Viktor Gyökeres says he often spends time with Martin Ødegaard and Christian Nørgaard, praising a united Arsenal dressing room.
Arsenal are reportedly favourites to sign Sandro Tonali this summer, with Manchester City and Juventus also linked. Midfield is a priority but sales may be needed to fund moves.
Report claims Bayern’s Leon Goretzka ‘would love’ a Premier League move to Arsenal after January talks did not materialise, though there is no suggestion of a concrete Gunners offer at present.
Keown says Arsenal’s 2-1 FA Cup win at Mansfield ‘was that close’, warning against arrogance as the Gunners chase four trophies, with a Carabao Cup final against Manchester City to come.
Arteta says Riccardo Calafiori and Leandro Trossard had ‘little niggles’ in the 2-1 FA Cup win at Mansfield and were taken off as a precaution in difficult conditions.
After beating Mansfield 2-1, Arsenal have earned £487,000 in FA Cup prize money so far. Quarter-final, semi-final and final wins would take the total to £4.144m.
Arsenal have held talks via intermediaries over Benfica right-back Daniel Banjaqui, 18, whose deal enters its final year, amid interest from Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
After the 2-1 win at Mansfield, Arteta defends Arsenal’s attack, saying they have ‘over 100 goals’ and ‘extraordinary’ attacking numbers despite claims of over-reliance on set pieces.
Guardiola gets a two-match touchline ban for bookings, covering Premier League and FA Cup, not the Carabao Cup. He will be on the touchline for Manchester City vs Arsenal in the final at Wembley.
Leverkusen draw 3-3 at Freiburg ahead of facing Arsenal, looking too open from open play but solid on set pieces in their Champions League build-up.
Theo Walcott says Declan Rice should be in Ballon d’Or talks, praising his all-round impact and leadership on and off the pitch for Arsenal.
Gabriel Martinelli picks Eberechi Eze, while Noni Madueke names Viktor Gyökeres as Arsenal’s best finisher after the 100-goal milestone, with Gyökeres boasting the stronger conversion rate.
Madueke and Eze take Arsenal to 101 goals this season. With 19 different scorers overall and 16 in the league, Arsenal could match or surpass Chelsea’s Premier League scorers record.
