After all, our Arsenal fans are usually delighted to see anybody new arriving at Emirates Stadium given how stringent Arsene Wenger is with new signings and it’s certainly refreshing to see the club moving early this time around.
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I’m not sure that Sunderland will field a weaker a team.
The worry for some, is that throwing a player completely foreign to the Premier League such as Pickford into a team with a notoriously leaky defence could ruin the confidence he has built up with some fantastic performances in the Championship.
Thierry Henry has been tipped to follow in Arsene Wenger’s managerial footsteps.
The ESPN FC crew discuss which FA Cup 3rd round match they believe will be the most interesting this weekend. Everybody loves it. It’s a dream to win the Cup.
Egypt worldwide Elneny has been linked with a move since before the January transfer window opened but the deal is still yet to be completed, despite Basle confirming the 23-year-old had missed recent training sessions to seal the transfer.
He said: “I don’t rule out anybody else”.
He knows Premier League survival is the priority, which makes him sad because he loves the FA Cup.
Wenger has revealed that Alexis Sanchez will not be fit for game against Sunderland. We’re going into a run of games where we need everybody.
However, it seems as if Wenger could be about to surprise us all and go one something of a spending spree.
“It is complicated a little bit”, Wenger told a press conference ahead of his side’s FA Cup third-round tie at home to Sunderland on Saturday.
The England Under-21 keeper has been capped at every age group from the age of 16 and rattled up more than 100 first-team games during spells with Darlington, Alfreton, Burton, Carlisle and Bradford before his temporary move to Deepdale which was cut short last month.
Sunderland have picked up a league-low four Premier League points on the road this season, winning just one and losing eight of their 10 outings.
Arsenal have won each of their last 12 games in this competition and have beaten Premier League opposition in the third round for three years running.
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With few attacking options available because of injuries, forward Theo Walcott is among the regular first-choice players who is expected to start.
