Arsene Wenger’s side picked up three points at Watford before the global break to kick-start their season after registering a single point from their opening two games.
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Arsenal come into the game on the back of their first win in the Premier League, against Watford, after a loss against Liverpool on the opening day and a 0-0 draw against Leicester City.
The 27-year-old was purchased for a fee of £17.1 million in the latter stages of the summer transfer window, as it was revealed Wenger had initially tried to sign the striker in January.
The new league campaign is only three games old but Arsenal already lie five points behind Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, all of whom have made flawless starts.
“I don’t know (when he will be fit)”.
As the game progressed he began to look slightly more like the striker who scored 19 goals in Spain last season, but it was too little and too late for this game and he was substituted by Arsene Wenger just after the hour mark. Perhaps at the end of the first half we dropped back, but it was a good game and my players have been bright.
Southampton manager Claude Puel says it will be “a pleasure” to go up against Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger, who he credits with shaping his career.
“I saw Jay progress, improve [throughout] all the training [sessions], take confidence [and] come back, step by step, with a good physical level”. We don’t know. “Hopefully he can come back to help us in hard games”, he added.
“Honestly, everyone is telling me it was a penalty, but I’ve not yet seen it again”, Wenger told reporters.
Arsenal vs Southampton Live Score Premier League 2016 Live Streaming SOU v ARS Match Preview Prediction 10th September: Arsenal plays against Southampton at the Emirates Stadium for their game on the fourth matchday of the EPL.
Reflecting on his own £35million move to the Emirates, Mustafi revealed that it was global team-mate Mesut Ozil who convinced him to make the switch to England.
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“I had a lot of time to think about where to shoot my penalty, but I kept calm”, the Spaniard said.
