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If Arsenal play with such little attacking threat against Manchester City as they did against Sporting then Pep Guardiola will relish the chance to pick their title rivals apart.

OLIVER HOLT: When I walked up the slope from the Piccadilly Line platform at Arsenal Tube station out onto Gillespie Road, all I could sense in that tunnel was apprehension and foreboding.

Martin Odegaard finds himself at a crossroads. Scratching for form, trying to reach full fitness and fend off a hungry Eberechi Eze who has returned to training ahead of schedule after suffering a calf injury.

ISAAN KHAN: A Gyokeres-Havertz axis was not in Arsenal's grand plan. But they might just have stumbled upon a handy solution to unlock their faltering attack.

ISAAN KHAN: In Arsenal's many times of need this season, their man with the shovel-sized hands has often come to the rescue.

In the minds of Thomas Tuchel's England coaching circle, there exists a prototype Premier League football team and its name is Arsenal. 'They can do everything,' a source tells Daily Mail Sport.

Premier League leaders Arsenal have been beneficiaries of three VAR mistakes on penalty decisions this season. 

A strange kind of rage is consuming English football, an impotent fury simmering around the fact that Arsenal are heading for a first title in 22 years and that no one appears good enough to stop them.

KIERAN GILL: Neto also stands accused of using abusive words towards the match officials in his complaints following his dismissal, despite it being a clear second yellow at the time.

Mikel Arteta said David Raya's heroics brought his heart 'back to life' as Arsenal fended off Chelsea to go five points clear at the top.

As in any race to the top, be it to become Premier League champions or Prime Minister, it's always vital to seize control of the centre ground. It's where Arsenal's title charge has fallen flat.

Each time doubts have surfaced, Rice has emphatically answered them, and is frontrunner to be named Premier League Player of the Year. But the next three months will pose a different challenge.

The Dutchman is far more influential than most outsiders realise even though it took a heated row with Declan Rice to propel him into the limelight.

Sources at Ofcom have confirmed to Daily Mail Sport that the complaints they received relate to the comments made by Gary Neville on Sky Sports.

An Arsenal winger who trains at '100 miles an hour' was never likely to be derailed by the calls for violence aimed towards him from the commentary box.

OLIVER HOLT: Martinelli was heavily criticised across the game for trying to push a badly injured Conor Bradley off the pitch during Arsenal's match against Liverpool at The Emirates.

Bradley went down clutching his knee in north London and was pushed off the pitch by Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli, who also dropped the ball on him while the right back was in agony on the floor.

Head coach or manager. The distinction appears cosmetic but, in the modern Premier League, it marks a clear divide in power and influence.

DOMINIC KING: Everton have accused The FA of double standards after their appeal to have Michael Keane's red card rescinded was rejected by a three-man panel.

A frustrated David Moyes has attacked VAR's inconsistencies after Gabriel Martinelli avoided any further sanction for pushing injured Liverpool full-back Conor Bradley off the pitch.

Gunners winger Martinelli sparked fury in injury time when he tried to forcefully move Bradley off the pitch, despite the Northern Irishman appearing to be in serious pain.

Bradley went down in agony and clutched his left knee as he hit the deck in the dying embers of Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Arsenal on Thursday night, having seemingly landed awkwardly.

Arsenal grew frustrated as the 0-0 draw went on, and that came to a head deep into stoppage time when Martinelli opted to aggressively push his injured opponent off the pitch.

Arsenal are flying high at the top of the Premier League and Champions League but an injury crisis has them looking into more reinforcements - our expert ISAAN KHAN reveals all.

That hostile authority has been harder to summon. Opponents are less frightened when a corner kick arrives. Without an axis of William Saliba and his mate, Arsenal have just not been the same.

For Marli Salmon, comparisons to William Saliba have already been drawn - and a path to the first team is already marked out for a 16-year-old whom Arsenal believe is their next young star.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE JAN BREYDEL STADIUM: A different makeshift piece is shunted into a back-four slot each week to fill a defence badly affected by injury.

Arsenal winger Noni Madueke says he and nine of his team-mates pray together and go through bible scripture before matches - and that it's giving them a 'massive boost' on the pitch.

ISAAN KHAN: Mikel Arteta's team includes a cluster of players who treat faith not as a private compartment, but as a connection to each other.

The Gunners hosted the German champions on Wednesday night in the Champions League, with many dubbing the game as Europe's current two best sides going head-to-head on the biggest stage.

Fans have ruthlessly mocked Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer after the veteran was embarrassingly exposed by Gabriel Martinelli during Arsenal's 3-1 win over the German giants.

The Gunners can extend their lead at the top of the table to six points with a victory at the Emirates after Man City were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle.

Our Arsenal expert ISAAN KHAN has been answering your questions - and here he tells you everything you need to know on transfers, injuries and more.

ISAAN KHAN: In their relentless pursuit of a first Premier League title in two decades, Arsenal have quietly turned to a new frontier.

For most Premier League managers, a frontline shorn of six attackers would spell a crisis, including Mikel Arteta last season. But once again his Swiss Army Knife has come to the rescue.

The Gunners have a plethora of attackers out injured, including Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli , Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus.

For two decades, the criticism aimed at Arsenal for their attempts to play beautiful football has been so withering it turned some players into stone and left them broken and in ruins.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that two of his key men will miss the Carabao Cup clash with Brighton due to injuries.

While plenty were writing off the Swedish striker, Mikel Arteta never lost faith, saying he makes Arsenal a better team. Well, does he?

Arsenal have launched a new strategy to improve the atmosphere at the Emirates, in a move set to encourage prawn sandwich brigade fans to cheer on the team.

Arsenal made it three wins out of three in the Champions League on Tuesday night with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid.

There was a time when Mikel Arteta was at pains to insist that David Raya was not, in fact, his No1 goalkeeper. That has all changed.

We put out the call for your questions on all things Arsenal and dozens of you pitched in. Here, our insider ISAAN KHAN reveals everything you need to know.

OLIVER HOLT AT THE EMIRATES: A second goal, from Saka, in added time, added gloss to a scoreline that did not reflect the angst that had preceded it.

Daily Mail Sport examines each of the new directors' roles and how they can take the club to the next level.

ISAAN KHAN: Arteta received a barrage of blame for his cautious tactics, which saw him start a midfield three of Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice.

Gabriel Martinelli has become something of a cheat code for Arsenal. For the second game in the space of a week, the winger came off the bench to score a crucial goal on Sunday.

Gabriel Martinelli 's late equaliser against Man City was inspired by a motivational message the Arsenal star received from his girlfriend before the clash at the Emirates.

Daily Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN breaks down the key talking points from the Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Man City at the Emirates as Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to rescue a point for the Gunners.

JACK GAUGHAN: Gabriel Martinelli 's stoppage-time equaliser rescued a point for Arsenal but Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola still left the capital buoyant.

Pep Guardiola produced one of the strangest touchline moments of the Premier League season at the Emirates. The City boss leaned in to kiss fourth official Craig Pawson.

Having lost at Liverpool and with a trip to Newcastle next up on Sunday, defeat on their own patch by Manchester City would have felt like a hell of a wound, if not quite a mortal blow.

It was a welcome shift for Gabriel Martinelli, and a snapshot of how Arsenal have changed for the better this season.

Legendary Arsenal striker Thierry Henry offered new Gunners star Viktor Gyokeres valuable advice following the Premier League side's 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Europe.

ISAAN KHAN: An inspired Martinelli broke the deadlock just 36 seconds after being introduced, with fellow substitute Trossard putting him through on goal in the 71st minute.

Arsenal's quest for Champions League glory began in perfect fashion with a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao. Daily Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN was at the San Mames Stadium to oversee the win...

ISAAN KHAN: Arsenal's hopes of ending their long wait for a Premier League title suffered a major blow as they lost 1-0 to reigning champions Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

Al-Nassr have reportedly turned their attention to another Premier League star after Liverpool made it clear that Luis Diaz is not for sale.

We put out the call for your questions on all things transfers - and our Arsenal expert ISAAN KHAN has been answering them all.

Mikel Arteta has insisted this will be a 'big summer' and further reinforcements are expected - not least after the departures of Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, and Marquinhos.

Keen to strengthen their frontline, Bayern bosses have drawn up a five-man shortlist, after missing out on Florian Wirtz to Liverpool, and one Gunners player is said to have made the cut.

It's a huge summer for Arsenal and new sporting director Andrea Berta, needing to fill some holes and recharge to make this the year they break through and win a first league title since 2004.

How much can Arsenal spend? Is Thomas Partey signing a new deal? And which superstar striker are they battling Man United for? We reveal all here.

Arsenal have suffered with fitness problems throughout the campaign with Gabriel Jesus , Gabriel Magalhães and Takehiro Tomiyasu all dealt season-ending injuries.

Gabriel Martinelli is in a delicate position following two mixed seasons, as Arsenal's ambitions intensify after five years without silverware.

Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League last night following a 2-1 loss at the Parc des Princes meaning they will go yet another season without a trophy.

Mikel Arteta has claimed that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was Paris Saint-Germain's best player and the difference maker as the French side dumped Arsenal out of the Champions League.

Arsenal's Champions League dream was dashed in Paris on Wednesday night as PSG carved out a 3-1 win on aggregate against Mikel Arteta's side.

Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN was at the Emirates Stadium running the rule on the players in the thick of the action.

ISAAN KHAN AT PORTMAN ROAD: Leandro Trossard scored a brace as Arsenal secured a 4-0 victory away to Ipswich Town. Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri also netted.

REAL MADRID 1-2 ARSENAL (1-5 AGG) - OLIVER HOLT AT THE BERNABEU: They had talked about a comeback all week in Madrid, Jude Bellingham had said.

Gabriel Martinelli has hit out at a 'nasty' tackle from Christian Norgaard that he claims 'could have broke my leg', after the Brentford midfielder escaped a red card during Arsenal's 1-1 draw at the Emirates. 

IAN HERBERT: It's been more than six months since Steve Townsend lost his brother, Mark, but the pain lingers. It was etched across his face when I saw him at a coroner's court in Sheffield last week.

Bukayo Saka needed just seven minutes to show Arsenal what they had been missing as he scored on his return after three months out with injury. 

The Gunners were dealt a brutal blow when the forward pulled up injured against Crystal Palace in December, an injury that would play a part in the club's title push one again falling away.

The Gunners seem set to come up short in the Premier League title race once again under Mikel Arteta, with the side currently 12 points behind Liverpool with nine matches to play.

Full back Spence has enjoyed a meteoric rise in north London recently, taking advantage of Spurs' injury problems this season to earn himself a regular spot in his side's starting XI.

With just 10 games left to be played, Arsenal are behind leaders Liverpool by 15 points - despite a match in hand - a huge gap that hasn't occurred since the Reds' winning pandemic-hit season.

Bukayo Saka has been out since December when he needed to undergo surgery, while Gabriel Martinelli has not played since limping off during last month's 2-0 defeat at Newcastle in the EFL Cup.