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End-game looms for Wenger

They say it never rains but pours and for Arsene Wenger a deluge of questions await should a worrying start to the new season be compounded by an early exit from the Champions League on Wednesday. A 2-0 home defeat by top-four rivals and new-look Liverpool on Saturday means the north Londoners remain without a win [...]
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Wenger confident stars will stay

Arsene Wenger put on a very public face on Monday to reiterate his desire to keep Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal – but the truth of the matter rests with the players (1/2 Arsenal – Premier League Top 4 Finish). Spanish and European champions Barcelona have made no secret of their desire to return [...]
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Wenger desperate to end drought

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has sent a clear message to his Gunners stars – go for everything this season (Arsenal 11/2 to win the Premier League). The Emirates side have not managed to pick up any silverware for five-years and Wenger is desperate for his side to end their trophy drought. Arsenal take on Newcastle in the [...]
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Wenger seeks Arsenal belief

Arsene Wenger hopes the 3-0 win at Manchester City will give Arsenal (11/2 Premier League Outright) the belief they need to go on and win the Premier League title. The Gunners showed their title credentials with a strong performance at Eastlands, with goals from Samir Nasri, Alex Song and Nicklas Bendtner. Although City were down to ten [...]
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Wenger focused for Shakhtar test

Arsenal (4/6 favourites in the match betting) boss Arsene Wenger believes Tuesday night’s Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk (4/1 to win, 14/5 the draw) will decide which side will top the group. Both sides have won their opening two fixtures in Group H (Arsenal 1/4 to win the group, Shakhtar Donetsk 5/2) but the Gunners [...]
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Wenger unsure over Fabregas return

Arsene Wenger says Cesc Fabregas is now fully fit again but the Gunners boss may not risk the Spanish ace against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday (Arsenal 4/6, Shakhtar 4/1, the draw 14/5). The Arsenal skipper has not played since he picked up a hamstring injury in the 1-1 draw at Sunderland last [...]
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Wenger targets ‘big’ victories

Arsene Wenger believes it is paramount for Arsenal to beat the teams challenging for the title as he prepares his side to face Chelsea on Sunday (Arsenal 19/5 to beat Chelsea). The Gunners are desperate for some sort of silverware this term, having not picked up a trophy since doing the double in the 2004-05 season, [...]
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Wenger lauds ‘faultless’ Fabianksi

Arsenal (10/1 in the Champions League Outright betting) maintained their 100 per cent start to their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win against 10-man Partizan Belgrade and Arsene Wenger singled out the often-derided Lukasz Fabianksi for a ‘faultless’ performance. The Gunners, who made six changes from the side beaten by West Brom in the Premier [...]
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Wenger a ‘nutter’ – Redknapp

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger now acts like a ‘nutter’ on the touchline after 14 years in the Premiership (Arsenal 1/5 to beat West Brom). The Gunners boss accepted an FA charge of improper conduct and was fined £8,000 for confronting fourth official Martin Atkinson after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Sunderland last [...]
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Big Sam makes Wenger comparison

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce believes that Arsenal (9/2 to win the 2010-11 Premier League) boss Arsene Wenger is no more ‘advanced’ a coach than he is. The Rovers manager’s comments come just days after he claimed that he could comfortably manage Spanish giants Real Madrid. Allardyce and Wenger have had a history of tension with the Frenchman [...]
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