A round-up of the latest Arsenal news as the Gunners face a fine after the Liverpool clash and Jamie Carragher makes a fresh claim on the Premier League title race.
Arsenal face FA fine for Liverpool conduct
Arsenal‘s clash with rivals Liverpool was a feisty one, which was the north London outfit run out as 3-1 winners. Referee Anthony Taylor was kept busy as he dished out ten yellow cards and one red card across the game.
Six of those were for the Gunners as Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jakub Kiwior were all given cautions. Due to this, the i news reports that the club are set to receive a £25,000 fine from the Football Association.
There were questions over whether head coach Mikel Arteta would also face any action for his celebrations during the match, however the report adds that he will not be punished.
Read more about Arsenal’s FA fine, here.
Jamie Carragher makes Arsenal title claim
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has told Arsenal and Liverpool that they must beat Manchester City if they are to win the Premier League title this season. Both teams are looking to win the division this campaign, with serial winners City still standing in their way.
The Gunners and the Reds still have to face Pep Guardiola’s side before the end of the campaign, which could play a big part. On the title race, Carragher said on Sky Sports: “I think the only thing from Liverpool and Arsenal’s point of view is, there will be that little bit of nervousness and panic…but Arsenal and Liverpool have both got to play City. If you want to win the league, you’re going to have to beat City, and then the other teams that you play against, you’re probably going to be favourites.”
Read more about Jamie Carragher’s title claim, here.
Robin van Persie on Arsenal exit
Former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has tried to explain his exit from the club to rivals Manchester United in a recent interview with the High-Performance podcast. The Dutchman has been an unpopular character with supporters of the north London club since making his high-profile switch 2012.
Speaking on the podcast, Van Persie said: “I can promise you on my kids if someone comes with proof that Arsenal offered me a deal, I will give you a million [pounds] now, today. It was Arsenal’s decision not to offer me a deal and that is up to them. After many conversations, it became clear that we had different ideas about the club.
“I had seven points where I thought Arsenal could improve and in my opinion those seven points they should start dealing with them straight away to be able to compete with the best teams.It doesn’t really matter what points they are, what matters is that Ivan [Gazidis] decided that he didn’t agree with one single point of those seven points – which is fair enough.”
Read more about Robin van Persie’s Arsenal claims, here.
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