ARSENAL maintained their 100% Europa League record with a 1-0 win over PSV at the Emirates.
Granit Xhaka's 71st minute strike ensured the Gunners would remain top of Group A and guarantee automatic qualification to the knock-out rounds.
But despite that, Mikel Arteta is still reportedly wanting to bolster his squad with Arsenal keeping tabs Wolves play-maker Ruben Neves.
And the Spaniard could also opt to sure up his defensive line this January as Eintracht Frankfurt star Evan Ndicka rising to the top of the transfer list according to reports.
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How Arsenal could line up Off the back of an eighth victory in a row in all competitions, Arsenal are really on a roll.
On paper their next test should result in a similar outcome, but on their day Southampton have been known to cause some major upsets.
But Mikel Arteta's side could be back up to full strength, with Oleksandr Zinchenko "close" to returning and Bukayo Saka "fine" despite injury scare.
You can read how SunSport think Arsenal could line up here .
Neves transfer blow Arsenal have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Ruben Neves after he admitted “it’s a privilege” to be linked to Barcelona.
Ahead of a potential £50m transfer, he said: “Who wouldn’t want to play for Barcelona? “If you ask in general, all the players want to play for Barca, one of the best clubs in the world.
It’s a privilege for me to be associated with this team. “I’m going to do my job.
I’m going to focus as much as possible here because we have a lot of competition. “I have to focus as much as possible on Wolves.
Having a good season here, things will come very naturally.” Gabriel on new contract On his new contract, Gabriel said : "I’m very happy to sign this new contract with Arsenal, because it's such a big club. "It’s my dream and today is the best day of my life.
I’m so happy to extend my contract here. "Every game the supporters are pushing the team in the stadium.
It’s why I’m so happy to stay here.
Arsenal is my home. "In the future, I want to win games for Arsenal, I want to win trophies with Arsenal and stay here for a long time because it’s my home." Edu on Gabriel contract Technical Director Edu said: “It’s great that we’ve agreed a new deal with Gabi. "At 24, he’s still a young player and is part of our future. "His performances since he joined us in 2020 have been very strong and his positive impact to our results have been clear for everyone to see. "He has grown so much on and off the pitch, with both his contribution and communication on and off the pitch. "We all look forward to see Gabi continue to grow as an important part of our club.” Mikel Arteta on Gabriel Mikel Arteta said: “Gabi has shown huge qualities since he joined us. "He is a young player with a great work ethic and his consistent strong performances have been hugely important to us over the past two seasons. "Working with Gabi every day is a pleasure, he has formed strong relationships with everyone at the club and we’re so pleased that he has committed to us on a long-term contract." Arsenal club statement On Gabriel's new deal, the club said : "Gabriel Magalhaes has signed a new long-term contract with us. "Since joining from Lille in September 2020, Gabi has become a vital part of our first team, making 81 appearances in all competitions. "The 24-year-old defender continues to grow in stature with impressive performances and is also a big goalscoring threat.
He netted on his debut in September 2020, and scored five times in the Premier League last season." GABRIEL NEW CONTRACT Gabriel Magalhaes has put pen to paper on a new long-term contract at Arsenal.
The club confirmed the news on their website. 'Zinchenko is close' Oleksandr Zinchenko is close to returning to full fitness, Mikel Arteta has revealed.
The Arsenal boss updated the media on his squad's fitness ahead of Sunday's trip to Southampton.
He said: "I think Bukayo Saka is fine, he was a bit struggling near the end [of Thursday's Europa League victory over PSV Eindhoven] but hopefully he will be fine for Sunday. "Gabriel Martinelli came on, he had a tough week, he wasn't feeling great during the week but the day before the game he was already feeling better. "Oleksandr Zinchenko is close, he was getting better and better before having a setback on the injury he had at the start of the season, which is a shame, but knowing him he will be back very soon." 'Sad for him' Mikel Arteta is the latest Premier League boss to react to Steven Gerrard's sacking at Aston Villa.
The Arsenal boss said he was "very sad" at the situation, and paid tribute to Gerrard's career so far.
Arteta said: "I am very sad for him.
He was a player I admired.
He is a person I have a lot of respect for. "As a manager he started so well, first at Ibrox with Rangers and then at Aston Villa, but this job is like this I am afraid." Arsenal target Evan Rumours continue to gather that Arsenal are considering a January move for Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka.
The 23-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and is reportedly being watched closely by the North London club.
They are hoping to provide competition for Gabriel at the left centre-back position and are hopeful the Frenchman could fit the bill.
Ndicka moved from Frankfurt to Auxerre in 2018 and has impressed in Germany with his defensive ability.
Need for Speed Gabriel Martinelli has been the second fastest player in the Premier League so far this season.
Premier League stats show the Brazilian's top speed has only been beaten by Darwin Nunez so far this season.
Fastest recorded speeds from #PL players this season 💨 pic.twitter.com/g4zi532qvK Walker-Peters Blow Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed Kyle Walker-Peters has sustained a “big injury” and will miss this weekend’s game against Arsenal.
The 25-year-old was forced off with a serious hamstring strain in the second-half of the Saints’ win at Bournemouth in midweek.
The Southampton boss said: “The negative thing is that we have another big injury that costs us a player for a long time out. “Kyle Walker-Peters is the next one that we will definitely lose in a position that we don’t have a lot of alternatives, so we are happy about the points but not so happy about losing another player.” He added: “We will see how long, there is a lot of blood.
It was him trying to make a big step to stop the ball.” Wenger on the Box Arsene Wenger, John Terry and Brazilian legend Kaka will lead beIN SPORTS' star-studded World Cup punditry team that has over 2,000 international caps between them.
The Qatari broadcaster has assembled an A-list of footballing greats to cover next month’s showpiece.
Ex-Manchester United and Denmark goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is on board, while World Cup winner Marcel Desailly, a star for Chelsea and France in his playing days, is too.
Gary Neville will be involved as well.
Read the full line-up of pundits here .
Our One and Leonly Arsenal fans have compared Bukayo Saka to seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi after his stunning display in the Europa League win over PSV Eindhoven.
The 21-year-old played 85 minutes in Thursday night's 1-0 victory, producing a world-class performance despite not scoring or assisting.
Saka finished the game with a passing accuracy of 92 per cent, five key passes, three big chances created and a 100 per cent dribble success rate.
And his Man of the Match performance has seen Gunners fans compare him to Paris Saint-Germain ace Messi.
One fan said on Twitter last night: "Saka really is the closest thing to Messi out there." Another said: "He's gone up half a level again.
Saka is starting to play like a young Messi if he was human." Saints and Sinners Arsenal face a trip to Southampton on Sunday - but their record at St Mary's leaves a lot to be desired.
The Gunners have lost three of their last five trips to the Saints in all competitions.
In fact, they've only won six of their last 17 away games at Southampton stretching back to the early 2000s.
Mikel Arteta's team last went down to the South Coast club in April when they lost 1-0.
That was part of their sudden three game losing streak in spring (also defeated at Crystal Palace and at home to Brighton) that ultimately cost them a place in this season's Champions League.
Jesus Shines Again Arsenal all but qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League with a 1-0 win over PSV at the Emirates.
Granit Xhaka tucked home the only goal of the game with 20 minutes remaining to cap a dominant display from the hosts.
With Gabriel Jesus impressing but Fabio Vieira failing to sparkle, read SunSport's ratings of Arsenal's players here .
Goal King Granit Granit Xhaka struck again last night - and is turning his goal scoring into something of a habit.
The midfielder hit a wonderful effort to break the deadlock as Arsenal struggled past PSV in the Europa League.
It's his third goal of the season in all competitions following Premier League strikes against rivals Tottenham and Leicester.
He also has three assists.
It may only be three goals, but that already surpasses his record from the previous three seasons, when he registered only a single goal in each campaign.
His best goal-scoring league season at the Emirates came in 2018-19, when the Switz international hit four goals.
Gunners fans can expect him to smash that record this time round.
Flare Up Mayhem broke out after Arsenal's win over PSV at the Emirates as away fans ripped out seats and chucked flares at the home support.
The travelling PSV contingent of around 3,000 did not take the result well as a flare was launched at the Arsenal fans just minutes after the final whistle.
Those in the away end could then be seen forcibly removing the seats and chucking them.
Riot police intervened to separate the two sets of supporters and diffuse the situation.
Uefa are set to investigate and could hit PSV with a fine after what was an ugly end to another positive night for the North London outfit.
It reflected similar scenes at West Ham last week when Anderlecht had to apologise for their fans' chaotic behaviour in the away end at the London stadium.
Good morning Arsenal fans SHOCKING scenes at The Emirates overshadowed an otherwise perfect day for Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta's side maintained their 100 per cent record in Europe following a 1-0 win against PSV.
Granit Xhaka's well-taken second-half strike was enough to give the rampant Gunners the three points and seal their passage into the knockout stages of the Europa League.
But the victory was marred by fan trouble following the game as a section of PSV fans threw flares towards the home support.
Visiting fans were also pictured ripping up chairs before riot police intervened to diffuse the situation.
Elsewhere, forward Eddie Nketiah - who impressed against PSV - has backed himself to earn an England call-up.
Reports have suggested Ghana have been trying to convince the 23-year-old to represent them at this year's World Cup.
However, Nketiah remains hopeful of an England call up, and has decided to leave his options open for now.
Cody Gakpo, who played against Arsenal tonight, has been revealed to be a fan of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
This comes after Ruud van Nistelrooy declared Gakpo was being pursued by a number of top teams across Europe.
The Dutchman had been close to joining Man Utd over the summer, but the deal fell through.
On the transfer front, it has also been revealed that Arsenal director Edu is attracting interest from other top clubs due to his exploits in making Arsenal a force to be reckoned with.
PSV throws flare in Emirates Following their sides 1-0 loss to Arsenal, some PSV supporters were pictured throwing flares into the home end and ripping up seats in disgusting scenes.
Riot police were forced to intervene to prevent the ugly scenes from getting any worse - on an otherwise completely positive night for Arsenal.
You can read more on the post match chaos here.
Eddie Nketiah wants England call Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is backing himself to earn an England senior team call up.
However, he had been linked with representing Ghana at the World Cup due to not yet receiving the call up for England.
But The Gunners star has opted to keep his options open for now.
And Ghana will proceed with their plans for Qatar without Nketiah on board.
It indicates England's record Under-21 goalscorer remains keen on getting a debut cap for the Three Lions.
Arsenal continue unbeaten run Arsenal have continued their 100 per cent record in Europe following a 1-0 victory over PSV.
Granit Xhaka's late strike was enough for The Gunners to seal all three points and make it four wins from four in the Europa League and eight wins from their last eight games - with their last defeat coming against Manchester United.
You can read the full match report here .
Xhaka gives Arsenal the lead It's been a long slugfest getting to it, but Arsenal have finally managed to find a breakthrough against PSV.
Granit Xhaka truly is a star reborn and has given the home side the lead.
Underway at The Emirates Arsenal are underway in their match against PSV.
You can keep up with all the action in SunSport's live blog here.
Arsenal starting xi So here's how Mikel Arteta lines up for tonight's game.
Five changes from the team which hung on for a narrow victory against Leeds.
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