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Arsenal defender Gabriel has hailed Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero as two Premier League players he enjoyed playing against the most. Gabriel, 22, joined the Gunners during the summer from Ligue 1 side Lille in a move which costs the London side £23.4m, as per TransferMarkt. The South American defender has had a decent impact on a previously disjointed Arsenal back-line and has already featured in a total of seven matches in all competitions for his new side. Gabriel is set to face-off against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United in the Premier League tomorrow in a hotly anticipated encounter which has all the makings to be a great game. Speaking ahead of the exciting clash at Old Trafford, Gabriel has been speaking about which players in England’s top-flight he has enjoyed playing against the most. Gabriel has identified Van Dijk as a fellow defender he admirers most and Aguero as an attacker who has taught him how to adapt his game. Speaking live

 Mesut Ozil says healthy meals for children should be a given - not a privilege - as he leads the distribution of 1,400 meals to schools across north London every day this week, part of a wider scheme he launched in March.  The Arsenal midfielder teamed up with renowned German chef Stefan Pappert at the start of the pandemic to provide healthy meals to families living in poverty, homeless shelters and charities that support refugees. Ozil is among a number of footballers, including Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, leading the change on the issue of free meals for children during school holidays. Last week the government rejected a Labour bill to extend free school meals, prompting Ozil to scale up his project and provide 1,400 extra meals every day. Chef Stefan Pappert, project manager Parsa Sadigh and Mesut Ozil with the team from Unitas "This week, during the half-term, lots of kids are facing a tough situation with regards to food," he said in an exclusive intervie

The 32-year-old did not feature for the Gunners after lockdown and was subsequently omitted from the club's 25-man Premier League squad. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta believes he did all he could to give Mesut Ozil a fair shot before he axed the German from his squad.  Ozil's name was not among Arsenal's 25-man Premier League squad that was released earlier this month, which followed the playmaker's exclusion from Arsenal's Europa League squad. As the 32-year-old enters the final months of his contract with the Gunners, it now appears likely that he has played his final game for the team. Ozil did play a part for Arsenal last season, at one point starting 10 consecutive Premier League games for the Gunners before the coronavirus lockdown in March. The playmaker did not make a single appearance for Arsenal after lockdown, however, but Arteta has still insisted he gave Ozil every chance to impress before he was omitted from his team. "What I can tell you that I

Arsenal have signed Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on Deadline Day after meeting his £45m release clause. Partey signed a long-term deal at the Emirates after he completed his medical and paperwork just before Monday's 11pm deadline. He will wear the No 18 shirt and will join up with his new team-mates next week after he returns from international duty with Ghana. Partey has been a key player in Diego Simeone's midfield since breaking into the first team from Atletico's academy in 2015. Mikel Arteta said: "We have been watching Thomas for a while, so we're now delighted to add such a high quality player to our squad. He is a dynamic midfielder with great energy. He brings a lot of experience from a top club that has competed at the highest level in La Liga and the Champions League for several years. "We're very impressed with his attitude and his approach to the game. He's an intelligent footballer and we're looking forward to him integrating i

  Time is ticking down in this summer's transfer window as clubs rush to get deals over the line. Arsenal are no different and have until 11pm to finalise moves in and out at the Emirates Stadium as Mikel Arteta looks to further strengthen his squad after a strong start to the 2020/21 campaign. So far, the Gunners have re-signed Dani Ceballos on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid, with the Spaniard joining Willian, Gabriel Magalhaes, and Alex Runarsson as the four summer arrivals. But another midfielder is on the agenda, with Atletico Madrid's Thomas Partey understood to be a key target, whilst Lyon's Houssem Aouar has also been linked with a move to north London. There could also be some exits too as players look for fresh starts elsewhere. With that said, here is a round-up of some of the latest Arsenal transfer rumours doing the rounds. Lyon U-turn Arsenal may have been handed fresh hope of signing Houssem Aouar from Lyon. But after an initial bid was rejected, Lyo