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 Man United legend raves about Arsenal player The Former United defender Rio Ferdinand was clearly impressed with his young countryman Emile Smith Rowe has had a breakthrough season under Mikel Arteta this campaign. He has been a regular fixture in the Arsenal team for the past few months. It appears like Smith Rowe has been at the Emirates for a long time. But obviously, that is not the case. The 20-year-old made his first Premier League start against Chelsea at the end of 2020. Since then, the Hale End graduate has not looked back. He has since made 11 starts for the Gunners in the league, recording four assists. His total goal contributions stand at eight in 22 appearances for the first-team. In his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand had only good things to say for the 20-year-old, who was selected in England’s U21 group stage squad for the Euros in the summer. “I love the way he plays. I was worried actually when Odegaard came in. “Would the manager play him in the same team? But he’s

  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has spoken to Arsenal about signing Hatayspor striker Aaron Boupendza . The 24-year-old has been in fine form in the Turkish league this season and he has scored 18 goals in 26 games. He is the national teammate of the Arsenal captain and 90mins says he has spoken to the Gunners about landing him. The Gunners will face serious competition from top Premier League teams for his signature. His red-hot form has placed him on the radar of several European teams and the report adds that his club accepted a £7m offer from Russian side Krasnodar, but he turned them down. He reportedly wants to play in the Premier League and Aubameyang is keen to have him on his side at the Emirates. Arsenal faces an important summer that could see them change some of their current players. The Gunners might sell off Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah when the transfer window reopens. If these sales happen, they would have to replace the players and Boupendza could come in handy.

 Paul Merson has claimed that Arsenal are the favourites for their Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The Gunners head into the game looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League after their 1-1 draw with Burnley away from home last weekend. Arsenal took a step closer towards reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday night thanks to their 3-1 victory over Olympiakos. The north Londoners are now preparing for their derby showdown against Jose Mourinho’s side at The Emirates on Sunday. Spurs are currently seven points ahead of Arsenal in the table and the Gunners will be keen to close down that gap as the race for European qualification hots up. Former Arsenal star Merson is expecting to see the Gunners win the game on Sunday against their bitter local rivals. Writing in his column for the Daily Star, Merson said: “I think Arsenal are favourites against them this weekend. I really do. “If both teams play to the best of their ability I t

Nigeria-eligible winger Joel Ideho has finally opened his goalscoring account for an Arsenal team but it was only a consolation as the Gunners were defeated 4-1 by Norwich City in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Touted as one of the brightest young prospects in the Netherlands prior to his move to the Gunners last October, the former Ajax Amsterdam starlet has likened himself to Crystal Palace wing-wizard Wilfried Zaha. Ideho played ten matches in all competitions for Arsenal's youth teams before scoring his first goal - six in the U18 Premier League, two in the Premier League 2 and one each in the FA Youth Cup and EFL Trophy. Ideho was one of three players of Nigerian descent that started for Arsenal against the Canaries, the others being defender Zach Awe and winger Daniel Oyegoke. Springett opened the scoring for the home team just three minutes in, Dickson-Peters netted a brace which put the game beyond the reach of the north London club, Kamara got Norwich City&#