Paul Merson has backed Smith-Rowe to reclaim an England place following his move to Fulham this season but a man brought in to fill his void is more of the type of midfielder that Arteta prefers.

Arsenal ’s Mikel Merino says he is ‘getting a taste’ for his new role as the team’s centre forward having been propelled up ...

Mikel Merino has joked that he is "getting a taste" for playing as a makeshift striker, having admirably plugged the gap in ...

Read on for our player ratings as title-chasing Arsenal welcomes London rivals Chelsea in a Premier League showdown.

The once-fearsome Arsenal set-piece attack ended their dead ball scoreless streak as a Mikel Merino header gave the Gunners a 1-0 derby win over Chelsea at the Emirates on Sunday.

Arsenal have beaten Chelsea by a goal-to-nil, thus ending a run of three Premier League games without a victory. As a result, ...

The results alone make for grim reading, but in Leicester's second-ball struggles, we can highlight much of where they are ...

Analysing one of the basics of football, from Sunday League all the way to the Premier League - even Pep Guardiola agrees ...

Arsenal fans weren't impressed with Mikel Merino once he moved back into midfield during Arsenal's draw with Manchester United.

The draw leaves United 14th in the table, a whopping 15 points off the top four and 13 adrift of rivals Manchester City in ...

It is now nearly three weeks since Mikel Merino assumed his role as Arsenal’s emergency No9 and so far the Spaniard will have been largely pleased with how it has gone. Merino’s goal during Tuesday’s ...