Here are the Arsenal evening headlines for Friday, November 6.
Wenger promise being fulfilled by Arsenal youngster
Arsene Wenger’s vow to leave the club in a “strong and healthy position” is being delivered by Arsenal ’s most promising youngsters.
Bukayo Saka, Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah continue to impress and were all in action as Mikel Arteta’s side beat Molde 4-1 in the Europa League last night.
And Wenger’s words now seem prescient as Arsenal’s youthful team develops further.
“I want to leave the club in a strong and healthy position and that means with good players, with good youth behind and a strong financial position to go further up and develop more,” Wenger told BBC Sport in 2015 .
“The guy that comes in after me will be in a very good position to deliver something exceptional.”
Hargreaves suggests Willock could leave on loan
Owen Hargreaves has claimed Joe Willock might be wise to leave Arsenal on loan .
The 21-year-old midfielder scored on Thursday night as Mikel Arteta’s side beat Molde in the Europa League.
But he has seen his opportunities limited in the Premier League.
“It’s a difficult one,” Hargreaves said on BT Sport. “It’s so obvious that he’s performing and he’s doing great.
“You don’t wanna sound ungrateful by knocking on the door because he is playing him, he’s playing him in a big game. It’s really only him and Nketiah.”
He added: “I think back to Phillip Lahm, Toni Kroos and David Alaba, they went on two-year loans from Bayern Munich.
“They went on two-year loans and played their football at Hoffenheim, at Stuttgart, at Leverkusen to get those reps. Play European football for big teams in the Bundesliga and come back and walk in the Bayern Munich team.
“You might see that from these kids, because right now they could probably play more.
“The opportunities aren’t there because Arsenal has a world-class team. Remember, Mesut Ozil is at home.”
Former Arsenal player urges Pepe to find ‘consistency’
Ray Parlour has called on Nicolas Pepe to become more consistent after last night’s performance against Molde.
The winger was subdued in the first half but scored after the break, sweeping home from the edge of the box to put Arsenal 3-1 up.
But Pepe, who joined the club for £72m last year, has yet to put together a sustained run of form.
“I think it was a game of two halves for Pepe,” Parlour told talkSPORT . “I thought in the first half he was really poor if I’m being honest. He didn’t have the best of games but he picked it up second half.
“When you’re in big games you’ve got to be effective for 90 minutes. You’ve got to play your part throughout the game. Pepe’s just got to get that little bit more consistency because you can go missing.
“First half yesterday it was like his brother was playing, and then in the second half he turned up and got his goal and it was much better.
“The price tag doesn’t help. Of course there’s going to be more pressure when the fee’s higher. I just want to see him do it five or six games in a row.”
