Here is your Arsenal evening digest on Sunday, September 19.
Bellerin impresses on home debut
After 10 years at Arsenal, Hector Bellerin moved back to his native Spain and joined Betis during the summer transfer window.
And the move meant that, at the age of 26, the fullback finally got a taste for La Liga football as he made his debut for his new club in their 2-1 win at Granada on Monday.
He then made his home bow on Sunday afternoon when Betis welcomed Espanyol to the Benito Villamarin Stadium.
And Bellerin showed great determination in the final third to keep an attack alive and square the ball for Nabil Fekir to put the hosts ahead in first-half injury time.
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Arteta 'instilling a backbone' in side
Kieran Tierney and Aaron Ramsdale had something of a mini-squabble in the second half of the victory against Burnley on Saturday.
Both players were fighting their case on who should have cleared the ball out from a cross.
And football.london's Bailey Keogh says this shows coach Mikel Arteta is finally instilling a backbone in his side.
He writes: "This is passion from defenders that Arsenal fans are not used to and it is a refreshing sight for us considering the weak defending the club has been accustomed to in recent years."
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Tierney 'never lets you down'
Arsenal legend Paul Merson has heaped praise on fullback Kieran Tierney after his latest stellar performance.
Tierney has been one of Arsenal's most consistent performers since signing for £25million from Celtic back in 2019.
And Merson has joined former Spurs manager Jose Mourinho in praising the tough-tackling defender's reliability after he helped keep a clean sheet as Mikel Arteta's side beat Burnley 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
"Tierney never lets you down", Merson said on Sky Sports News after the full-time whistle.
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