Arsenal have sent out a team to German in a bid to sign Julian Draxler

Today according to Sky Sports Sources Arsenal have sent out a team in a bid to sign Schalke's Julian Draxler. He has a release clause of £37 million but Arsenal are not willing to pay that much, time will tell whether Arsenal can sign the player before Friday's deadlines.

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Dennis Bergkamp : Past, present and future

Dennis Bergkamp. Where do I start? technician, perfectionist, genius, elegant? all of the above?

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 10th, 1969, Dennis is now married to Henrita Ruizendaal, with 3 daughters, Estelle, Deborah & Yasmin, and a son, Mitchel.

Standing at 183cm, 6’0 ft, the Dutchman is a legend in football. An icon, a role model in which young kids of today who aspire to be at the level Dennis was at for so many years, can watch the way he played, the way he thought, the way he moved and glided across a pitch, seemingly effortless, to you and I. I could sit here and talk about Dennis’s career at Arsenal and how much Arsenal fans like you and I respect the man and have a great urge to want to see him back at Arsenal, but I want to give a little background on Dennis beforehand.

It’s no secret that he admired the style of play that Glenn Hoddle played at Tottenham (I know right, he admired a Spurs player!), his passing ability, his technique and focus on being a perfectionist. But this helped Dennis and he learnt from watching it. He used to watch the FA cup final games on his TV with his brothers whilst they were all growing up, and afterwards they’d immediately grab a ball, run outside and have a kick about.

From just a very young age, Dennis was finding any place he could to kick a ball about, be that the corridor of the building he was living in, on the pavement, on the grass that was guarded by a bulky man with his dog, that is, of course, as soon as the guard left, or even kicking a ball against a brick wall and setting himself a goal – hit a certain block in a certain way, ‘make the ball come back to you and control it’, if he didn't succeed, he’d try again and again.

From a young age Dennis always wanted to perfect his touch and control of the ball, whether he was kicking the ball against a tire of a car, trying not to set off the alarm or just against a wall, nothing was perfect until it was perfect in the eyes of Dennis.

In his book, ‘Stillness and ‘Speed’, he says, whilst looking on at where the building he grew up in and the wall that he learnt to perfect his touch on, he says, “it’s fair to say I had a perfect childhood here.”

There will be many blogs out there on the childhood of Dennis, so I want to skip to the football, the apple of Dennis’ eye, the real reason I’m writing this article.

At the age of 11, Dennis was introduced to the Ajax youth system after playing in the lower leagues, strutting his ‘thaang’ (sorry about that..) and impressing the scouting network at Ajax. In his book he remembers going into school and everyone would love seeing him around because he was the kid that was playing for Ajax’s academy, the kid everyone wanted to be friends with.

He made his professional debut for Ajax on the 14th of December, 1986 against Roda JC at the De Meer stadium in Amsterdam. Just a year after that unique achievement in his young career, he was called up to the international side after a storming season with Ajax in his first year, to play a game against Italy on the 26th of September, 1990 at La Favorita, Palermo. He went on to play 79 games and score 37 goals on the international stage over 10 years.

In his long, career defining time at Ajax, a total of 7 years, he played a total of 185 games, scoring a scorching 103 goals, before joining Inter Milan in 1993 for £12million.

Dennis in his Ajax years

It’s fair to say Dennis Bergkamp’s time at Inter wasn't as successful as he would have hoped. He only played 52 games in 2 years at the club and scored 11 goals.

He made his debut for Inter Milan on the 29th of August, 1993, against Reggiana at the San Siro stadium in Milan.

Italian football teams at the time would set up with a defensive mentality, wanting to go into a game, score one goal and defend their lead to assure themselves of the 3 points. Dennis didn't like the idea of playing his football like that, before he joined Inter, he was promised changes. Changes to the style of play, personnel and mentality. This didn't happen, the Italian giants were defiant and determined to stick to their mentality and the way they played their football. At the time, the Italian team were playing with two strikers, Dennis Bergkamp and Ruben Sosa, which is an attacking set-up that Dennis simply wasn't used to and hadn't played before with Ajax. Dennis was a number 10, he’d create chances for those around him as well as scoring chances himself with his impeccable touch and skill.

Dennis would often exclude himself from social gatherings that the Inter Milan team would have, whether a few of them would go out for a meal or go and do some other sport in their spare time, Dennis would rather stay at home with his partner, Henrita Ruizendaal. He was, and still is, a shy and conservative man and likes to keep himself to himself.

Two years had passed since he joined Inter, and more European clubs were wanting his signature. That’s when Arsenal came knocking, and before long he signed on the dotted line for The Gunners on the 20th of June, 1995 for a fee of £7,5million.

Dennis at Inter Milan

Two conditions of Bergkamp’s contract were that Arsenal would play him in his natural and favored position, behind the strikers, as well as the promise that they’d sign a new midfielder.

Signing for Arsenal FC

Upon signing for Arsenal, he made his debut against Middlesbrough at Highbury on August the 20th, 1993. It didn't take too long for him to score his first goal in Arsenal colors, as he netted his first of many against Southampton on the 23rd of September.

His first Arsenal hat-trick came in a game against Leicester City in the Premier League on the 27th of August, just 7 days after he made his debut. Pretty good signing, eh?

Dennis Bergkamp was branded an important signing for Arsenal at the time by some people, whilst other thought it was a mistake and that he wouldn't adapt to London life, just like he couldn't adapt to the Italian culture or the football Inter Milan were playing. Everybody has seen the classic picture of a newspaper article in which it featured quotes from none other than Stuart Pearce, who said Bergkamp was a ‘waste of money’ and that ‘signing Dennis and David Platt at the same time is a massive gamble on Arsenal’s part. I’m not convinced it will pay off.”

But doubters were well and truly proven wrong through Bergkamp’s long Arsenal career as he spanned a total of 11 years, playing a staggering 411 games and scoring an incredible 120 goals.

In the eyes of many, especially Arsenal fans, Dennis can do no wrong, and he certainly proves that on and off the pitch. His classy way of playing the beautiful, his impeccable touch of the ball, his ability to pick out a pass that no other mere mortal would ever be able to even think of let alone pull off. You could say Dennis was the perfect player. A player with the ability on and off the pitch to dazzle everyone listening to him speak.

Before Dennis retired from football and left Arsenal, he had a testimonial match at the Emirates Stadium. The first and last ever game that Dennis would ever play in the new home of Arsenal after having the iconic ground Highbury for many years, where Dennis played and loved his football with his time at Arsenal, pleasing his team-mates, managers, fans, opposition (even though they had to play against him, they still admired him!).

When Dennis had his testimonial match it was a sad day for all involved in football, especially at The Arsenal. The stadium was alive, with the colours of the Arsenal, red and white beaming across the ground thanks to the humble support of all involved on that day. All eyes were on Dennis, but there were many other iconic football players playing that day, the likes of Ian Wright, Arsenal’s second all time goalscorer, Thierry Henry, Arsenal’s all time record goalscorer, Emmanuel Petit, Patrick Vieira, the man who won Arsenal their last trophy in the FA cup final in 2005 against Manchester United, Marc Overmars, Kanu, Lee Dixon and Steve Bould, the right hand man to Mr. Wenger, all playing in Arsenal colours.

Then there were the Ajax players, some iconic ex-players such as Johan Cruyff, Ronald de Boer, Marco Van Basten and Rijkaard. All players that Dennis had played with in his formidable career at either Ajax, Inter Milan, Holland, or indeed The Arsenal.

But the spotlight was taken off of Bergkamp for a brief period of time in the game as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored the first goal of the game to make it 1-0 to Ajax, but soon after, the leading goalscorer for Arsenal, Thierry Henry converted a cross from Lee Dixon to give Arsenal hope of making the day better for Bergkamp.

It didn’t take long for Ajax to come on the attack again and then be awarded a penalty, which Ronald de Boer fired over the bar, before Kanu gave Arsenal the lead and Bergkamp his dream game to mark the end of a magnificent career.

Dennis Bergkamp being paraded around the Emirates stadium

When the game had finished, the reception the fans in the stadium gave Dennis Bergkamp was heart-warming. The love the fans had and still do have for Dennis can not be explained, no matter how hard you try, you can’t express your gratitude to the man who sparked something unique in football. The man who can do things others can’t. Dennis Bergkamp will forever be an Arsenal legend, and in my eyes can do no wrong. He is, as many of you would agree, perfect.

The day came that Bergkamp hung up his boots and stepped away from the green grass of football pitches for good. Or so he thought. He retired from football and was determined to spend his days with his family and not get into coaching, and declining a role as a scout at Arsenal. In April 2008, Dennis came back to the idea of coaching, as he took a fast-track coaching diploma for formal Dutch international footballers, and he took up a trainee coaching role at Ajax.

Upon succeeding in that diploma, Dennis took up a role along side Johan Neeskens, a former Ajax and Barcelona player, as the assistant to the brand new Netherlands B team on the date of 26th of October, 2008. In that year and through to 2009, Dennis returned to Ajax as a coach for the U12 youth team. But less that 2 years later, Ajax announced the appointment of Frank De Boer as their new first team manager, and Bergkamp’s role at the club moved up a level, as he was then appointed assistant manager to Fred Grim for the U19 youth team. Again, not long after that appointment, Dennis was then moved up in the ranks at Ajax, as he was appointed assistant manager for the first team for Frank De Boer in August, 2011.

So what’s next for Dennis? A managerial role at Ajax? to stay on as assistant for the unforeseeable future? nobody but Dennis himself knows, but one thing we do know, is that Arsenal would welcome him with open arms in a coaching role at the Emirates stadium and would help him flourish and become one of the best coaches in the business.

Manger at Arsenal after Wenger? Henry his assistant? Henry to be manager? Dennis to be his assistant? so many questions, with no answers. I honestly can’t see Thierry Henry as a manager. A coach, and a damn good one, yes, but a manager? I think Denis Bergkamp would be more suited to the role and title of ‘manager’ of a team than Thierry. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see Thierry back at Arsenal in some form of coaching role, but in m eyes, Dennis is the man for the job, dare I say it, when the day comes that Arsene Wenger steps down and pursues a different role within Arsenal Football Club.

What about you? what do you think? does Dennis have what it takes to become manager at Arsenal in the future? does Thierry Henry have what it takes? a coaching role for them both?

I took to Twitter to ask my followers what they thought of the idea of Dennis Bergkamp having a managerial status at Arsenal in the future, and the responses I received were mostly in favour of the idea of Dennis becoming a manager at Arsenal in the future.

@adh_krishna said: “Yeah sure, Henry should coordinate with him.”

@GoonerUpdates said: “Yeah, either him or Henry.” and: “Because they’re familiar with the club and are well respected by the fans.“

@FazeelTheGooner said: “Yes. He has a footballing brain. He’s a genius.”

@gooner1947 said: “not sure respect is enough though. Fans are fickle.”

@Vinny19671 said: “X Pros do not naturally make good managers & can be a risk.Except for DB10. Because he can do anything”

And @futbolking10 an Arsenal fan who certainly wants Henry back at Arsenal said “King Henry!”

I hope that one day we will indeed see Dennis Bergkamp or Thierry Henry back at Arsenal, but for now, we have arguably the best manager in the league, and in good or tough times, we all need to get behind him, because once he’s gone, he will be sorely missed, and will no doubt leave a huge hole in Arsenal Football Club.

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Thierry Henry believes with Ozil Arsenal can win the Premier League

Talking at a Puma Event in Barcelona Thierry Henry believes Arsenal won't collapse in the final part of the season and can go on to win the Premier League and believes Mesut Ozil can be vital in Arsenal's quest to win the Premier League.

"I can say right now that everybody is expecting Arsenal to collapse, just as they were expecting it earlier in the season. But they didn't," Henry told goal.com at a Puma launch event in Barcelona . "They are still somehow keeping up the pace in the Premier League, and every time they have been in a situation where they have to answer back to Man City and Chelsea, they have done it.

"Hopefully, they can carry on doing that. As an Arsenal man and a fan of the club, I want them to carrying on doing that the whole way and make sure they can win the league.

"The future will tell us if they are good enough, but right now for me, they are."

"With his calmness, his quality on the ball, his vision, he is a great player and can give an assist at any moment," Henry said of Ozil.

"He also has the quality and capacity to score goals at any moment, so it’s always great to have a player like that around in the dressing room on a daily basis, and at the weekend at the game."

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Arsenal draw Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup

After an convincing 4 0 win against Coventry on Friday night Arsenal have been drawn at home against Liverpool in a very tough draw for the Gunners. Arsenal rivals Manchester City and Chelsea have been drawn together which looks to be the tie of the round.

Arsenal now have very tough fixtures in February: 

Liverpool (A) Man United (H) Liverpool (H) Bayern Munich (H)


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Arsenal 4 Coventry 0 : Mach Highlights & Reaction

Arsenal progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 4 0 win over Coventry, Podolski opened the scoring for the Gunners in the 15th minute as Ozil provided the assist, and then scored his second goal in the 27th minute as he headed in from the corner.

Late substitutes Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla finished off the game and send the Arsenal fans happy and progress to the next stage of the FA Cup.

Arsene Wenger's reaction :

"Podolski can score goals. When you have a good chance you want him to have it because he is a clinical finisher.

"He has an unbelievable short and quick backlift and he is very accurate in his finishing.

"He can score goals when he starts, when he comes on he is always dangerous."

Coventry boss Steven Pressley:

"I was exceptionally proud of that performance. I asked the players to be brave in possession and they truly were.

"Being 2-0 down at the Emirates it's easy to go under, but we got after them and forced them back and were the more likely team to score.

"In the end Arsenal's quality shone through, they tired us out in the last 10 minutes. In the end 4-0 was harsh. We left nothing out on the pitch."

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Julian Draxler: The signing that could make Arsenal Champions

Recent reports have suggested that Arsenal have stepped up their interest in Schalke and Germany’s talented attacker Julian Draxler. The 20-year-old German international has a reported 40m pound buy-out clause in his contract and with Theo Walcott’s recently-suffered long-term injury suggestions point to Draxler being Arsene Wenger’s target in bolstering their attack.

The 20 year old Schalke attacking midfielder has been linked with Arsenal for awhile, and now that the German club appear willing to sell, it's a deal that Wenger should pursue. The Frenchman has already described how Draxler could become the new van Persie, and with Giroud the only out and out striker available for selection, it's an addition the Gunners need. Even with the potential return to fitness of Bendtner, seeing the Dane line up against them is not something that would strike fear into the Premier League's top defences. Draxler however could be an entirely different prospect.

With a midfield featuring technically proficient players like Santi Cazorla, Mikel Arteta and Mesut Özil a player like Draxler should fit in seamlessly. Very much in the mould of an “Arsenal type” Draxler is versatile and has shown he can adapt quickly to changing circumstances and positions. This season Draxler has played on the left, in the middle and on the right and has even been used up top.

In Draxler, Wenger would have an all-rounder who could fill in for any of his attacking players and even be played up top if necessary. Recent trends in German football have shown more coaches willing to play their attacking midfielders up top and the same could be the case for Draxler. There are few players in his generation that have a better instinct for goal and Draxler’s inherent confidence make him an ideal candidate should the necessity arise.

Whether the move will facilitate remains to be seen. Schalke will definitely not want to lose their crown jewel in a season that could see them miss out on Champions League football. However, if the buy-out clause, a reasonable figure considering his talent, is to be believed and his performances in Europe this season are an indicator, Schalke will find it difficult to hang on to him. Whatever the case, Arsenal would be wise to maintain their pursuit of the youngster and do whatever they can to try and make it a quartet of German internationals at the Emirates.

Arsenal are developing a penchant for that wonderful habit that all title-winning teams possess - getting the right result even when you're playing below your best. Saturday's game against beleaguered Fulham was a good example. The Cottagers are hardly in scintillating form, but were resolute enough to stifle the Gunners' thrusts for a good part of the game. Eventually however, Arsenal found a way through. Although it's a good trait to have, struggling performances do also point up the need to add reinforcements to the squad.

Many pundits thought the Gunners early season form would melt away as the long season wore on and injuries started to take their toll. To date that hasn't happened, but if the club are to maintain their title challenge, Arsene Wenger will need to ensure that it doesn't, and that is where Julian Draxler could fit into the equation. Securing Draxler could be the difference between merely another top four finish, or delivering a genuine title challenge.

Arsene Wenger is right to pursue Julian Draxler. The chance to sign a player of his talent does not come around often. When it does, you have to seize it.

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Nothing but your Arsenal (kind of) Julian Draxler – Now, or in the summer?

Julian Draxler. Labelled as a star of the future in Germany and has shown glimpses of his fantastic talents for a while now, but who is he?

Born in 1993, Gladbeck, Germany, the 20 year old midfielder can play in the hole behind the striker, or, as his team FC Schalke like to play him, a left winger. The contract he is currently on will run into the summer of the year 2018 having signed a 2 year contract extension with Schalke on May 10th, 2013. At the time, he was linked with a move to Borrusia Dortmund and speculation of a move away from his club swiftly ended.

Now, less than a year on from his contract extension, he is again linked with a move away from Veltins-Arena, but this time, to Arsenal. With a release clause in his contract of around £37million, he wont be a cheap purchase for any club that isn’t drowning in their own money, mentioning no names…

Schalke aren’t having the best of seasons so far, lying in a seemingly underachieving 7th place in the Bundesliga, 16 points off of top spot, currently being occupied by Bayern Munchen (who else?!) and 5 points away from 3rd spot, which is currently being occupied by Borussia Mönchengladbach!

With a total playing time so far this season for Draxler of 1192 minutes and only 1 goal in 25 shots to show for it, as well as 4 assists, Draxler is seen as an integral part of the way Schalke play their football, and letting him leave the club would surely dent their hopes of finishing in a respectable place in the leauge.

So why would a team like Arsenal, with their current abundance of talent in the midfield, be looking to add yet another young, very promising youngster to their ranks? well, some newspaper articles have suggested that Arsene Wenger wants to transfer him into a striker or a CF, meaning we’d be paying his £37million fee release clause for a player that can play in two positions: the left wing, and a striker.

Well, that’s where Podolski comes into it! Rumours have it that Arsenal are prepared to part with a figure believed to be around £20million plus Podolski for the 20-year-old German midfielder, but something about that offer doesn’t sit right with myself and Arsenal fans alike. Podolski is a fan favourite, a game killer and a huge influence on the team, whether that’s on or off the pitch. His personality seems to shine through at every opportunity given, and even when he isn’t playing and just sat on the bench, he has a way of making himself and everyone around him laugh, laugh, laugh and laugh some more.

It wasn’t that long ago that Podolski was parading around London, camera in hand and taking picture of all the places he was at, as well as him just sat in a taxi! He loves London life. He loves the culture, the people, the football club, our players, and last but not least, the fans! One (very funny) example of him being a fan favourite is when he was doing a Q&A on Twitter with his followers, somebody asked him the following question, and his response went down a storm with Arsenal fans! As well as a simple Twitter search for ‘Podolski love’ you’ll see that Arsenal fans adore him.

But the odd thing is, that when Podolski is fit, he doesn’t seem to start many, if any games at Arsenal, and is mostly used as an impact sub to kill of a game or bring new life into the game, most recently an example of this would be against Fulham, where he came on off the bench and injected pace, enthusiasm and energy, just what was needed at the time.

In my opinion, a striker is needed more than an attacking midfielder, such as Draxler, and I would hope Wenger sees it that way too. Jackson Martinez is reportedly signing a new contract at Porto within a week, and if I’m honest, I have to say I’m gutted about that, I would love Jackson Martinez at Arsenal, he’s an exceptional talent. Diego Costa is another name that has been passed around here, there and everywhere, but there seems to be no solid evidence of Arsenal firmly being in for any of these two. Another option up front would be Alvaro Morata, a young Spanish striker that has been warming up the Real Madrid bench more often than not in recent weeks. Even if Morata would arrive at Arsenal, it would only be a loan deal, but that’s OK. A loan striker and Draxler coming into the club this month would be massive business for Arsenal, meaning and inevitable summer signing of a high profile striker, surely?

But Arsene, whatever you do, don’t let Podolski leave Arsenal, I beg of you!

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Arsene Wenger believes Santi Cazorla is now back to his best

Arsene Wenger believes Santi Cazorla is now back to his best at seeing Cazorla bag 2 goals against Fulham at the Emirates. Talking straight after the game Wenger said :

“Santi got two and that is a sign he is coming back to his level because for a big part of the season he had some injury problems,”

“He was injured for a while, after that he had an ankle problem for a period and couldn’t hit the ball properly with his right foot.

“Santi is about using two legs, you don’t know really if he is right or left footed and once he cannot do that as freely as he is used to he has a handicap. He had that for a long time this season.”

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Arsenal 2 Fulham 0 : Match Highlights & Report

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Jack Wilshere hails Arsenal’s attacking prowess as Gunners stay top of the Premier League

Jack Wilshere believes that Arsenal's attacking options can give the Gunners the edge in the title race this season

Santi Cazorla scored twice in the second half to hand the north Londoners a 2-0 win over Fulham to keep them top of the table on Saturday.

“There’s been a few players this season [who have scored], myself included,” Wilshere said. “I’ve got a few more than I usually do and Aaron Ramsey got a lot more than he usually does and then you have Lukas Podolski, who nearly scored today

“It’s good to have goals in your team and hopefully we can continue that.

“We go into every game knowing we’re going to create chances. That’s our strong point, we know we’re going to be able to score goals.

“It’s just a matter of putting the ball in the back of the net and being tight at the back. We’ve done that this season and hopefully we can continue that.

“Santi came up with the goods and we’re still top of the league so we’ve got good confidence going into the next game and we’ll look forward now.

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Arsenal 2 Fulham 0 : Match Highlights & Report

Santi Cazorla's double ensured Arsenal remain top of the Premier League table following a 2-0 home victory over struggling Fulham on Saturday. Cazorla struck twice inside five second half minutes to ensure Arsene Wenger's side secured a fifth successive league victory.

This was an underwhelming performance from Arsenal but it was enough to keep the north London club a point clear of second-placed Manchester City and reinforce the view they will be hard to dislodge from top spot.

Defeat combined with results elsewhere meant Fulham dropped to within one place and one point of the relegation places, although manager Rene Meulensteen will have been heartened by the way his side remained in the game for almost an hour.

Wenger's side had passed their most recent test of nerve when they won at Aston Villa to reclaim the lead after first Chelsea and then City had enjoyed 24-hour stays at the head of the table. Wenger insisted before this game, however, the pressure on his side this time around was nothing compared to last year when the Gunners endured a season-long scramble to clinch a top four place. A

The Cottagers have shown improved form since Meulensteen took charge, although their lack of consistency was highlighted in the week before this clash when they followed a 4-1 home league defeat to Sunderland with a convincing FA Cup victory over Norwich. That win had clearly boosted confidence and for almost an hour, the visitors looked capable of claiming a third successive draw at this stadium.

With Brede Hangeland back in central defense for his first league appearance since October, Meulensteen's side were well organised and rarely troubled by a stuttering Arsenal. Hangeland showed excellent anticipation to clear off the line after Mesut Ozil had placed a shot beyond keeper Maarten Stekelenburg in the fourth minute.

But otherwise, Fulham were largely untroubled and might have taken an unexpected lead midway through the first half when Wojciech Szczesny tipped Steve Sidwell's shot onto the crossbar. Jack Wilshere did manage to force a save from Stekelenburg in the 38th minute and the keeper was equally alert to deny Bacary Sagna's follow up.

Arsenal's performance was surprisingly lackluster and it was clear they would have to step up the tempo if they were to avoid dropping points. But Arsenal's passing moves began to gather momentum and they finally made the breakthrough after a sustained period of pressure in the 58th minute, and within five minutes the game was effectively over.

Cazorla's opening goal came after Sagna and Serge Gnabry had both been denied by desperate blocks. But the quality of the build-up play to the Spain midfielder's strike highlighted the difference in class. Cazorla gained possession on the left after another frantic clearance, moved inside and kick-started a slick triangle of one-touch passes involving Olivier Giroud and Wilshere before finishing right footed from 12 yards out.

The second was more routine with Hangeland failing to get sufficient distance on a clearing header from Nacho Monreal's cross, directing the ball only as far as Cazorla, who placed a left foot shot beyond Stekelenburg from 20 yards.

Fulham's resistance was broken, although it would have been worse for Meulensteen's side had Stekelenburg not managed to tip Lukas Podolski's powerful shot onto the post. Darren Bent missed a late chance to halve the deficit but this was ultimately a routine victory for an Arsenal side growing in belief they can finish champions. Up next for the Gunners is against Coventry City in the FA CUP at the Emirates Stadium on Friday.

Written by Jeff @ArsenalTrend

Team Line Ups

ARSENAL: Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny , Monreal ; Flamini, Wilshere; Gnabry  (Podolski 71), Ozil (Chamberlain 86), Cazorla; Giroud .

Subs not used: Rosicky, Fabianski, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Park.

Goals: Cazorla 57, 62.

FULHAM: Stekelenburg ; Riether , Hangeland, Burn , Richardson ; Sidwell, Parker ; Dejagah (Bent 68), Dempsey, Kacaniklic (Kasami 86); Berbatov.

Subs not used: Riise, Stockdale, Karagounis, Duff, Hughes.

Ref: Lee Probert

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Arsene Wenger confident on new deals for Per Mertesacker & Bacary Sagna

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Per Mertesacker & Bacary Sagna are very close to signing new deals with the club and is hoping to announce somthing soon.

Speaking at his press conference ahead of Saturday's game against Fulham, Arsene Wenger appeared confident of keeping both.

He said: "We are making good progress, and hopefully we can announce something soon."

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Per Mertesacker would welcome Julian Draxler to Arsenal

Recenly in the German press there is speculation that Arsenal are hugely interested in signing German sensation from Schalke. His fellow country man Per Mertesacker would welcome him to Arsenal Football Club. 

"He is a great talent," Mertesacker told the London Evening Standard. "He has already made a big impact at Schalke and in the German national team, despite his young age. "

"He would be very welcome here. I'm excited to see what happens."

Here is Eurosport reporting on the news in the video below

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Video : Aston Villa 1 Arsenal 2 : MOTM Jack WIilshere Post Match Reaction

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a hard fought 2 1 win over Aston Villa goals from Jack Wilshere and Olivier Giroud sealed the win for the Arsenal. Below is of Man of the Match Jack Wilshere, who speaks to the Monday Night Football pundits straight after the game

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