Arsenal Weekly Round Up: 27.10.13 – 3.11.13

Arsenal‘s first test of the week was a Capital One Cup game against London rivals Chelsea which ended in a 2-0 Chelsea win, the goals coming from full back Cesar Azpilicueta and Juan Mata.

Next up was high flying Liverpool at the Emirates on Saturday and the Gunners bounced back from the loss in midweek with a convincing 2-0 win over Liverpool. The goals came from Santi Cazorla and the in-form Aaron Ramsey giving the Gunners all 3 points to send them 5 points clear of Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham in the table.

Mikel Arteta was sent off after 65 minutes after a last-man foul on ex-Arsenal man Marouane Chamakh. The win extends Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League to 2 points over London rivals Chelsea.

Transfer Rumours

AS Monaco considering a 34 million move for Arsenal and England Winger Theo Walcott - Daily Mail

Arsenal transfer target Lars Bender has signed a new contract with Bayer Leverkusen

Arsenal are linked with Corithians striker Alexandre Pato after Pato rejected Spurs in the summer - Daily Mail

Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing the highly rated French youngster M’Baye Niang from AC Milan and are ready to submit an offer of €6m for his services in the January transfer window. - Caught Offside

Arsenal are in talks with AC Milan over the potential signing of Stephan El Shaarawy, The deal is believed to be around £32 million - Caught Offside

Other Club News

Arsenal launched an ex-players club called the ’100 Club’ for retired players who have made over 100 appearances for Arsenal.

Injury News

Midfielder Jack Wilshere, 21, and 24-year-old defender Kieran Gibbs are major doubts for Arsenal’s crucial trip to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Next Match

Arsenal’s next fixture is a away champions league tie against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night.