Jack Wilshere's return is a huge boost for Arsenal (Video)

This morning the news emerged out of Arsenal that Jack Wilshere, a full 13 months after he last limped off a football pitch in a pre-season friendly, is to return to full training with the first team squad later on this week.

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Gervinho performance shows the "False Nine" is in vogue

Arsenal’s performance in dismantling Southampton 6-1 yesterday was a delight for almost all watching, bar Southampton supporters of course. The way the Gunners played was exhibition stuff at times. Amongst an array of star Gunners performers it was Gervinho who most caught the eye.

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How things have changed since my first live football match

Nearly 12 years ago the arrival of my birthday saw me awarded with a trip to Highbury for my first ever live football match to see Arsenal take on Leicester City on Boxing Day, 2000. Today, as I prepare to head to the Emirates Stadium to see the Gunners try and continue their unbeaten start to the season at home to bottom of the table and pointless Southampton, I think about all the things that have changed about my routine when going to football matches.

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The last time Southampton visited Arsenal (Video)

Today Arsenal prepare themselves for their first home game against Southampton since the 2004-05 Premier League season.

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Will Arsene Wenger sign a new contract at Arsenal?

Despite Arsene Wenger’s protestations that there have been no contract extension talks as of yet, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis’ comments this week suggest that an offer to the 62 year old Frenchman to extend his spell in charge at the Emirates beyond 2014 is imminent.

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Abou Vieira?

If I had a pound for every time a commentator or pundit compared Abou Diaby to Patrick Vieira I would be a substantially richer man.  You can hardly blame people for making the comparison, both played a similar role at Arsenal, both have a similar mountainous build and both are French internationals.  But until recently, I have always sneered at the comparison.  After all Patrick Vieira is one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time and Abou Diaby plays so irregularly it can be easy to forget that he is an Arsenal player.

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Inside the dressing room

Paolo di Canio’s public defamation of his goalkeeper Wes Foderingham has become an instant viral hit (‘League WAN’). Rarely has a manager been so unashamedly critical of one of their players in front of the media, stating that the player must apologise to everybody or risk never playing for Swindon again. Can you imagine Arsene Wenger telling Match of the Day that if he sees Giroud miss another chance he will send him back to France immediately?

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'Fat' Bendtner given a lease of life at Arsenal.

The self proclaimed 'worlds greatest player' Nicklas Bendtner has this week been brandished fat and ‘not what Juve needed at all’ by legend of the Old Lady Alessio Tacchinardi.

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How Abou Diaby has tightened Arsenal up (Video)

Prospects at Arsenal didn’t look too rosy in the run-up to the new season after the Gunners lost two of their most important players, Robin Van Persie and his 37 goals of last year headed to Manchester United, whilst Alex Song’s midfield creativity headed to Barcelona.

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Should Arsenal be so keen to get rid of Arshavin? (Video)

With the Russian transfer window to be closed on Thursday, the Telegraph broke the news that Arsenal, having been unable to find a buyer willing to pay a fee, were now offering club record signing Andrei Arshavin out on a free transfer.

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Whatever happened to the Arsenal side that beat Liverpool 6-3?

Many Arsenal fans were hailing the emergence of a new team following their 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield last Sunday. Cast your minds back to January 2007 and the Gunners fans were speaking in similar terms.

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Stoke again provide the test for Arsenal’s folly

De Ja Vu does not often come as clear as Arsenal being in a perceived crisis having just sold their best players in the days building up to the new season, the accusations of a lack of ambition sounding like a broken record to Arsene Wenger now who has battled on for too long under the roof of strained resources and a sensible wage structure that, in the face of more affluent competition, renders trophies out of reach.

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Possible Song departure marks a changing of the guard at Arsenal

So the summer’s most tedious transfer saga is ending with Robin Van Persie set to a complete a move to Manchester United for what The Guardian reports as £23m. Within hours of the announcement, The Daily Mail reported that Barcelona representatives were in London to complete the signing of Alex Song.

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Abou Diaby - A symbol of Arsenal’s failings?

Amidst what amounted to no more than a free for all by journalists worldwide against Arsene Wenger on the Robin Van Persie saga, Arsenal’s opening press conference of their tour of the Far East contained a significant bit of transfer news

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A Rollercoaster Month at The Emirates

What an incredible difference one month can make in the modern game. On the Wednesday 4th of July, Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie took the wind out of the club’s summer sails by announcing he would not be signing another contract.

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