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Arsenal 2 Liverpool 0 Match Report and Match Reaction from Arsene Wenger and Aaron Ramsey

Published 3rd November 2013 Written By Jeff @ArsenalTrend

Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in Saturday's late fixture. Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey were the scorers on a day when Liverpool would have gone top had they won.

Brendan Rodgers's visitors now find themselves back in third place, having briefly been in second on goal difference earlier in the day after Chelsea lost at Newcastle United. That made it the most important domestic fixture for both sides so far this season, with Arsenal now facing Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday before travelling to Manchester United next Sunday.

The game was also given extra spice by Arsenal's pursuit of Luis Suarez over the summer, when the Gunners lodged a bid of £40,000,001 ($63.7 million, 47.2 million euros) in the mistaken belief that it would trigger a release clause in the Liverpool striker's contract. Liverpool held on doggedly to a player who was serving a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic in April and he went into this game having scored six goals in five matches.

The game began at a frantic pace and Tomas Rosicky forced Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet into an early save. There was quickly a chance at the other end for Jordan Henderson, who robbed Cazorla and was allowed to reach the penalty area before scuffing a weak effort at goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Arsenal's reply was to take the lead in the 19th minute through Cazorla. The Spain midfielder was first to Bacary Sagna's cross from the right and headed against the post before netting the rebound. Liverpool were aggrieved when Henderson put the ball in the net after Suarez had played a free-kick to Daniel Sturridge, only for referee Martin Atkinson to rule that it had been taken too quickly.

A yellow card for Sagna for the initial foul did not appease the visitors and although Szczesny denied Kolo Toure from the retaken free-kick, the flag was up anyway. Liverpool's 3-5-2 formation had left them exposed down the flanks at times, but Jon Flanagan -- making his first Premier League appearance since April 2012 -- had been more impressive on the right than Aly Cissokho on the other side. Rodgers changed that at half-time, with Philippe Coutinho replacing Cissokho.

It pepped Liverpool up, and Suarez in particular, as he managed to get in behind the Arsenal defence three times in quick succession, but to no avail.

Olivier Giroud should have made it 2-0 after intercepting Toure's poor pass to Martin Skrtel, but the France striker chipped into the side-netting with only Mignolet to beat.

Arsenal did not let up, however, and were rewarded with a goal from Ramsey in the 59th minute, with the Wales midfielder finding the net from 20 yards with a swerving effort after demonstrating superior technique to set himself up from Mesut Ozil's pass. Suarez almost pulled one back, but saw his effort graze the far post.

Another chance came Suarez's way late on as Arsenal switched off, but the Uruguay forward fired across goal and wide, and the hosts saw out the final few minutes with no further alarm. A much needed win for Arsenal but, the tougher times lay ahead with a trip to Dortmund on Wednesday, a clash with Manchester United by the weekend and also a crucial game against in-form Southampton.

This win against Liverpool however is a good sign that Arsenal are part of the title race this season.

Arsene Wenger Match Reaction 

"It was a convincing win against a good team, and that's what we wanted," he told Sky Sports

"Of course everybody was waiting to see how we responded today, and we did that in a very positive manner.


Aaron Ramsey Match Reaction

Ramsey told Sky Sports straight after the game : "I just thought why not try an effort from distance and thankfully it went in.

"I was just waiting for the ball to sit up nicely so I could strike it cleanly, and I managed to do that.

"I'm feeling a lot more confident in front of goal and that is up there with the best I've scored.

Arsenal 4 Norwich 1 : Match Report & Post Match Reaction from Wenger and the Arsenal Players

19th October 2013 by Jeff @ArsenalTrend

German playmaker Mesut Ozil justified his status as Arsenal's most expensive player, scoring twice as the Gunners showed great offensive power and extended its lead in the English Premier League to two points.

Mesut Ozil goals keep Arsenal top of the Premier League table with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Norwich City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Arsenal are now unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions.

Jack Wilshere teed up the win with his opener, but another man of the moment, Aaron Ramsey, made sure that his midfield colleagues did not steal all the headlines as he carried on his red-hot form with another goal. Transformed from the opening day of the season, when they lost 3-1 at home to Aston Villa, the Gunners have remained unbeaten since.

Wilshere scored his second goal in as many games when he struck in the first half and Ozil got on the goal trail with a second-half header. At times Norwich had rare skirmishes in the Arsenal half and went close through Robert Snodgrass and Lee Martin.Jonny Howson eventually found a way past home goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to grab a consolation and set up a tense final 20 minutes, but Ramsey and Ozil had the final say. The early groundwork for the victory had to be done without Ramsey, Arsenal's player of the month for the third time in a row, as he was rested.

Spanish playmaker Santi Cazorla was drafted in alongside Wilshere and German star Ozil in an attacking trio full of flair and creativity. With a team crammed full of international midfielders, there was little wonder that Arsene Wenger's side spent the majority of their time camped in Norwich's half. Still, visiting goalkeeper John Ruddy was not tested as much as Wenger would have liked, as his side initially did a lot of work in midfield without any end product.




Right-back Bacary Sagna was allowed space and time to get down the flank past Martin Olsson, only to either overhit a cross or watch it cleared away. A change of approach was needed, and as soon as the Gunners went through the middle, they broke the deadlock.Cazorla carried the ball forward before picking out Wilshere in space just on the edge of the 18-yard box. In turn the England ace played a neat one-two with striker Olivier Giroud before coolly tucking the ball past Ruddy from the Frenchman's flick.


With Norwich struggling to get a foothold in the game, the only disappointment for Arsenal was the sight of midfielder Mathieu Flamini departing after a 30th-minute clash of heads with Alexander Tettey. Ramsey took his place.

As Arsenal pushed for a second, Ruddy showed his England credentials when he made a reaction save at his near post as Giroud attempted to turn home Kieran Gibbs's cross from the left.

Russell Martin fired wide of Arsenal's goal soon after the interval in a warning shot for the hosts.

However, within 10 minutes, the Gunners had doubled their lead as Giroud's cross was met by Ozil and he buried a header past Ruddy to calm the nerves of the home fans.

They were on the edge of their seats again in the 70th minute, however, when Howson drilled home from just inside the box after Per Mertesacker failed to clear an Elliott Bennett cross. It fell to the in-form Ramsey to put the game to bed with seven minutes to go, jinking into the box and slamming home his 11th goal of what is turning into a remarkable season.

Ozil added his second of the day in the 88th minute as Arsenal fired another warning shot to the rest of the league. Its indeed the right momentum to have ahead of crucial Champions League game against Borrusia Dortmund on Tuesday. 





Team Line Ups 

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Flamini (Ramsey 37), Wilshere, Ozil, Cazorla (Rosicky 59), Giroud (Bendtner 78)

Subs not used: Vermaelen, Monreal, Fabianski, Jenkinson.

Goals: Wilshere 18, Ozil 58, Ramsey 83, Ozil 88.

Subs not used: Whittaker, Johnson,Bunn, Becchio, Ryan Bennett.Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Turner, Bassong, Olsson, Tettey (Hoolahan 79), Snodgrass,Howson, Fer, Pilkington (Redmond 70), Hooper.

Goals: Howson 70

Attendance: 60,009

Referee: Lee Probert

Match Facts Via Opta

Jack Wilshere's scored his first goal in the Premier League for the first time at the Emirates. 

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Mesut Ozil now has two goals and three assists in five Premier League appearances.

Arsenal have collected more points (59) and more wins (18) in the PL in 2013 than any other side.

Aaron Ramsey has now scored six goals in his last seven appearances for Arsenal.  

Aaron Ramsey Reaction

"That's what we've suffered with in the last few seasons - being quite slow to start," he added.

"But we've come out of the blocks after the first game, which was a big upset for us. We've started off really well and bounced back since then.

"The confidence is high. Everyone's playing with a smile on their face and enjoying themselves. We're happy to be back at the top of the league and hopefully we can stay there for a long time now."




Arsene Wenger Reaction

We scored a fantastic first goal," said Wenger. "It's a combination of skill, speed of reaction, and coolness in front of goal. I think it will travel a lot and be seen by many people.

"It was one of the best I've seen, a mixture of technical quality and quick thinking. All the goals were great, but the first was exceptional."



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Swansea 1 Arsenal 2 Match Report and Match Reaction from Wenger and Ramsey

Published 29th September by ArsenalSupremo


Arsenal went back to the top of the Premier League with an excellent hard fought win over Swansea goals from youngster Serge Gnabry and man in form Aaron Ramsey, who produced another MOTM performance which sealed the win for the Gunners and made it 8 consecutive Premier League away wins.

Team Line Ups : 

Swansea : Vorm , Tiendalli , Flores , Amat , Davies, Canas , De Guzman, Dyer , Shelvey (Bony 60,), Routledge (Pozuelo 64,) Michu .
Subs not used: Taylor, Britton, Tremmel, Vazquez, Alfei.
Booked: De Guzman.

Goal: Davies 82

Arsenal : Szczesny, Sagna , Mertesacker , Koscielny , Gibbs, Flamini , Ramsey, Gnabry (Arteta 77), Ozil (Monreal 88), Wilshere (Jenkinson 90); Giroud .
Subs not used: Vermaelen, Fabianski, Bendtner, Miyaichi.
Booked: Flamini, Arteta. 

Goals: Gnabry 58, Ramsey 62

ArsenalSupremo's Man of the match: Aaron Ramsey

Match Stats and Facts  : 

Aaron Ramsey has now scored eight goals in his last eight appearances for Arsenal

Arsenal have equalled a club record eight consecutive away wins in the league

Serge Gnabry is the 97th player (excl. own goals) to score for Arsenal in the Premier League.

At 18 years and 76 days old, Serge Gnabry is the second youngest Premier League goalscorer for Arsenal, behind Cesc Fabregas (17 years and 113)

The record for consecutive away wins in the Premier League is 11, set by Chelsea in 2008

Aaron Ramsey and Arsene Wenger Match Reaction

Arsenal 3 Stoke 1 Match Highlights & Post Match Reaction

Published 24th September By ArsenalSupremo

Arsenal continued their fine run of form and returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3 1 win over Stoke at the Emirates Stadium. Things couldn't of started better as in the 4th minute of the game, the man in form Aaron Ramsey scored from a rebound after the Stoke keeper Begovic parried away Özil's free kick.

Cameron scored for Stoke in the 36th minute which silenced the crowd, however goals from unlikely goal scorers Per Mertesacker and Bacary Sagna  both from set pieces sealed the win.

Team Line Up's 

Arsenal (4-3-2-1): Szczesny , Sagna , Mertesacker , Koscielny , Gibbs ; Flamini , Wilshere  (Monreal 73), Ramsey , Gnabry  (Ryo 73), Ozil  (Arteta 81); Giroud.

Subs not used: Vermaelen, Viviano, Bendtner, Jenkinson

Stoke (4-3-2-1): Begovic 5; Cameron 6, Shawcross 6, Huth 6, Pieters 5 (Palacios 67); Wilson 6, N'Zonzi 6, Adam 6 (Ireland 59, 5); Walters 5, Arnautovic 6; Jones 6 (Pennant 75).

Subs not used: Whelan, Crouch, Etherington, Crouch, Sorensen

Referee: Mike Dean

ArsenalSupremo's Man of the match: Mesut Özil

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Sunderland 1 Arsenal 3 Match Report MOTD Highlights & Post Match Reaction from the Manager and Players

Published 14th September 2013 by Jeff @ArsenalTrend 

Aaron Ramsey's double helped Arsenal's club record signing Mesut Ozil enjoy a winning debut in a stormy 3-1 Premier League victory at Sunderland on Saturday.

Ozil underlined why the Gunners invested £43 million (51.3 million euros, $68.3 million) to lure him from Real Madrid with a role in two of his side's three goals as they were pushed all the way by their hosts, who remain without a league win this season.

But Arsenal were indebted to a controversial second-half decision from referee Martin Atkinson to rule out what appeared a perfectly good goal for the hosts from Jozy Altidore, with the visitors ahead by a single goal at the time.

Ramsey doubled the advantage shortly afterwards in the 76th-minute, swapping passes with Ozil and Olivier Giroud to beat Keiren Westwood with a confident finish from inside the area. On this early evidence, Ozil's hefty transfer fee is money well spent.


Before the break especially, the 24-year-old's movement, vision and range-of-passing was on a different plane to Paolo Di Canio's side, who with just one point from their first four games, look set for a season of struggle.
Özil makes his debut

Arsenal threatened to bury Sunderland under a deluge of early goals but Theo Walcott was guilty of a string of glaring first-half misses.

It kept the hosts in the hunt to such an extent that substitute Craig Gardner leveled from the penalty spot three minutes into the second half, sending Wojciech Szczesny the wrong way with his first touch after Adam Johnson was tripped in the area by Laurent Koscielny.

Steven Fletcher had the ball in the net soon after from Johnson's low cross but the Scotland international was rightly flagged offside as the Black Cats sensed blood.Ramsey met Carl Jenkinson's 67th-minute cross with a stunning first-time finish from just inside the box to restore the lead, before the controversial turning point which referee Atkinson will not reflect upon with any satisfaction.

Altidore out-muscled Bacary Sagna to beat Szczesny with a low finish from inside the area, despite Koscielny's attempted goal-line clearance.

Atkinson, however, brought play back, booked Sagna and awarded a free-kick to Sunderland, to the bemusement of the majority of a 39,000 crowd who expected advantage to be played. It was a major call to go against the hosts and took the steam out of their comeback as Ramsey's second goal of the contest gave the visitors valuable breathing space en route to a third victory in four Premier League games this season.

Operating in the middle of a forward three behind lone forward Giroud, in front of Mathieu Flamini, one of two holding midfielders, it took Ozil just 11 minutes to make his mark, with a key assist for the contest's opening goal. Kieran Gibbs's 30-yard pass from inside Arsenal's half found Ozil's purposeful run down the left.


The midfielder's touch and inviting low cross was swept home first time from 10 yards into the bottom corner by Giroud, the Frenchman's fifth goal of the season, and remarkably the first of his 15 Premier League goals to be scored outside London.

Sunderland quickly responded and Modibo Diakite came close to levelling inside the opening quarter-of-an hour. The defender rose above Giroud, only to see his header come back off the bar when he met a corner from Charis Mavrias, the Greece international making his full Premier League debut for the Black Cats, along with Ki Sung-Yeung, the South Korean midfielder.

Walcott compounded a personally disappointing first half by making it a hat-trick of missed chances, heading wastefully when meeting Jack Wilshere's perfect cross 12 yards from goal as Sunderland were again carved apart by some slick interplay from Arsene Wenger's side.

Gardner's introduction sparked some much needed life into the hosts, who were left to rue Atkinson's controversial call, with Di Canio sent from his technical area late on for his protests.

'The Mesut Özil's party was great at the end as the German enjoyed a fine debut even though Arsenal made hard work of what should have been a simple victory over Sunderland. Only bad news of the day was the confirmation from Arsene Wenger that Santi Cazorla will be out for 4-6 weeks, meaning the midfielder will likely miss 6 games.


Teams 

Sunderland (4 4 2): Westwood ; Celustka , Diakite , Roberge , Colback .Vaughan  (Gardner 46, 8) Ki 6; Johnson , Fletcher  (Wickham 77), Altidore 6, Mavrias 5 (Borini 72 ).

Subs not used: Brown, Larsson, Cuellar, Mannone.

Goal: Gardner 48 (pen)

Booked: Gardner.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Szczesny , Jenkinson , Sagna , Koscielny , Gibbs ; Flamini , Wilshere ; Ozil  (Vermaelen 80), Ramsey , Walcott  (Monreal 88); Giroud  (Akpon 90+3).

Subs not used: Frimpong, Miyaichi, Akpon, Gnabry, Fabianski. Booked: Flamini, Sagna.

Goals: Giroud 11, Ramsey 67, 76.

Referee: Martin Atkinson

Match Stats Via Squawka


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Arsenal 2 Fenerbahce 0 (agg 5-0) : Goal Highlights & Post Match Reaction

Published 27th August 2013 Written by Jeff @ArsenalTrend Videos By ArsenalSupremo 


A brace from Aaron Ramsey earned Arsenal a 2-0 win over Fenerbahce on Tuesday that confirmed their place in the Champions League group phase for the 16th consecutive season.  Leading 3-0 from last week's first leg, in which Ramsey also scored, Arsene Wenger's men finished the job in unfussy fashion at the Emirates Stadium thanks to a goal in each half from the in-form Welsh midfielder.


 It was a third straight victory for Arsenal since the shock of their 3-1 loss to Aston Villa on the opening day of the Premier League season, but an injury to Lukas Podolski took some of the gloss off the evening. The German appeared to succumb to a hamstring injury early in the second half, which will only increase calls from impatient fans for Wenger to add new players to his squad in the final days of the transfer window.

The first-leg result meant Fenerbahce had not travelled in hope, and they must now await the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision on their appeal against a two-year UEFA ban for match-fixing, which will be delivered on Wednesday. Arsenal had an early fright when Raul Meireles deflected Bacary Sagna's attempted clearance back towards goal and Wojciech Szczesny had to produce a reflex save, but the tie was wrapped up inside 25 minutes.

Podolski sent Theo Walcott into the Fenerbahce box and although he was dispossessed, Caner Erkin's sliding challenge sent the ball straight to Ramsey, who swept home from 12 yards. Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan Demirel prevented Olivier Giroud from increasing Arsenal's advantage with a sharp save, before Szczesny displayed his alertness at the other end by touching Emmanuel Emenike's drive onto the post.


The aggregate scoreline robbed the game of any real drama, but there was a moment of potential significance early in the second period when Podolski had to be stretchered off with what looked to be a hamstring problem. Wenger can scarcely afford to lose more first-team players, and the appearance of sole close-season signing Yaya Sanogo from the bench only served to highlight his lack of options in the forward line.


There was solace, of sorts, on the pitch, however. Demirel produced a finger-tip save to deny Santi Cazorla and Walcott bent a free-kick against the crossbar, before Ramsey made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute with an insouciant side-foot volley from Kieran Gibbs's cross. Ramsey walked off the pitch and onto the substitutes' bench before injury time had elapsed, without being replaced, but there was no indication that he, too, had succumbed to injury.

Team Line Ups 

Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Sagna, Mertesacker, Monreal, Wilshere, Ramsey, Cazorla, Walcott (Miyaichi, 73), Giroud (Sanogo, 59), Podolski (Gibbs, 48).

Subs not used: Fabianski, Koscielny, Rosicky, Frimpong.

Goals: Ramsey (24, 72)

Booked: Ramsey

Fenerbahce: Demirel, Gonul, Bruno Alves, Korkmaz, Erkin, Sahin, Baroni (Potuk, 65), Meireles, Kuyt (Webo, 65), Emenike, Sow (Topuz, 82).

Subs not used: Gunok, Ali Kaldirim, Irtegun, Ucan.

Booked: Korkmaz, Eminike, Meireles

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

MOTM Aaron Ramsey Post Match Reaction


Arsene Wenger Post Match Reaction



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Fulham 1 Arsenal 3 : Match Highlights and Post Match Reaction from MOTM Aaron Ramsey and Arsene Wenger

Published 24th August 2013 Written By Jeff @ArsenalTrend Edited by Gordon @Arsenal_Supremo


Lukas Podolski scored a brace and Olivier Giroud grabbed his third goal in as many games as Arsenal recovered from its poor start to the Premier League season to earn its first points with a 3-1 win at London rivals Fulham on Saturday. 

Arsene Wenger's team bounced back from a home defeat against Aston Villa in a convincing manner, looking in total control most of the time at a rain-soaked Craven Cottage.

Giroud scored the opener in the 14th minute with a left-footed shot from close range and Podolski doubled the visitors' lead four minutes before halftime with an excellent finish. Podolski completed the comfortable victory in the 68th after being set up by Santi Cazorla. England forward Darren Bent pulled one back for Fulham in the 77th.


Watch Giroud make it 1 0 to the Arsenal against Fulham. COYG ... on Twitpic
Video : Giroud's Goal


 It was Fulham's first loss this season after it opened the campaign with a win at Sunderland.

"It's never easy to play away or win away and we did it in a convincing way,'' Wenger said. ``We had a disappointing result against Villa and it was important to respond.''

The win is likely to appease Arsenal fans, who voiced their discontent and concerns after the Villa loss, urging their club to bring in new players.

Wenger, who is still hoping he can make a marquee signing before the end of the transfer window, left England midfielder Jack Wilshere on the bench to give Podolski a start while Fulham manager Martin Jol handed a debut to England midfielder Scott Parker, recruited from Tottenham earlier this week.

The match was played in difficult conditions, with heavy rain falling on the pitch. Arsenal created its first chance after 12 minutes when Theo Walcott's effort was parried away by Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale, who replaced the injured Maarten Stekelenburg.

Giroud opened the scoring two minutes later, tucking in the ball past Stockdale for his third goal in three games in all competitions this season after Aaron Ramsey's attempt deflected into the French striker's path.

Giroud had also scored in Arsenal's opening 3-1 home loss to Aston Villa and during the 3-0 win at Fenerbahce in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off.

"We picked up where we left off at Fenerbahce and played very well,'' said Aaron Ramsey. ``Lukas has a lethal left foot and proved that again.''

Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny kept the Gunners ahead soon after with a double save, first blocking Adel Taarabt's shot then stopping Damien Duff's right-footed shot in the 16th minute.

Fulham then created chances through Taarabt but lacked the finishing touch. Parker went close after being assisted by Dimitar Berbatov but his left-footed shot from outside the box went over the bar in the 30th.

Arsenal doubled its lead ten minutes later as Podolski showed his finishing qualities, scoring from the edge of the box after a rebound off Walcott's shot.


Fulham 0 Arsenal 2 Podolski Goal on Twitpic
Video : Podolski makes it 2 0


Fulham got off to a good second-half start and made Szczesny work, with the Arsenal `keeper forced to deny another of Taarabt's efforts minutes before Bacary Sagna's sliding tackle stopped Parker's burst into the area.

But Podolski sealed Arsenal's win in the 68th minute with a shot between the legs of a defender that ended in the far corner.


Fulham 0 Arsenal 3 : Podolski's Goal on Twitpic
Video : Podolski makes it 3 0 


Bent, on a season-long loan deal from Aston Villa, gave the home fans something to cheer, tapping in the ball from close range after Szczesny failed to block a shot from Berbatov.

Team Line Ups

Fulham : Stockdale, Riether , Hughes , Hangeland , Riise , Duff  (Bent 59 ), Parker , Sidwell (Karagounis 75), Taarabt  (Kacaniklic 62 ), Kasami , Berbatov

Subs not used: Ruiz, Briggs, Boateng, Etheridge

Goal: Bent 77

Booked: Parker, Kasami

Arsenal : Szczesny , Jenkinson , Sagna , Mertesacker , Gibbs , Ramsey , Rosicky  (Wilshere 70), Cazorla , Podolski  (Sanogo 81), Walcott , Giroud  (Monreal 72)

Subs not used: Fabianski, Frimpong, Gnabry, Zelalem

Goals: Giroud 14, Podolski 41, 68

Booked: Ramsey, Wilshere

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Fenerbahce 0 Arsenal 3 - Match Highlights and Post Match Reaction

Published 23rd August 2013 by @ArsenalTrend


Aaron Ramsey scored one goal and set up another to inspire Arsenal to a 3-0 thrashing of Fenerbahce in their Champions League first leg play-off on Wednesday.

The North London club now stand on the brink of a 17th straight qualification for the lucrative pool stages after a dreadful start to their Premier League campaign with defeat to Aston Villa.

A potential banana skin in the Turkish capital instead ended up as a smooth ride for the 2006 finalists as Aaron Gibbs and Oliver Giroud with a late penalty joined Ramsey on the score sheet.

The breakthrough after a dull opening half arrived in the 51st minute when Ramsey played in Theo Walcott down the right wing and the winger's cross was allowed to reach Gibbs who crashed the ball into the roof of the net.



Arsenal were trying to bounce back from a disappointing debut to their domestic season when they crashed 3-1 at home to Villa and endured the wrath of their fans who are growing increasingly impatient with the club's lack of activity in the transfer market.

Ramsey then scored a fortunate second goal with 24 minutes left when Fenerbahce 'keeper Volkan Demirel inexplicably allowed a routine shot from outside the box slip under his hands for a mistake that will haunt him for the rest of his career.

Giroud then planted a confident penalty in the top left hand corner after Michal Kadlec brought down Walcott on 77 minutes that has virtually put the tie beyond doubt.


The 'Gunners' have a proud record of having qualified for the group stages of every Champions League competition since 1998 but they laboured during a lacklustre first half that featured no goals and few chances.

Fenerbahce meanwhile were looking to reach the pool stages despite a potential ban looming over them for match fixing that has gone to appeal and will be decided on the eve of the draw.

The odds were stacked against them having beaten English opposition only once in European Cup history dating back to 1969 when they eliminated Manchester City 2-1 on aggregate.

The Istanbul club rarely threatened the Arsenal goal throughout the match and Arsene Wenger's team were able to take a firm stranglehold on the tie with three unanswered second half goals that will silence the critics at least temporarily.

The second leg is set for next Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium.

Team Line Ups

Fenerbahce : Demirel Irtegun  Yobo , Alves , Kadlec 5; Topal 4 (Gokhan, 46, ), Meireles (Potuk, 82), Belozoglu ; Kuyt , Sow , Webo 5 (Emenike, 62,).

Arsenal : Szczesny ; Sagna , Mertesacker , Koscielny  (Jenkinson, 33,), Gibbs ; Ramsey , Wilshere , Rosicky ; Walcott  (Monreal, 87), Cazorla , Giroud  (Podolski, 82).

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Kieran Gibbs Post Match Quotes Via Arsenal.com
"In terms of putting us in a good position, it [the win] has given us a bit of togetherness," said Gibbs. "I think people have seen tonight what the team is capable of and we have to take this now into the [rest] of the season.
"It [the goal] was a good moment for me. To be honest I felt we deserved to be up in the first half. I knew that to get an away goal tonight would put us in a strong position and we were desperate for that goal. I felt we deserved it and we got our rewards in the end after a good performance. 
"I thought we were playing well from the start of the game and to be honest I thought we were better in the first half - we got a little bit apprehensive in the second half because we really wanted to get the goal. But we knew that the chances were going to come and it was a case of taking them when we got the opportunity. 
"We know what we're capable of so we don't need to prove it to anyone. But we need to prove to ourselves that we can be consistent and start producing results week-in, week-out. That's down us and that's purely what we're focused on."
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Arsenal 3 Manchester City 1 : Goal Highlights

Published 11th August 2013 By @Arsenal_Supremo


Arsenal finished off there Pre Season preparations with an excellent 3 1 win over Manchester City in a sell out in Helsinki. Despite not dominating the play and possession it was Arsenal who took their chances as Theo Walcott struck first with a great chipped goal as Aaron Ramsey provided him an excellent assist to make it 1 0. 



Ramsey then got on the score sheet himself as he rounded the Goalkeeper Joe Hart to make the scoreline 2 0.


The Gunners then showed that they had the killer instinct in front of goal as a beautiful chipped cross into Giroud from Walcott and finished off with a lob from the French striker gave the Arsenal a 3 goal lead. They didn't manage to keep a clean sheet as Negredo scored a consolation goal for Manchester City and the game finished 3 1.



Arsene Wenger Post Match Comments
It was a game of good intensity with two teams who were really putting all the effort on. We had a good tactical discipline. I'm pleased with many aspects of our game, even if there are some points to work on. Overall it's positive tactically [and] attitude-wise. We scored goals, created chances and were always highly focused
I think what is important is the strength of the squad. Today is one game. We want to play 55 games and we are maybe a bit thin squad-wise to go through a whole season.
Teams

Arsenal: Szczesny (Fabianski 46), Sagna (Jenkinson 73), Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta (Perez 68), Ramsey (Hayden 88), Wilshere (Cazorla 46), Podolski (Giroud 46), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Zelalem 74), Walcott 

Goals: Walcott 9, Ramsey 59, Giroud 62

Booked: Perez

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta (Richards 46), Kompany, Lescott (Boyata 86), Clichy, Milner (Navas 46), Fernandinho (Rodwell 80), Toure (Garcia 68) Silva, Negredo (Jovetic 68), Dzeko (Nasri 46)

Subs not used: Kolarov, Wright, Pantilimon.

Goal: Negredo 80

Booked: Kompany

Attendance: 39,000

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Arsenal Season Awards 2012-13 (Vote for the Best Player of the Season)

21 May 2013 by Panos Lennon


The season is over as of completing an unbelievable run of a 10-games unbeatable (8 wins) which was enough to keep us in the Top 4.  Let's highlight individual efforts and precious moments of a very challenging year for the Arsenal Team.



Match of the Season
Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Arsenal
                                                                                                  

This was the game that made Arsenal gain confidence. It proved to be a catalyst to an amazing  run in the Premiere League. Additionally, dropping out of the Team our captain Thomas Vermaelen and Wojciech Szczesny  due to their poor forms, proved to be one of the best decisions Wenger made this year.

Best Defender 
Laurent Koscienly


From a good defender last year he improved dramatically in 2013. In my opinion, right know, he is one of the strongest defenders in the world. His dedication, determination and bravery were significant. Through his career he had a lot of lows but right know he can simply make the difference. The partnership of Mertesacker and Koscienly is one of the most consistent ones. Wenger finally found the perfect combination in defense after experimenting for years.


Best Miedfielder
Santi Cazorla


What can I say about this amazing player ? He is probably one of the best players Wenger managed to sign in recent years. His talent and his vision, which made an impact since the first game, are simply exceptional. One of the most exceptional players this season proved to be the most consistent one. He played overall 48 games, scored 12 goals (all of them in EPL), and provided 16 assists.

Best Forward 


Theo Walcott


Theo is becoming better and better and his record of goals this year comes of no surprise. He proved to be one of the most proactive players on the field this year and a true Gunner. His contract extension came as a very happy ending. After all of those players who left, he was one of the first ones to sign an extension to his contract. This addressed a change of policy from a feeder club to an ambitious one, which aims for glory.

Player of the Season 

Now for this part you are going to choose your favorite Player of the Season 2012-13

Player of the Season 2012-13
  
 

Leave comments of which Moments, Games or Players were your favorite ones this season and your opinion about the awards.
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