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Arsenal suffered a setback to their title hopes on Saturday, but they have an immediate chance to recover from the defeat to Aston Villa.
The Gunners travel to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with Mikel Arteta's side having already wrapped up top spot in their group. They come into the game following a defeat to Villa, with Ezri Konsa admitting his side were out for "revenge".
Konsa's admission comes as the Arsenal squad were accused of celebrating the win over Luton like they had won the league and Arteta was urged to make signing a striker his January priority. Here, Mirror Football rounds up the latest Arsenal news.
Konsa admits "revenge" mission
Aston Villa star Ezri Konsa has admitted his side were 'out for revenge' against Arsenal. The Gunners were the last side to beat Unai Emery's men at Villa Park, with Konsa revealing the hosts were looking to make amends for that February defeat.
“It’s remarkable what we have been able to achieve. I’ve got to give big credit to the boss and his coaching staff. What they have been able to do in the year that they’ve been here is incredible,” he said.
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“Arsenal were the last team to beat us at Villa Park, on February 18, and a lot of things have changed since then. Our team togetherness, our shape, our style. It was a bit of sporting revenge. They came here and gave us four. We wanted to give them something tonight. And that’s what we did.”
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Gunners accused of overcelebrating
Arsenal have been accused of over-celebrating after their win at Luton (Shutterstock)Arsenal have been accused of celebrating their win over Luton 'like they'd won the league'. The Gunners beat the Hatters thanks to Declan Rice's last-second header, before going on to lose to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Their celebrations of the win at Kenilworth Road have now come under scrutiny though. According to the Daily Mail, Rice was loudly serenaded by his team-mates and the Gunners coaching staff in the dressing room.
Staff at Luton are said to have been shocked by the level of noise coming from the visitors' dressing room. One source at the Hatters is quoted as saying: "You’d have thought they’d won the league not nicked a win at little Luton."
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Arteta told transfer priority
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been told that signing Ollie Watkins should be his priority in the January transfer window. The Gunners leading forward Gabriel Jesus has scored just two goals this season and club icon David Seaman believes competition is needed.
“[Watkins] is a good shout. Yeah, because he’s a box striker. He doesn’t get too involved in the build-up play which I like,” Seaman told his Seaman Says podcast when asked about potential January targets.
“I sometimes see Jesus too far out, and I’m like: ‘No, get back in the middle!’ It’s something everyone is talking about, getting a new striker would boost the team.”
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