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Arsenal will be keeping an eye on Germany this evening to see what title rivals Manchester City get up to.
Pep Guardiola's men are in Champions League action against Bayern Munich and the Gunners will certainly hope they get knocked off their stride in the battle for the Premier League crown. Whilst they will be keeping one eye on their rivals, Arsenal also need to concern themselves with their own assignments.
Mikel Arteta's side are next back in action on Friday evening as they take on relegation candidates Southampton at St Mary’s. Ahead of that showdown, take a look at all of the Arsenal-related news from Mirror Football over the past 24 hours.
Ferdinand tears into Gabriel
Rio Ferdinand has called out Arsenal defender Gabriel after his side's collapse at West Ham by suggesting that Arteta will be questioning the Brazilian.
Speaking after the draw at the London Stadium, the former Manchester United star said: "As a defender you’ve got to be calm.
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"There’s no need for him [Gabriel] to do what he did. It was a rush of blood, he needs to eradicate that, get that out of his game quick.
“As a manager, you don’t want to see that. Because those types of things ruin the head too many times, it starts becoming part of their make-up, and you’re going, ‘hold on, can I rely on this guy?’.”
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Laura Woods responds to Gunners video
Arsenal fan Laura Woods is among a clutch of individuals to criticise Arsenal stars after a video of a young mascot getting her shirt signed by the players was shared on social media.
"It doesn't take a lot just to acknowledge somebody and [give] a little smile," Woods said.
"It's quite symptomatic that video, I think, of football now or footballers now. What's a bit disappointing is I actually messaged the club because the club put it out and I think they put it out thinking 'they've all stopped and signed the shirt, this is great'.”
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Mascot’s Dad disputes claim
Despite that, the Dad of the young girl has leapt to the defence of the Arsenal squad by claiming that she still had a great day at the London Stadium.
He said on social media: "My daughter had a lovely time as Mascot for @Arsenal. There was only a small window to meet the players and she enjoyed it very much. Odegaard is her favourite player so to hold his hand onto the pitch was very special."
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