Injuries are the only thing that have held the Arsenal midfielder back in his career, the former Three Lions defender has argued Former Arsenal star Sol Campbell has backed Jack Wilshere for inclusion in England’s World Cup squad. The 26-year-old midfielder has been called into Gareth Southgate’s squad for the first time in two years ahead of friendlies against Netherlands and Italy. Campbell believes that the Gunner is a “wonderful” player and should be someone that the Three Lions should take to Russia in the summer. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

UEFA’s rules prevent players featuring in the same competition for different clubs, but what about the duo who have lined out in the Champions League? With Arsenal well behind leaders Manchester City in the race for the Premier League and out of the FA Cup, the Carabao Cup and Europa League provide the best chances of silverware for Arsene Wenger’s side in 2017-18. Arsenal will face City in the Carabao Cup final on February 25 at Wembley, and resume their Europa League campaign against Swedish side Ostersund on February 15 with the second leg taking place at the Emirates exactly a week later. Alexis Sanchez played once for the Gunners in…

The England midfielder should not be written off too soon and still has time to work his way back into Arsenal’s starting XI When any of the world’s elite footballers stand up and rave about a fellow professional then you can bet that there will be millions of fans around the world listening. Xavi will go down as one of the all-time greats and a technically gifted midfielder who pitted his wits against many of the finest players of his generation – and that’s where Jack Wilshere comes in. Wilshere’s stand-out game in his Arsenal career so far remains his domineering performance against Barcelona in the Champions League six years…

Ander Herrera is pleased to have the enigmatic striker as part of the fold, with Jose Mourinho’s side targeting major silverware in his native Sweden Ander Herrera is delighted to have Zlatan Ibrahimovic on hand to “help” Manchester United as they chase down Europa League glory. The Red Devils are set to face Ajax in Stockholm on Wednesday as they seek to land major silverware and take advantage of the last route into Champions League competition available to them. Jose Mourinho will be without experienced performers such as Ibrahimovic and Ashley Young for the crunch clash, but they will be with the travelling party. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled…

The former England and Chelsea midfielder believes the Portuguese boss already has done an admirable job at Old Trafford this season EXCLUSIVE Whether Jose Mourinho’s first season at Manchester United is deemed a success seemingly hinges on Wednesday’s Europa League final against Ajax. Henry slams Mou over Pogba errors But former Chelsea and England midfielder Joe Cole, who played for Mourinho, believes the manager has already achieved success in his first season in Manchester, with or without a trophy to add to the EFL Cup his team already has won. “Not only do I think he will be a success, he’s already a success,” Cole told Goal . “I’ve seen…

The Frenchman believes he can still contribute positively to the cause and sees himself winning more titles at the Emirates Stadium Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud admits he came close to leaving the club in the transfer window before a discussion with family and Arsene Wenger changed his mind. The 30-year-old stated last month that he would be staying at Emirates Stadium, despite the club-record arrival of Alexandre Lacazette prompting rumours that he could return to Ligue 1. Arsenal to win & BTTS 9/1 Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &…

The Scottish side have a new-look side and will receive their first test, with over 50,000 fans set to watch their Europa League first round qualifier Rangers begin their competitive campaign on Thursday as they tackle Progres Niederkom of Luxembourg at Ibrox, where a sold-out crowd will welcome their club back to Europe after an absence of six years. The Scottish club finished a disappointing third in the Premiership last season and manager Pedro Caixinha has undertaken a dramatic overhaul of his squad over the summer, with seven new players already signed, and says that there is still business to be done. Monaco reject €35m Arsenal bid for Lemar Article continues…

Click:hollow block machine BVB are one of 16 teams left in the Europa League, but their head coach is eager to be drawn against someone other than the Gunners in Friday’s draw Borussia Dortmund head coach Peter Stoger believes that facing Arsenal in the Europa League would be “curious and funny”. Both clubs overcame shocks in their second legs to earn their places in Friday’s last-16 draw, with Dortmund scoring a late equaliser against Atalanta to advance on a 4-3 aggregate score. Arsenal held a 3-0 lead from their first leg with Ostersunds, but two first-half goals from the visitors put Arsene Wenger’s side under pressure before Sead Kolasinac sealed…

The Europa League provides Arsene Wenger with an opportunity to bow out on a high, but La Liga giants are blocking his path at the semi-final stage Arsenal will continue their quest for Europa League glory against Atletico Madrid, with the first leg of their semi-final encounter set to take place at Emirates Stadium on Thursday. The Gunners are looking to continental competition to provide them with major silverware, a route into the Champions League and a fitting send-off for Arsene Wenger. The long-serving manager has announced that he is to step down at the end of the season, after 22 years at the helm, and he will be determined…

Intense scrutiny should be expected by those who accept the challenge of coaching the Rossoneri, their manager has admitted AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella knows criticism of the club is inevitable after defeat in the derby to fierce rivals Inter. Milan spent big to make sweeping changes to the squad in the off-season, but have lost the last three Serie A matches to sit 10th in the table. Milan 11/2 to beat AEK 2-0 Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…