Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta transfer lists four stars as Man Utd issue emerges

Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Premier League title are hanging by a thread and it appears that planning is already underway for another title charge next season under Mikel Arteta

Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Premier League were handed yet another blow over the weekend.

After Liverpool had come from behind against Southampton, the Gunners needed a win against Manchester United to keep themselves within touching distance. But they only managed to claim a point at Old Trafford.

The hosts took the lead through Bruno Fernandes, with Declan Rice equalising, with a winner not forthcoming. It leaves Arsenal 15 points off the pace in the race for the title.

And that has potentially led Mikel Arteta and his staff to launch planning for next season already. Take a look at the standout headlines from the Emirates Stadium.

Four stars transfer listed

Mikel Arteta has put fiour Arsenal stars up for sale ahead of a summer rebuild. The Gunners are keen to sign a host of players for 2025/26 including a forward, wingers and a new midfielder.

But before that, Arsenal need to free up funds. And according to a number of reports, all of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jorginho, Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney are free to leave the club over the cooking months.

Jorginho, Partey and Tierney are all out of contract this summer so it seems unlikely that Arsenal will receive any fees for their services. Martin Zubimendi has been earmarked as a potential midfield addition.

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Rooney points out Arsenal issue

Wayne Rooney believes both Manchester United and Arsenal share the same issue of a lack of a clinical number nine. He said: "A proper number nine - a forward who has played there his whole life - brings something different to any team.

"I am talking about that natural goalscoring instinct, which a player who is trying to learn the position probably doesn't have. A midfielder playing forward like Merino can get hold of the ball and bring others into play, but what a goalscorer brings is that selfishness of wanting to be in the penalty area to finish chances.

"As we saw on Sunday, Rice was trying to help Arsenal to fill that position, as the player who was always making forward runs and arriving in the box. He did really well in that advanced role, but he cannot always be there."

Eriksen makes Arsenal claim

Manchester United playmaker Christian Eriksen has claimed Anthony Taylor ‘helped’ the Red Devils to score against Arsenal. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring from a free-kick, with the wall positioned slightly too far away.

Asked about the goal, Eriksen said: "Very good, happy that the wall was about 15 metres away. You saw how far back they were and it was beneficial for us. We felt relief from the fans in the stadium after the goal."

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