Ramsey heap praises on Alexis Sanchez as Arsenal edge Southampton by a lone goal

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has hailed his fellow team mate Alexis Sanchez for his positioning and attitude which paid off in the later minutes of the match as he scored to help the Gunners see off Southampton by a lone goal on Wednesday.

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''He never gives up and he was in the right place at the right time again. It took us until the 88th minute to break them down but we did it in the end,- the Welshman was quoted on the club website.

Unfortunately for the Saints, they were reduced to 10-men after Toby Alderweireld picked up an hamstring injury and could not be replace because the visitors had exhausted their substitution.

On the numerical advantage, Ramsey said, ''We tried to do that anyway. We never go into a game wanting to draw it, we always want to try and win the game. It took until the latter stages of the game but we kept believing and it finally paid off.''

Arsenal fight back to secure a 2-2 draw against Everton

Olivier Giroud's scored a 90mins equalizer which gave Arsenal a 2-2 draw in a two goals come-back against Everton on Saturday.

The host (Everton) were in perfect control of the first half as they opened scoring through Seamos Coleman in the 18th minute while Steven Naismith doubled the lead before the stroke of half time.

Introduction of Olvier Giroud, Snati Carzola and Joel Campbell brought about the desired change that the Gunners have been seeking in the game.

Aaron Ramsey once again proved to be an important player for the Arsene Wenger tutored side when he slotted in a nicely worked Carzola ball in the 82nd minute while Frenchman Giroud headed home to beat Tim Howard from close range.

Wenger insists he has no regrets not buying Fabregas back

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger, has insisted that he does not regret turning down the chance to re-sign former skipper Cesc Fabregas.

 

Fabregas joined Chelsea this summer, after Wenger refused to activate the buy-back clause the Gunners inserted in the deal that saw him return to Barcelona in 2011.

 

The Spaniard has been impressive since joining the Blues and was involved in all three goals for Jose Mourinho’s team, as they began their Premier League season, with a 3-1 win away to Burnley.

 

 

''I have no regrets that Fabregas joined Chelsea,''Wenger told reporters.

 

''My only regret is that he left us in the first place.''

 

Wenger refused to be drawn into comparisons between Fabregas and Aaron Ramsey stating that they both play differently.

Wenger believes Arsenal Could have won the League if....

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger says the combination of Injuries and inability to win big games cost his side the English Premier League title.

The Gunners were at a point sitting comfortably atop the table but lost it in the long run. They lost "scandalous" to Chelsea 6-0, bashed  by Liverpool 5-1 and lost 6-3 Manchester City earlier in the season.

According to Talksport.com,  asked by beIN Sport why Arsenal's title bid had fallen apart, Wenger said: "For two reasons. The important injuries we had and the big fixtures during that period.

"We didn't manage to win the big games. If we had everybody on board we could have won it. We were 17 or 18 times top of the league during the season but we lost Walcott, [Jack] Wilshere, [Mesut] Ozil, Ramsey and [Laurent] Koscielny at an important part of the season.

"It's just too much. If you imagine Manchester City without [David] Silva, [Yaya] Toure and [Vincent] Kompany at the same period of the season, it's not the same team."

One could not casually separate the down-sliding from the injuries suffered by key members of the team like Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and also Mesut Ozil.

Ramsey to start, others face late fitness test for Wigan in FA Cup clash

Aaron Ramsey is set to start against Wigan in the FA Cup date on Saturday, Arsenal Wenger has hinted.

The midfielder who has been out for months made his return last weekend in the disastrous loss against Everton as he was introduced in the second half.

Speaking generally on other members of the squad, Wenger said "I. cannot give you concrete team news because we have so many uncertainties about Chamberlain (groin), Gibbs (ankle), Rosicky (thigh). There will be last-minute decisions on those three players. They are all 50:50.

On Ozil and Koscielny he said "Ozil and Koscielny are still out. I think the earliest to come back for Koscielny could be Tuesday and for Ozil it could be next Saturday. That would be a boost because at the moment we have too many players out and it's important we get them back. We know that at this period of the season, the number of players we had out is too many.

"Meanwhile Diaby is back to full training next week. He could be available soon, maybe in a couple of weeks."

One eye on UCL Spot: Everton beat Arsenal

Everton put three goals past Arsenal at the Gudison Park on Sunday courtesy of goals from Steven Naismith, a solo effort by Romelu Lukaku, and an own goal by former Everton player Arteta.

With this victory, Everton are just a point behind Arsenal on 5th position with the hopes to outsmart the Gunners to the UEFA Champions League spot.

Arsenal hasn't lost to Everton in the last 15 meetings but Sunday's match was an emphatic win for the Everton side.

Having been out for months, Aaron Ramsey made his return to the squad replacing Podolski in the second half.

Ozil, Ramsey set to return for Arsenal

Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey could give Arsenal a double fitness boost and return to their squad for the clash with Hull in just over a fortnight.

You'll agree that the absence of both players including Thoe Walcott who have all been sideline due to injury has had a toll on the team's performance.

Arsenal fans can't wait to see them return to the squad.