The Arsenal Sentinel
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Nobody could get near Bukayo Saka
Successful dribbles: 53. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Arsenal
Bukayo Saka was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market14 Feb 2028
Colchester United come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Arsenal did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words at Arsenal training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Martin Ødegaard is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad14 Feb 2028
No hiding place for David Raya
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to David Raya, and the manager let it.
Loan watch14 Feb 2028
Jack Porter has seen enough of Gubbio
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Arsenal, and 0 appearances in 29 say he has earned the hearing.
Match12 Feb 2028
Manchester United take the points off Arsenal
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad14 Feb 2028
When it matters, Bukayo Saka plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
A costly moment from Benjamin White
One lapse, one goal, and ninety minutes of honest work counting for nothing. That is the job at Arsenal, and it is a cruel one.
In brief
- Market The Thomas Grant conversation is coming
- Market The Gabriel talk will not go away
- Loan watch Bolton Wanderers cannot leave Cristhian Mosquera out