Bergkamp Hails difference maker Ozil

Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp has hailed the north London club's capture of Mesut Ozil and believes the Germany international will play a leading role this season.

Kolo Toure: Liverpool can make top four

Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is convinced that Liverpool current squad have the required quality to qualify for the Champions League this season.

Dyke: I don't agree with Wilshere

FA chairman Greg Dyke disagrees with Jack Wilshere's opinion that "only English players should play for England", but admits that a boundary must be drawn for international selection.

Walker Hails Townsend man-of-the-match performance

Kyle Walker has heaped praise on England and Tottenham team-mate Andros Townsend after the winger gave a man-of-the-match performance in his Three Lions debut.

Juventus warn Man Utd over Januzaj

Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta has warned Manchester United that they risk losing Adnan Januzaj just as they failed to keep Paul Pogba at Old Trafford.

Bendtner - I’m a different person now

Arsenal Striker Nicklas Bendtner Says His is now a changed person sitting the birth of his child and his experiences away from the Club as the influencing factor.

Rooney: England Attack the Best

Roy Hodgson has five forwards to choose from for the crucial world cup qualifiers against Montengro and Poland - but it is the potential partnership with Daniel Sturridge that excites Rooney.

Clarke rules out West Brom exit for Berahino

Steve Clarke has ruled out a West Brom exit for Saido Berahino following reported interest from Chelsea.

Wilshere: I wish Januzaj was English

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has clarified comments he gave to the media regarding the Football Association's attempt to convince Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj to play for England. 

David Moyes revealed on Sunday that the FA were keeping tabs on Januzaj - who is eligible to play for Belgium, Albania, Serbia and potentially Kosovo if they are granted Fifa affiliation - as he has yet to settle on which nation he wants to represent at international level. 

Asked his view on the matter, Wilshere suggested Januzaj should not be allowed to choose to play for England because he is "not English", comments that were distorted in the British media on Wednesday morning. 

Wilshere stated on his Twitter account: "Just to clarify a few things....again! Seems to be a trend in this country, poor journalism in my eyes! I wasn't referring to Janujaz...

"The question was should foreign players be allowed to play for England, and in my opinion I don't think they should! He is a great player...

"I wish he was English! I'm sure most of you agree with me even if some journalist are trying to make me look bad....again!"

Ramsey, Wenger receive awards

In-form Ramsey is Player of the Month while Arsene wins manager award
after a perfect September for Arsenal.

Ramsey scored four goals in as many leaguematches for the Gunners last month, including a
double away to Sunderland and strikes againstStoke and Swansea.

Wenger, meanwhile, led his side to the top of thetable with four consecutive wins in the top flight,
including a 1-0 triumph over bitter northLondon rivals Tottenham.

Gus Poyet appointed as Sunderland's new manager

Sunderland have confirmed the appointment of Gus Poyet as their new head coach.

The 45-year-old has agreed a two year contract with the Black Cats.

Poyet, who left Brighton in the summer, will be joined at the Stadium of Light by his backroom staff Mauricio Taricco and Charlie Oatway.

Sunderland chairman Ellis Short said: "We analysed a wide range of candidates and believe that Gus's track record, experience, commitment and passion make him the right man to take us forward.

"We welcome him to Sunderland."

Klopp rules out Dortmund move for De Bruyne

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed speculation that Borussia Dortmund might make a January move for Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.

Despite featuring in the Blues' opening two games of the new Premier League season, the Belgium international has reportedly fallen out of favour with coach Jose Mourinho.

However, Klopp went ahead to rubbish the  rumour that Dortmund are considering signing De Bruyne on loan.

"We have signed great players over the summer," Klopp told Deutsche Presseagentur. "We have a squad we are very happy with.

"He [De Bruyne] is actually not one we are after. He is at Chelsea, and given the size and quality of the Chelsea first-team squad, it's quite usual he may sometimes miss out on one or two matches."

Furthermore, while De Bruyne spent last season on loan with another Bundesliga outfit, Werder Bremen, the 22-year-old's agent, Patrick De Koster, is adamant that there is no chance of his client leaving Stamford Bridge before the end of the season.

"This summer we decided to stay with Chelsea, and we knew the competition would be hard and that Kevin had to fight," he told Bild.

"He will continue fighting. I have no contact to other clubs. Even if we were in the transfer period, I would not have any contact."

De Bruyne joined Chelsea from Racing Genk last summer before immediately being sent to the Weserstadion.

Wilshere admits smoking 'mistake'

Arsenal Star Jack Wilshere admits he "made a mistake", after being picture smoking outside a London nightclub.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger declared on Friday that he "disagreed completely with that behaviour" and, despite previous claims that the England international was holding the cigarette as part of a "dare", the 21-year-old has now accepted responsibility for his error of judgement.

"I made a mistake," Wilshere told the club's official website. "Players make mistakes. I'm not a smoker.

"I spoke with the boss and he asked me what happened, I explained to him, we sorted it out and he put me in the team and hopefully I repaid him [by scoring against West Brom].

"It's not [going to happen again]. I'm not a smoker so I think that will be my last one."

Manchester United reject Belgium call-up for Januzaj

Manchester United have turned down Belgium coach Marc Wilmot's attempt to call up talented winger Adnan Januzaj.

The Premier League champions insist the 18-year-old is not ready to make a decision on his international future after notching twice on his first league start for his domestic side.

"Manchester United told me that Januzaj has not made a decision to play for a national team yet, not for any country," Wilmots told reporters.

"We gave a clear signal [that we want him to play for Belgium] and now it's up to him. I will respect his choice."

Januzaj's stock has risen after scoring a match-winning double on his first start for United as David Moyes' side came from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday.

The winger is eligible to represent Albania, Turkey, Serbia and Belgium, but United do not want to rush the youngster’s decision.

England is another possibility for Januzaj, with manager Roy Hodgson confirming on the BBC’s 'Match of the Day' programme that talks are lined up regarding the youngster.

"It has to be seriously debated before we start re-nationalising players," Hodgson said. "But there's no doubt he's a real talent and we have our eyes on him. There's a lot still to be discussed."

Suarez offers Ivanovic apology for his 'inexcusable behaviour'

Luiz Suarez has apologised to Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic after their 2:2 draw at Anfield

The Uruguayan Forward was spotted by TV cameras appearing to bite the Chelsea defender and the club have moved swiftly to condemn their star's actions as "unacceptable"

Arsenal to Appeal Giroud's Red card

Arsenal FC has appealed Olivier Giroud's red card and are waiting for the FA's verdict on tuesday afternoon.

Olivier Giroud was sent off by refree Andre Marriner after a challange on Fulham's Stanislav Manolev but replay shows that he was going for the ball but the refree was relunctant to show him red after he have already sent off Steve Sidwell in the 12 minutes of the openning Game.

Match Report: Arsenal 3-1 Norwich

Strikes from Mikel arteta, Olivier Giruod and Lukas Podolski in the last 10 minutes of the second half were enough to move Wengers men to top 3 with Tottenham and Chelsea not in action this weekend

Arsenal dominated the game through out the first half but were unable to find the back of the net with Olivier Giruod's header hitting the crossbar and Gevinho failing to score after beating the keeper.

The headline team news was undoubtedly the return of England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who replaced the injured Tomas Roiscky in one of three changes from Arsenal’s 2-1 win at West Brom. Kieran Gibbs replaced Nacho Monreal, while skipper Thomas Vermaelen came in for the suspended Per Mertesacker.

Norwich boss Chris Hughton, meanwhile, also made three changes from his side’s 2-2 draw against Swansea as Steven Whittaker replaced Javier Garrido, Alexander Tettey came in for Elliot Bennett and skipper Grant Holt returned in place of Wes Hoolahan.

The second half started in the same fashion with Arsenal dominating position but can't find an opener.

At 56' Minute Norwich breaks the deadlock when Tuner Headed Home a Robert Snodgrass free kick.

Wenger responded immediately by bringing in Lukas Podolski and Theo Walcott  for Jack Wilshere and Gervinho respectively.

After 64 minutes, the England winger almost made an impact as he surged into the box only to be brought down by Whittaker. Once again, though, referee Mike Jones dismissed any penalty appeals as the atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium grew more and more tense.

Fifteen minutes later, it was Walcott’s fellow substitute who came close as Podolski smashed a sweet strike towards goal that needed a superb Bunn save to send it crashing against the crossbar.

But Arsenal would finally get their equaliser with just five minutes left – though it came in the most controversial of circumstances.

Giroud was felled in the box and the assistant referee signalled for a spot-kick as Kei Kamara was penalised for a foul. The decision was dubious but Arteta’s penalty was not, with the Spaniard converting to level the scores.

And the Gunners were not done there as a surging run and cross into the box from substitute Oxlade-Chamberlain late on ended with a timely tap-in from Giroud, though the last touch may have come off Sebastien Bassong.

Shortly after, Podolski smashed home from the edge of the area and Arsenal's remarkable comeback was complete.

Micah Richards Banned From Driving

The 24-year-old defender Joins gis fellow Sky Blues team-mates Samir Nasri and Carlos Tevez in being disqualified from driving after failing to respond to two speeding notices

The defender was disqualified after failing to respond to two speeding notices sent to his home. The six penalty points he received pushed his total to over 12, triggering the ban.

"At the time of these offences Mr Richards' home was under construction," his solicitor said in court.

"He was staying at different properties and he had difficulties with his post.

Wenger - Let's show that we've improved

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has urged his side to how much they have improved on Sunday when the take on Norwich City at the Emirates

The Canaries will be hoping for a repeat of what happened in October Last year when they beat the Gunners  at Carrow Road. But Arsenal Boss Wenger is calling on his players to show them how much they have improved and avoid another disappointment . 

Speaking to Arsenal player He said: "It [the defeat] was on the back of an international game and Norwich defended very well,"

"They played well on the break and after that, they had a very strong spell of 10 games where they did not lose.

"We know that they are a good side and we know that they are a dangerous side. We believe that today we are stronger than we were at that moment of the season and that's what we want to show on Saturday.

"We have a good experience recently of how well we have bounced back when everybody is focused. We have assembled very strong results. The spirit is there, the focus is there and the desire is there. We have very good ingredients and let's just bring that to the table on Saturday."

Szczesny - We demonstrated our character

Wojceich Szczesny believes Arsenal’s Hard Fought victory at Sunderland on Saturday speaks alot for the team’s character.

The Gunners delivered a superb first-half display at the Stadium of Light and took the lead through Santi Cazorla’s fine strike.