MIKEL ARTETA is still waiting for his first win as Arsenal manager after a Chelsea late-show at the Emirates.
Leading with ten minutes to go, Arsenal somehow managed to surrender a 1-0 lead and lost their fourth home match on the spin.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano is tipped for a move tot he Premier League, with Arsenal among a trio interested in the young French defender.
But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be leaving the club, with Barcelona and Inter Milan interested.
Follow all the latest gossip and updates from North London below…
ARSENAL legend Ian Wright has his concerns about the North London giants' big match against Manchester United tonight.
The former Gunners' record goalscorer is worried about the pace United's front three could pose to a defence with Shkodran Mustafi playing instead of an injured Callum Chambers, and believes the Red Devils could be worth a win.
Talking to Premier League Productions, Wrighty revealed: “They’ve got a chance and what we saw the other day with Arsenal is that they getting used to the new system.
“Chambers is out. Is Mustafi going to play? That’s something that would worry me.
“Manchester United will be confident playing against Arsenal with the new system that Arsenal are trying to play because they’ll just keep going at them to see if they can keep it up.
“Then they’ve got to try and find a weakness which at the moment is whether Arsenal can keep up that intensity to close them down.
“Are they going to be able to keep people like Rashford, James and Martial in form off them? I’m not sure how that’s going to work out.”
ARSENAL's head of football Raul Sanllehi has given Arsenal fans encouragement in their pursuit of defensive recruitments.
The Gunners have been linked with a move for RB Leipzig youngster Dayot Upamecano to boost a struggling backline that's shipped goals in the Premier League.
And one fan wanted to find out exactly what Sanllehi thought of Upamecano when he spotted the Spanish transfer chief in the stands.
The supporter marched up to the Arsenal man, with a picture of Upamecano on his phone, and flashed it in Sanllehi's direction.
The supporter suggests “Good player” to the Spaniard, which earns a smile and nod as he replies “Yeah”.
ARSENAL are looking at former player Glen Kamara as they for options in midfield.
The Gunners look likely to lose Granit Xhaka, who has agreed a move to Hertha Berlin.
And already they are identifying replacements, with Kamara who has impressed at Glasgow Rangers under Steven Gerrard on their list of targets.
Kamara, 24, was on the books in North London for five years having joined them from Southend United.
He made just one appearance – in a 3-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
Rangers shelled out just £50k to buy him from Southend United, and will be looking to make much more back.
ARSENAL players have taken to their social media accounts to wish supporters a Happy New Year.
2019 was a mixed year for both Sead Kolasinac and Hector Bellerin for a variety of reasons.
But the pair will be desperate to put their struggles behind them as they go into 2020.
GRANIT XHAKA'S proposed move to Hertha Berlin is reportedly a step closer after terms on a loan plus £25million move from Arsenal were agreed.
After the Swiss midfielder didn't feature in the weekend defeat to Chelsea, rumours mounted that he was leaving for good – which the club rebuffed with a claim he was ill.
However The Independent now state that Gunners bosses have been happy for the former captain to leave since his spat with fans in the draw with Crystal Palace in November.
Talk of a return to German football quickly began and Hertha have settled on an initial loan move with a permanent transfer clause attached to the deal.
The last say on green lighting the sale is held by Mikel Arteta.
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