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Oct132022 by JBNo Comments

Martin Keown hails Arsenal star who has ‘gone to another level’ after Bodo/Glimt victory

Premier League

Martin Keown praised Bukayo Saka as Arsenal continued their good run of form by beating Bodo/Glimt, saying the England star has ‘gone to another level’ this campaign. Saka scored his fourth goal of the season on Thursday to put Arsenal ahead against Europa League rivals Bodo/Glimt in Norway. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 21-year-old made a superb start to the game and broke the deadlock when his shot deflected off his own chest to find the net. Saka continued to impress until he was then replaced by Granit Xhaka in the second half as Mikel Arteta chose to make some changes ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game at Leeds United. Speaking at half-time, Keown singled out Saka for praise and said he has been ‘different class’ for Premier League...

Oct12022 by JBNo Comments

Martin Keown hits out at Sir Alex Ferguson for mocking Arsenal

Premier League

Martin Keown has blasted former Manchester United head coach Sir Alex Ferguson for taunting Arsenal in his pre-match team talks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last month, United legend Rio Ferdinand revealed Ferguson would mock Arsenal before Premier League games. Ferguson’s side had a huge rivalry with Arsene Wenger’s team at the turn of the century, with the two teams sharing the league title for seven years between 1997 and 2004. Ferdinand told William Hill: ‘Something Alex Ferguson used to say about Arsenal during his team talks was, “Get in their faces. They don’t like it, they can’t deal with it. They’re babies.” ‘He told us: “Get right up against them and you’ll win this game. Rio, you’ll overrun them, you’ll overpower them”.’ ...

Sep182021 by JBNo Comments

Martin Keown reveals how Premier League defenders can stop Romelu Lukaku

Premier League

Former Arsenal player Martin Keown has revealed his blueprint for nullifying the threat of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. The London side shelled out £97.5m to bring Lukaku back to the club, seven years after he left Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Since his return, he has netted four goals in four matches – three in the Premier League and one in the 1-0 win over Zenit in the Champions League. David Moyes rates Man Utd Premier League title chances after huge summer spending Fabinho names the two favourites to win the Premier League this season Speaking to talkSPORT, Keown – who won three league titles and three FA Cups – explained how he would attempt to stop Lukaku. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});...

Aug212021 by JBNo Comments

Martin Keown questions Arsenal decision to sign Odegaard & ignore weakness

Premier League

Martin Keown has questioned Arsenal’s decision to sign Martin Odegaard permanently, given the weakness that still exists in the club’s squad. The Norwegian midfielder returned to Real Madrid at the end of last campaign after an eye-catching six months in London, hoping to establish himself as an important first team player under Carlo Ancelotti. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Odegaard failed to convince the Italian he was worthy of a place in Madrid’s squad and accepted the chance to return to Arsenal, who announced his return on Friday. The 22-year-old will cost Arsenal around £27m, but Keown feels Arsenal already boast a better player than Odegaard in Smith Rowe and believes Arteta should have been looking to spend money on bolstering his midfield...

Feb262021 by JBNo Comments

‘Why is he even there?’ – Martin Keown rips apart Dani Ceballos after Benfica scare

Premier League

Martin Keown has criticised Dani Ceballos’ mistake-riddled dusplay against Benfica in the Europa League and even questioned his role in the Arsenal team. The gunners were given a huge scare in Athens on Thursday for the return leg of their last-32 clash, giving up two soft goals – one a free-kick conceded by Ceballos, the other a poor pass from the same player. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He was substituted with Arsenal needing two goals and they managed to fight back, with Kieran Tierney kick-starting the comeback before Aubameyang scored a late winner in a 4-3 aggregate win. Keown was not impressed with Arsenal’s display, and was particularly scathing about the performance of Ceballos, with the former Gunners defender concerned about the player's ...