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Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Danny Welbeck’s injury problems are ongoing and that the forward won’t be returning to action in January as planned.

 

Speaking about the incident in September which saw him red-carded against Chelsea, Gabriel says that he will always stand up for his teammates, and that it’s part of his instincts to do that.

The Brazilian was sent off for a contretemps with Chelsea’s fat ogre Diego Costa, and although the red card was subsequently rescinded, it proved costly on the day for the Gunners as they went down 2- 0 to a team that could barely win a game all season.

In an in-depth interview in today’s Independent, the former Villarreal man says he views his teammates like family.

“I will always stand up for the ones I love,” he said. “We have affection for our team mates because we spend most of our time with them. Sometimes we spend more time with our team-mates than our families.

“This is my instinct I always stand up for my team-mates. That’s who I am.”

It wasn’t his first incident with Costa either, the pair clashed in La Liga when Villarreal faced Atletico Madrid, but Gabriel says it’s just part and parcel of the game.

“When we are on the pitch we are different people,” he said. “Diego is a different person and so am I. When we clash there are sparks!

“I was in the Brazil squad with Filipe Luis and those two are good friends. I sent him [Costa] a voice message as a friend. We are good friends. It’s something that happens on the pitch and it is passed.”

 

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Olivier Giroud says he was buoyed by Arsene Wenger’s decision not to sign a new striker in the summer and now wants to hit at least 20 goals in a Premier League season for the first time.

The French international has netted 14 times in all competitions so far this campaign, including nine goals in 16 league appearances; an eye-catching set of statistics given he spent the early months of the season behind Theo Walcott in the attacking pecking order.

 

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Ozil, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud
Subs: Ospina, Jeff, Gibbs, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gabriel, Chambers, Iwobi

Man City: Hart, Sagna, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Toure (C), Delph, De Bruyne, Silva, Aguero

Subs: Caballero, Demichelis, Clichy, Navas, Sterling, Iheanacho, Bony

 

Giroud

 

HT

Leading by 2 goals against city

 

Arsenal 2 - City 1