Newcastle preview – Wenger’s worrying words

Whatever way you look at it, the world of Arsenal is a surreal place at the moment.

Yesterday we saw the manager sit in his pre-game press conference and tell the members of the media and press that he expected nobody to leave the club. Within a couple of hours, Barcelona's defensive cavemen Puyol and Pique were on Twitter gloating in a not very subtle way that the Cesc deal was done.