When I woke up bleary-eyed and desperate of coffee this morning my first thought was "Why do I wake up so early for the impending doom that is Arsenal?" I turned my TV on and was greeted by the image of Arsene Wenger walking onto the pitch and a great view of the skyline above the Emirates Stadium, leading me to think, "At least it looks beautiful out there.

The consistent Bacary Sagna by KJ I'm of the opinion that our little Frenchman, Bacary Sagna has been our best defender for quite some time now. I haven't seen a player be so consistent for Arsenal over the years, it's mind boggling. Sagna began his career at Auxerre winning the French cup in 2005. Soon [.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has alleviated concerns about Arsenal's perennially high injury list, stating that it is about to shorten in the coming days.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made a long-awaited return in the goal during yesterday evening's 3-2 FA Cup win at home to Aston Villa and Wenger believes that midfielders Abou Diaby and Jack Wilshere are also recovering better than expected.

Sorry, Spurs fans. You'll have to wait yet another year to attempt a league double over Arsenal, with the Gunners putting their neigbours to the sword with a superb 5-2 fightback at the Emirates Stadium today.

The game continued the goal-crazy trend for games between the big sides in the Premier League this season, with Arsenal turning on the style and showing great character after going two goals down.

Arsenal fought back from 2-0 down to win a pulsating north London derby 5-2 against Tottenham Hotspur, while Ryan Giggs struck late on to seal victory for Manchester United at Norwich.

Arsenal are back up to fourth place on goals scored after completing a remarkable comeback to overwhelm Spurs.

There's a bloke named Winston who arguably has the "best job in the world" if you're an Arsenal fan. For the love of Redknapp, who the hell is Winston, you ask? He works exclusively in Arsenal's dressing room at the Emirates stadium, sits in the empty cubicle at the far left (unoccupied by players) on match-day and ensures that the operations run smoothly.

This January's Arsenal transfer news was relatively quiet at the Emirates Stadium, with Thierry Henry returning to the club on loan from New York Red Bulls and German teenager Thomas Eisfeld arriving from Borussia Dortmund for a modest fee.

However, activity has not always been this sedate at Arsenal, with Arsene Wenger making some surprising and at times, blockbuster signings in January.

This January's Arsenal transfer news was relatively quiet at the Emirates Stadium, with Thierry Henry returning to the club on loan from New York Red Bulls and German teenager Thomas Eisfeld arriving from Borussia Dortmund for a modest fee.

However, activity has not always been this sedate at Arsenal, with Arsene Wenger making some surprising and at times, blockbuster signings in January.

Andrey Arshavin has moved back to Zenit on loan and that means £80,000 off the wage bill. That's if the list of wages Arsenalinsider has been sent is to be believed.

The bulging paypackets for players such as Sebastien Squillaci (£60,000-a-week) and Abou Diaby (£50,000) are astonishing as are the huge amounts being paid to backroom staff.

Welcome to the video blog by Jules for Arsenalinsider.com. Jules takes us through the weekend victory over Tottenham.

Tottenham came into this match with a 10-point lead over Arsenal and it is clearly their best start to a domestic season in 50 years. Arsenal on the other hands, are experiencing their worst domestic campaign of the past fifteen years but they were determined to prove that class is permanent and form is temporary.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has acknowledged that in a toughly contested match at Anfield earlier today, it was the quality of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and skipper Robin van Persie that made the difference against Liverpool.

An own goal from Laurent Koscielny had piled all the pressure on the Gunners but a string of saves from Szczesny kept the visitors within striking distance until van Persie's brace completed a heroic comeback.

By Alan Duffy

Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal Premier League 3rd March 2012

Despite being outplayed for large periods of the early game on Saturday, Arsenal managed to secure a vital win away at Anfield and build on their win against Tottenham last week.

3 Lungs

While I'm sure the players are glad for the extra days of rest, it's a sentiment not shared by Arsenal fans all around the world. Frankly, we've missed them already. Tomorrow could not come any quicker. There's several things surrounding the QPR match.

First of all, it will be the anniversary of David Rocastle's death.

Arsenal have a reputation for their graceful and classy style of play and that apparently translates rather well to ballet. In an ad for French (and thus Arsene Wenger approved) car maker Citroen, Wojciech Szczesny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alex Song and Bacary Sagna were paired off with ballerinas from the English National Ballet and put through their paces.

By Chris Wright

As part of Citroen's 'The Refined, Redefined' viral push for the new DS5, we see several of the Arsenal first-string we're talking Alex Song, Wojciech Szczesny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Bacary Sagna limbering up and practising a few pliés and pirouettes before being put through their paces by the girls from the English National Ballet all to the accompaniment of virtuoso classical penis Martin Keown.

It's often cast as the sporting equivalent of the descent to Hades where brutality reigns for what seems an eternity and only heroes emerge unscathed and Arsenal prepared as if they were entering the Britannia Stadium as such. But just as Stoke City had a gameplan to stop Arsenal based on exaggerated muscularity, so did The Gunners to show their technical superiority.

Lansbury Seeking Answers on His Future

Arsenal youngster Henri Lansbury is expected to hold a face-to-face meeting with manager Arsene Wenger before deciding whether to ask for a permanent transfer or ink a new deal with the Gunners.

1-0 up, 2-1 down and a (seemingly) improbable fight back... Arsenal's victory at the Hawthorns may not have had quite the drama of Manchester City's stunning fight back at the Etihad, but its importance for the Gunners cannot be overestimated.

Suicidal defending, an inability to keep possession, plenty of pretty passing and an unlikely 3-2 victory.

James Curtis

ARSENAL'S ‘UNSUCCESSFUL' SEASON: AN ALTERNATIVE REVIEW

Robin van Persie was spotted in The Gunners pub shortly after the West Brom game. At one point he was seen riding the shoulders of a stout, balding supporter. A few minutes later he was behind the grill at Piebury Corner.

It seems to be a yearly occurence that Arsenal have a run of injuries to defenders. Last season it was the centre-backs and now it is the full-backs that have dropped like flies. On the 2nd October Bacary Sagna was lost to an ankle injury and luckily Wenger had brought in the young Carl Jenkinson [..

Theo Knows

A bit of a break before the Monday FA Cup third round tie against Leeds United. After a hectic last one week of football, it's a welcomed breather for the team. 7 out of 12 points from our last 4 games is not ideal but it isn't bad either. Could've been more had the team not collapse in the last part of the Fulham game.

Theo Knows

A bit of a break before the Monday FA Cup third round tie against Leeds United. After a hectic last one week of football, it's a welcomed breather for the team. 7 out of 12 points from our last 4 games is not ideal but it isn't bad either. Could've been more had the team not collapse in the last part of the Fulham game.

Losing to Fulham to start 2012 hurt but it has hopefully served as a wakeup call for Arsene Wenger that his side cannot continue to challenge for the top four without recognised fullbacks. The regulars are out injured and have been for a considerable time. Kieran Gibbs, Andre Santos and Carl Jenkinson are on the treatment table for the foreseeable future so now the January transfer window is open, Wenger must invest.

We all knew that things were bad regarding the injuries to the Arsenal defence, but I'm not sure that everybody knows exactly how bad it is right now. We all knew that Thomas Vermaelen, Bacary Sagna, Kieran Gibbs, Andre Santos and Carl Jenkinson were definitely not going to be in the team, but now it's [.

There are a number of indications from the Arsenal camp that there won't be any major signings arriving at the Emirates Stadium for the remainder of the winder transfer window.

For starters, manager Arsene Wenger has made it clear that the return of Bacary Sagna and Kieran Gibbs to full training diminishes the need to seek a new full-back.

There are a number of indications from the Arsenal camp that there won't be any major signings arriving at the Emirates Stadium for the remainder of the winder transfer window.

For starters, manager Arsene Wenger has made it clear that the return of Bacary Sagna and Kieran Gibbs to full training diminishes the need to seek a new full-back.

The long substitution

It's finally confirmed, the news that we did not want to hear. That Jack Wilshere has had a setback and would not be available in the date that we initially had hoped he would be back for. AC Milan's games were touted as his return period but that will now have to be extended.

Morning all.

We'd best start with the bad news this morning and that's Jack Wilshere. He's suffered a 'little setback' according to Arsene Wenger and although the manager was obviously trying to play it down a bit, saying he couldn't put a timeframe on it because Jack has to see consultants, the fear is that this could keep him out for at least 6-8 weeks, if not the rest of the season.

It seems that things are looking a bit brighter for Arsene Wenger with news that a few Arsenal players are back in contention after recovering from injury. Kieran Gibbs is not back yet, but Wenger is very happy to know that Bacary Sagna's return will mean that the Gunners have at least one true full-back [.

Arsenal traveled north to face a Sunderland club that has seen a resurgence since installing Martin O'Neil as their manager and it took a two late goal by impact substitutes to come away with the three points. Keep reading for all the glorious heart-stopping action.

Arsene Wenger chose to start the same squad that demolished Blackburn last week with the exception of Francis Coquelin as Bacary Sagna was drafted in for his 2nd start since his broken leg.

Bacary Sagna has admitted that his Arsenal return a few days ago has coincided with an unacceptable run of form and one that the Gunners desperately need to end if they are to avoid yet another disappointment in this weekend's North London derby against the in-form Tottenham Hotspur.

The Spurs emerged 2-1 winners at White Hart Lane thanks to goals from Rafael Van der Vaart and Kyle Walker when the two teams met earlier this season but it could be more difficult for Tottenham this time around given that they will be playing at the Emirates.

Welcome to Thursday. The North London derby takes place on Sunday and much of the focus should now turn to that.

Of course there isn't much in the way of news because after Milan and Sunderland we've gone into lock-down mode on the media side of things. The only snippet we got was poor old Bacary Sagna being rolled out to do the 'We'll keep fighting, do it for the fans' line which was previously the domain of Johan Djourou.

Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie and right-back Bacary Sagna have suggested that Sunday afternoon's highly anticipated North London derby could make or break the remainder of their season, with no less than a win considered acceptable.

The Gunners have done all but win in the last few days, virtually crashing out of the UEFA Champions League and falling short in a massive FA Cup clash three days later.

Arsenal puts out a magnificent display on Sunday when they come back from a two goal down to eventually trashed their city rival, Tottenham Hotspurs 5-2, with Theo Walcott grabbing two goals, adding to Bacary Sagna, Robin Van Persie and Tomas Rosicky's earlier strike.

This spirited effort received praise from their manager, Arsene Wenger, who stated that his team put out a perfect performance on the day, completely dominating the fixture despite going two goals behind at first.

North London Is Red

The perfect response on what was a testing week leading up to this North London Derby. The mother of all comebacks and a beating that they well and truly deserved. This was a performance of character and desire. Forget the win at Stamford Bridge, this sets the bar on a whole completely different level.

Arsenal 5 2 Tottenham: Premiership simply the best - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

It was another Premiership classic at The Emirates in the season that just keeps on giving. An absorbing and enthralling contest began in ominous fashion for Arsenal as a Tottenham counter allowed Louis Saha to expose gap in the home side's backline wider than the River Thames.

Match report By the numbers Video

So, after the couple of weeks we've had we find ourselves 2-0 down at home. To them. Not a good place to be at any time, least of all following our cup exits and so on.

The Saha goal was a bit worrying, so much space for him to run into, but the finish was pure luck.

Brilliant, splendid, absolutely spiffing. I've spent very few days of late glad to be a football-follower, but these ninety minutes just pounded home the fact that being a mindless acolyte at the temple of The Beautiful Game pays dividends; sweet, sugary dividends that act as momentary Novocain to all the tooth-drilling that's gone on prior.

Kickettes? It's going to be a fantastic week. We can just tell. Image: Clive Mason/Getty Images.

We reckon we've used up a year's worth of good fortune this morning, just on pictures of footballers with their shirts off.

We think you'll agree, it's totally worth it, though.

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Image: IAN KINGTON/AFP/Getty Images, Chris Brunskill/Getty Images.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Brad Friedel was dumbfounded when asked to reflect on his side's humiliating 5-2 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates yesterday.

The Spurs had taken a commanding 2-0 lead through Louis Saha and Emmanuel Adebayor (penalty) in the first half but a revival inspired by Bacary Sagna and Robin van Persie ended with a rout that also featured terrific finishing from the much-criticized Gunners such as Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott.