Arsene Wenger is well aware that Norwich have had a great start to the season and acknowledges that Arsenal will face at difficult test at Carrow Road. He was asked if he would be taking the chance to rest players like Robin Van Persie and Theo Walcott, and he said that that was not an [...]

By Amy Quinn, writing from Dublin

In the great, successful teams of the last few decades, it always seems to me that much care is taken, after due praise is given to the eleven on the pitch, to point out the names that sit on the bench. The now slightly worn out clichés of ‘strength in depth' are bandied about.

Leeds Utd 1-3 Arsenal

A thoroughly satisfying evening in Yorkshire. With memories of the preceding Leeds and Ipswich ties still fresh, I said to @feverpitch before the game started last night that we'd know which Arsenal was present within five minutes of the whistle. Rather neatly, exactly five minutes had elapsed when Arshavin and Chamakh ping-ponged the ball through to the waltzing Nasri, who scuttled past a couple of players and sunk one into the bottom right corner.

Rotation makes the World go round, the world go round. Which of the following words or phrases is the odd one out? Footballers in fast cars; trips abroad for celebrations; Mexican whiz kids; non English speaking Russians, mud wrestling; raw sewage or rotation. Trick question because they are all dirty words to Harry.

You cannot be serious! Who would have thought that Aston Villa would do us a favour against Chelsea and help us remain clear in 4th. I suppose that it shows` that Chelsea are in a worse run of form than even the Midlands relegation candidates. Meanwhile we are in our best run of form for several centuries with 9 games unbeaten in the Premiership and 11 in all competitions.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger made eight changes to the team he took to Wigan on Wednesday and was roundly critized for resting nearly all the players that performed so well against Chelsea at the Emirates on Monday, but the Frenchman is certain that he made the right decision. Wenger believes that the team that did [.