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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects Cesc Fabregas’s future to be sorted out “very quickly” with a decision over the captain’s dream of returning to...

BLACKPOOL - Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal have finally recovered from the mental damage caused by their recent poor run as the Gunners got their title challenge back on track with a 3-1 win at Blackpool. At the end of February, Wenger's side were dreaming of a quadruple but they lost the League Cup final against Birmingham and crashed out of the FA Cup and Champions League, while their Premier League hopes were derailed by three successive draws. Wenger admits those setbacks left his

LEEDS - Arsene Wenger is hoping Arsenal can recover from recent back to back cup shocks and overcome Championship highflyers Leeds United in Wednesday's FA Cup third round replay.
It took a late penalty from Cesc Fabregas to deny the former Premier League giants a shock win in the first meeting of the two clubs at the Emirates Stadium and salvage Arsenal's hopes of advancing in the competition. And that disappointing display was followed by an even more underwhelming performance

LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is searching for another centre-half following a setback suffered by injured Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen. Vermaelen is recovering from an Achilles problem while Sebastien Squillaci is out with a hamstring injury sustained in the 1-1 draw against Leeds United in the FA Cup on Saturday.
The French central defender will only be out for two-to-three weeks but Wenger could not say when Vermaelen would be fit again and therefore may have to

LONDON - Arsene Wenger knows the League Cup represents his best chance of ending Arsenal's six-year wait for a trophy. And ahead of the first leg of the semi-final against Ipswich, who are struggling in the Championship, Wenger is adamant he will treat the competition more seriously than he has ever done when the Gunners travel to Portman Road on Wednesday.
Arsenal are 180 minutes from a Wembley final and are up against a team that lost by seven goals to Chelsea in the FA Cup on

LONDON - Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to deliver a hammer blow to Chelsea's title challenge when the champions visit the Emirates Stadium in a crucial London derby on Monday.
Wenger's side have endured a miserable run against Chelsea recently, but they have a golden opportunity to end that barren streak of five successive defeats in their final home match of 2010.
While Chelsea have slipped to fourth in the Premier League after failing to win any of their last five matches,

LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is wary of Chelsea's recent slump in form although he believes his side can highlight their season with a win in Monday night's game at the Emrirates Stadium.
Carlo Ancelotti's side have dropped to fourth in the table following a run of five games without a win, offering the Gunners a glimmer of hope they can topple the champions.
But Wenger said: "Chelsea have gone through a period where results are a bit less good but that can happen

LONDON: As Arsenal prepare to face Aston Villa on Saturday Arsene Wenger has experessed surprise at his friend and fellow Frenchman Gerard Houllier's decision to return to club management. The Arsenal boss Wenger has known Houllier since the 1970s but thought his days in the dugout were over after he went back to his former role of technical director of the French Football Federation.
Houllier had been out of management for more than three years when Aston Villa came calling in