9pm Arsenal news: Torreira stars, Mkhitaryan blasted, Mesut Ozil dropped and Ezri Konsa £15m transfer
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ARSENAL are set to make a £15million offer for Brentford's promising defender Ezri Konsa.
Read on below for more details, reaction from the Gunners' win at Bournemouth and all the latest news, views and gossip from the Emirates.
TOR DE FORCE
LUCAS TORREIRA was the key man for Arsenal as they came out on top at Dean Court.
Sokratis also enjoyed a good game while others struggled.
BIG MES-TAKE
MESUT OZIL was dropped by Unai Emery for Arsenal's win at Bournemouth and the Gunners boss was less than complimentary about the German.
Emery said that he was looking for other options to withstand the physical challenge posed by the Cherries.
TAKING THE MKHI
ARSENAL fans fumed at Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a horror show at Bournemouth.
Gunners supporters took to Twitter claiming the Armenian has not played well once this season.
EZRI PEASY
ARSENAL are ready to bid £15million for Brentford defender Ezri Konsa.
Konsa, 21, was signed from Charlton for £2.85million in June and Arsenal’s spies believe he can step up to the Prem.
TORR-TALLY NORMAL
LUCAS TORRIERA was spotted wearing a Paris Saint-Germain shirt - but Arsenal fans don't need to panic.
The Uruguay international has emerged as a fan favourite following his sensational start to life with the Gunners.
AD TOO MUCH
TONY ADAMS has recalled a boozy night out early in his football career led to him having sex on his car bonnet... and he couldn't even remember it.
The Arsenal legend, 52, claims alcohol addiction took its toll on him and his parents, remembering one particular night out in Essex.
PEAK PRACTICE
ARSENAL are under new management — by order of Peaky Blinders fan Unai Emery.
The Spaniard revealed this week he had found the Gunners in decline when he arrived in the summer.
And there was an urgent need to stop the defensive rot that had set in during the final years of Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign.
But Emery knows he must also improve his command of the English language... so he is watching programmes like the BBC’s period crime drama about the Shelby family starring Cillian Murphy.
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EMERY LIKE A SIEVE
UNAI EMERY fears Arsenal’s defensive frailties will wreck his dream of a top-four finish.
The Gunners have conceded three times as many Premier League goals as Manchester City and Liverpool this season — 15 compared to just five for the top two.
GUNNER BE HONEST
The new Gunners boss believes he is starting to lift them back up again, as they currently enjoy a 16-game unbeaten run.
POCH: ARSENAL NO LONGER OUR MAIN RIVALS
MAURICIO POCHETTINO claims Chelsea are now Tottenham’s biggest rivals — not Arsenal.
Spurs face face unbeaten Blues tonight and Arsenal in next Sunday’s North London derby.
NACHO DERBY WOE
ARSENAL left-back Nacho Monreal has been ruled out of Tottenham's Premier League visit to the Emirates on December 2.
The Spaniard, 32, has been out since October 7 with a hamstring injury. Read more about Monreal, plus the Gunners' other injury news, here.
TROSS ME
UNAI EMERY is plotting a January move for Belgian forward Leandro Trossard.
The striker has hit 15 goals in 18 games for Genk this season and the Gunners are set to make their move after Tottenham gave Trossard the cold shoulder.
BECK TO THE FUTURE
THE dust has settled on the Danny Welbeck injury and it looks certain the England forward is out for the rest of the season.
That means Raul Sanllehi and Sven Mislintat have important recruitment decisions to make before the January window. Here, blogger Peter Wood gives a fan's view on who could replace Welbeck.