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Rating Arsenal's January transfer business By Peter White After such a turgid start to the 2020/21 season, Arsenal have enjoyed a fruitful January with Saturday’s goalless draw at home to Manchester United ensuring they completed the month unbeaten in the league.   Rewind to December 22 and the Gunners had just endured a 4-1 humiliation at the hands of Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, while a run of no wins in seven in the Premier League had them looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone.   Boss Mikel Arteta has emphatically turned things around since then though, with an eyebrow-raising 3-1 win over Chelsea just four days later proving the springboard for a rapid upturn in fortunes that has seen Arsenal emerge as real contenders for a top-four place.   A valuable point against the Red Devils - without the likes of Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the Arsenal ranks - means they head into February unbeat...

The midway mark: how good has Arsenal's January transfer window been so far as Mikel Arteta looks to bring in new faces to improve the Gunners' Premier League season? By Adam Le Roux The month of January never goes by in the football world without plenty of drama, with comings and goings all over the shop, and non-stop rumours circulating about the latest player to be linked with a big move.  And in that respect, Arsenal are no exception, with plenty of hearsay about ins ands outs at the Emirates throughout the month, as Mikel Arteta looks to revitalise a squad that started the season so badly.  At one stage, the Gunners looked like they needed a complete overhaul,, and while victories over Chelsea, Brighton and West Brom after Christmas have changed the mood around the team somewhat, the need for a new arrival or two is still clear for all to see.  And as we reach the halfway mark of the January transfer window, we take a look at the done deals, the doubtful ones, and th...

Have we already seen enough of Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson in an Arsenal shirt?  By Peter White Following Arsenal’s undeniably tricky start to the 2020/21 campaign, further cause for criticism in the fallout of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester City was the last thing that anyone at the club would have wanted. Victory over the defending champions and a place in the competition’s last four might have gone some way to relieving the tension surrounding the Gunners, yet a woeful performance by understudy goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson in a 4-1 defeat did little more than add fuel to an already raging fire. The 25-year-old may be a relatively established Iceland international, but having arrived with big shoes to fill as the replacement for FA Cup and Community Shield hero Emiliano Martínez, it appears the Emirates stage may be a level too high for him. Comfortable Europa League wins over Molde, Rapid Vienna and Dundalk twice had provided Rúnarsson with a steady introduct...