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Arsenal's five most underrated players since The Invincibles By James Reid It has been almost 20 years since the famous invincibles team swept everything before them to claim Arsenal’s 13 th  and most recent league title.  It was an iconic team packed full of some of the very best to wear an Arsenal shirt.  Since then, we have seen a wide range of players don the famous red and white, from some of the very best all the way to the very worst.      We took a look at some of those players who flew under the radar and didn’t get as much love as they should have done during their time in North London.  Alexander Hleb  Anyone that moves on from the Emirates to Barcelona is surely a top player, but Hleb was an underrated figure on the wing during his time at the Gunners.  The Belarussian arrived from Stuttgart in 2005 and became a key member of the side that reached the 2006 Champions League final in Paris.  Hard-working and technically gifted,...

Who are Arsenal's greatest late signings? By Peter White It barely seems five minutes since Arsenal rounded off a disappointing 2020/21 campaign with a 2-0 win at home to Brighton in May, but today marks the Gunners' return to Premier League action.  Boss Mikel Arteta will be vying to improve on a miserly eighth-place finish last time out, that saw the 13-time English champions fail to qualify for European competition for the first time since the 1994-95 season.  But a fresh start paves the way for fresh hope, and an away clash at newly-promoted Brentford under the Friday night lights will offer a glimmer of what to expect from the north Londoners in the Spaniard’s second full season in charge.  Arsenal’s cause this year will be aided by the recruitment of new signings Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares, but with over two weeks to go until the August 31 transfer window deadline, the Emirates faithful are hopeful of further additions being made.  Earlier...