Arsenal v Birmingham: Robin van Persie to lead side at Wembley, whilst Theo Walcott set to miss Barcelona
Dutchman to skipper Arsenal in Carling Cup closing towards Birmingham in absence of injured Cesc Fabregas.

Blackpool striker Campbell: Arsenal legend Wright my hero
Arsenal Blackpool Wolves Blackpool striker DJ Campbell admits he idolised Arsenal legend Ian Wright as a younger participant. Like Wright, Campbell broke into the pros later on in his occupation. He informed Absolute Radio : “Yeah, absolutely, he’s a participant I utilized to comply with when I was younger. “Obviously he’s from London as effectively, so I’m certainly born in London, so yeah, he was a player I followed. Yeah, if I …

Arsenal boss Wenger: We are not copying Barcelona
Arsenal Arsene Wenger Barcelona Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger denies modeling his game on Barcelona ‘s type of play. Wenger admires the way the Spanish champions play, he says any suggestion of copying is nonsense. “We have tried using to get closer to them but we in no way copied anyone, we constantly experimented with to play our football,” the supervisor instructed arsenal .com . “Due to the fact Barcelona [have] won with their style …