Many scoffed at the €40m Bayern paid Athletic for the services of the Spaniard, but it's proven to be money well spent as the German's look to go one step further and secure Champions League glory this year.
Arsenal's season went from brat to wurst in last night's defeat and with the the club set to go another year without a trophy, the chance to rebuild this summer is one that must be grasped with two hands...
The season hasn't gone exactly to plan, but we're still in with a shout for a top three finish. If we can spend in January, there is no reason why a late title surge isn't possible.
The pressure on Wenger is easing after the 1-0 win over Wigan and much of it was down Theo playing up front. Getting him on a new deal is essential as he again demonstrates he can play the striker role.
Once again, Cazorla looked exhausted for Arsenal against Everton while Ramsey produced a solid performance on the left. Is he the man to play in the centre so Wenger can give Santi a rest?
The Ox seems to have come down with a case of Gareth Bale Syndrome. Namely he has started to think he is the illegitimate child of Diego Maradona and wants to take on the whole team by himself...
He has been brilliant when he's started in the League Cup and earlier this year won the Russian Premier League with Zenit and captained his country at Euro 2012. Does Andrey deserve another chance?
Very much in the spirit of things, Arsenal put on a Jekyll and Hyde performance away at the Royals, but finally secured a place in the next round of the Capital One Cup...
Serge Gnabry has been receiving the kind of praise from Arsene Wenger usually reserved for such talents as Cesc Fabregas and Jack Wilshere. Now it's time for Le Professeur to give him some more game time...
Stan told porkies and Hill-Wood showed himself to be out of touch, while the emphasis on qualification over cups proves that †he club will only ever trad water under the current structure...
He's struggled in away games and will likely be benched for the West Ham game at the weekend, which is precisely why Wenger should play him wide right this evening...
Mertesacker's slow start to life in England led to jibes at the lanky German's expense. Yet no one's laughing now after his absence on Saturday demonstrated his importance to Arsenal.
When Wenger signed Arteta last August, he was the fourth choice option behind M'Vila, Gonzalez and Fellaini. A year later and he's one of the first names on the teamsheet..
Positions in football tend to fade away and then come back, at times with a twist, and the libero is no different. Here's how Barcelona's Busquets and Pirlo of Juventus are bringing it back...
With an Arrested Development movie on the way, the question has to be asked: does creator Mitch Hurwitz have some tricks - illusions - up his sleeve for the transition?