Following on from both comments I made yesterday and an article by Chris Michaels, it now seems entirely possible that Arsenal may have very little choice in whether William Gallas remains in north London when his contract expires in the summer. Perusing

Striker Nicklas Bendtner was the toast of North London last night as he scored his first professional hat-trick to help us through to the next round of the Champions League.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has rubbished rumours linking him with a possible move to Spanish giants Barcelona by declaring how the Arsenal captaincy increased his commitment to the club. Speaking before the Gunners’ impressive 5-0 …

After impressing in last January’s Africans Nations Cup, Mohamed Zidan was again under the spotlight after scoring for Egypt in last week’s friendly game against England, at Wembley. With his father revealing that Arsenal, Manchester …

When I write that Nasri doesn’t really have a position, he goes and plays a blinder in the Cesc Fabregas role.

UEFA Champions League, Round of Sixteen, 2nd Leg
Arsenal 5 – 0 FC Porto
Arsenal win 6 – 2 on aggregate
1 – 0 Bendtner (10)
2 – 0 Bendtner (25)
3 – 0 Nasri (63)
4 – 0 Eboue (66)
5 – 0 Bendtner (90 pen)
There are

Before the game, lots of stats were being bandied around:
-We’ve failed to score in four of the last seven Champions League matches in which Fabregas has not played;
-Porto have played 14 matches in England, losing 12 and drawing 2;
-Porto have

After yesterday’s 5-0 (6-2 on aggregate) win over Porto, manager Arsene Wenger said that he didn’t mind who his team got in the next round of the Champions League.

Last night, Samir Nasri gave a glimpse of what Arsenal’s post-Fabregas-era might look like.

Nicklas Bendtner was the hero for Arsenal last night as they made easy work of Porto in the Champions League.