The Official Arsenal FC Newsletter - 25 November 2009

The last seven days at Emirates Stadium

On the pitch… Arsenal bounced back from a 1-0 defeat in Sunderland on Saturday by beating Standard Liege 2-0 in the Champions League with goals from Samir Nasri and Denilson. The victory means Arsenal will finish winners of Group H and progress to the Knockout Stages of the competition with a game to spare. The Under-18s beat Southampton 3-0 but the Ladies lost in Sunderland, going down 2-1 to the Black Cats.

Off the pitch… Kieran Gibbs was ruled out for around three months after fracturing a metatarsal in his left foot during the 2-0 win over Standard Liege. Alex Song committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new long-term contract. Young striker Rhys Murphy joined Brentford on-loan for three months while 19-year-old keeper Wojciech Szczesny also joined the Bees, moving to the League One club for one month. Sanchez Watt signed a contract extension and supporters began voting for what they want to see on Arsenal TV Online's Games Night.

Wenger: 'You can't save yourself for the World Cup'

Save yourself for the World Cup and you might just end up with the summer off - that's the message from Arsène Wenger. The Frenchman believes the best path to a successful World Cup is a successful season with your club. "A guy who has a poor season has a poor World Cup," he said. "A guy who wins with his club then goes to the World Cup has a good chance to win again because the players are not afraid of you if you do nothing the whole season."
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Fans' Forum Poll - Does a win over Chelsea give you as much pleasure as a win over Tottenham?

Each week Arsenal.com launches a brand-new poll letting the fans have their say on a hot Gunners topic. The result will be revealed on the website each Friday and then discussed on Arsenal TV Online's live Friday-night Fans' Forum show. This week we're asking 'does a win over Chelsea give you as much pleasure as a win over Tottenham?' Arsenal beat Spurs 3-0 recently but would the feeling be as great if Wenger's side win against Chelsea on Sunday? Have your say in this week's poll and join the debate from 8:15pm (UK time) on Friday evening.
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	EBEL Fastest Goal… Guess the time of Arsenal's fastest goal in December for a chance to win tickets plus an EBEL watch worth £4,150. … MORE >>
	Countdown To Sunday… Arsenal are slight favourites to beat Chelsea, a 2-1 win for Arsenal would be sweet at 17/2. Sign up with Paddy Power and get a FREE £10 BET. … MORE >>