Here is your Arsenal morning digest for Wednesday, February 17.
Henry’s top-four verdict
Arsenal icon Thierry Henry has delivered his verdict on his old side’s chances of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Speaking on CBS Sports, Henry said: “The best thing about Arsenal is that they didn’t play,” the legendary ex-Arsenal and France striker said.
“West Ham didn’t take advantage of it. Tottenham has never taken advantage of it.
“But Arsenal had to go and win at Wolves. That was a massive win, so there are still a lot of games to go.
“For me, if they don’t do it, as I said at the start of the season, then it will be a failure.”
Ferdinand’s damning rant
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has criticised Gabriel Magalhaes and Granit Xhaka’s disciplinary record.
When asked on his Vibe with Five podcast whether the duo’s recent red cards were down to poor discipline or being rash, Ferdinand said: “Both. Lack of discipline.
“You’ve got to have sometimes a trigger in your mind that when you’re going in for a tackle ‘is this the right time or not?’
“That separates the top players a lot of the time from the okay, good players. If you can’t rely on people, they’re worthless. Don’t have them.”
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Lautaro Martinez pursuit
According to Italian outlet Calciomercato, Arsenal are still interested in Inter Milan centre-forward Lautaro Martinez, who could reportedly leave Simone Inzaghi’s side at the end of the current campaign.
The Argentine international was heavily linked with both the Gunners, as well as their local rivals Tottenham Hotspur over the summer but ended up staying at the San Siro.
Martinez who is valued at £72million on Transfermarkt, has netted 11 goals and provided a further two assists in Serie A this term as Inter currently sit second in the league table, just one point behind AC Milan, who have played one more game.
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