The London Evening Standard reports that executive vice-chair Tim Lewis and managing director Richard Garlick are overseeing Arsenal's search for Edu's replacement. Arteta, though, insisted that Arsenal's failure to sign any players in the January transfer was not down to an absent sporting director.

While Newcastle United fans scrambled for trains, tickets and hotels around London for next month’s League Cup final through blissfully blurry vision, wide-eyed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was leading his side on to an Emirates flight to Dubai for a much-needed warm weather winter training break.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal were “disappointed” not to sign anyone in the winter transfer window, but felt the need to remain ‘disciplined’ in how they acted. The Arsenal manager was vocal about his desire for a January addition to the frontline,

Mikel Arteta expects a decision over Arsenal ’s new sporting director to be reached “relatively quickly”. Edu resigned as Arsenal’s sporting director in November to take up a role working for Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ stable of clubs.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal are “disappointed” they couldn’t improve their squad in the January window.

Mikel Arteta looking to shift focus from disappointing end to window by overcoming the two-goal deficit in Carabao Cup semi-final; Eddie Howe also left frustrated by January business; watch Newcastle vs Arsenal on Wednesday,

Mikel Arteta has called on his Arsenal squad to regroup during their warm-weather training break in Dubai and target a trophy-winning end to the season after losing their Carabao Cup semifinal to Newcastle United.

Newcastle couldn’t resist taking a thinly veiled dig at Mikel Arteta after Arsenal were humbled at St James’ Park and slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. The Gunners faced an uphill task to overturn a 2-0 deficit after their profligate finishing in the first game was punished by Alexander Isak and Anthony

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an update on the injury to Gabriel Martinelli after he had to be subbed off against Newcastle United last night.

Arsenal registered a stunning 5-1 win over Manchester City in the Premier League last weekend.The Gunners had five different goalscorers including Ethan Nwaneri, who scored in stoppage time. Nwaneri