Mikel Merino, the central midfielder deployed as a makeshift striker, was an easy target for criticism and ridicule after a ...

Mikel Merino scores superb double to guide Gunners to vital win - Injury-hit Arsenal close the gap on Liverpool at the top of ...

Arsenal’s 15-game unbeaten Premier League run came to an end as West Ham United thwarted their attempt to reduce the gap to ...

Playing Mikel Merino in a central strike role won’t be a hill that Arteta would be choosing to die on, but in reality, he has ...

Merino shone in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory at the King Power Stadium, scoring both goals after coming off the bench with just over ...

With the game at 0-0 and Arsenal struggling to create any clear cut chances in the final third, Mikel Arteta threw Mikel ...

The argument is that Merino, by sheer physical presence, is the closest player to Kai Havertz in the Arsenal squad, so should ...

He may not play up top every week but Mikel Arteta has stumbled upon a possible solution to Arsenal’s injury criris.

Merino may come into the starting line-up with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus all out injured ...

Mikel Merino scored twice against Leicester to secure a vital win. He dedicated the victory to his wife Lola as a way of ...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta should prove Mikel Merino wrong and continue to utilise the 28-year-old as a makeshift striker ...

Premier League team news and line-ups as Gunners face Mikel Merino decision - The Gunners hope to close the gap on Liverpool ...