Arsenal star Mikel Merino scored a decisive brace in the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Leicester City on Saturday, and Italy international Riccardo Calafiori gave his teammate an Italian nickname.

“We have played without Gabriel Magalhães, without William Saliba, Ben White all season, Takehiro Tomiyasu all season, Ricardo Calafiori for two months, Mikel Merino for two months, Martin ...

Martin Ødegaard and Ricardo Calafiori combined to send Leandro Trossard down the left, and the Belgian’s pinpoint cross found Merino once more, this time at the back post. A cushioned half ...

With Leicester pressing for an equaliser, Arsenal struck again in the 87th minute. Martin Ødegaard and Ricardo Calafiori combined to send Leandro Trossard down the left, and the Belgian’s pinpoint ...

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta did not deny the fact that Riccardo Calafiori has what it takes to play up front for the Gunners in the midst of an injury crisis when asked about the possibility of a ...

When you see a player in pain it’s a really bad feeling.” Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino or Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori could also play as an emergency No 9. There are free agents ...

Mikel Arteta is not ruling out playing Riccardo Calafiori up front after William Saliba put himself forward to be a stopgap ...

Arsenal travel to Leicester on Saturday with a problem to solve after Kai Havertz added to their injury woes. German forward Havertz is set to undergo surgery on a torn hamstring after suffering ...

Mikel Merino scored both goals in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Leicester, with the midfielder deployed as a makeshift centre-forward by Mikel Arteta. Arteta also noted that centre-back William Saliba ...