Three clean sheets provide strong team platform

The match ending scenario would paint a significantly different view for each club, for Arsenal a poor result on the back of two goalless performances would have left Arsenal without a win in three and with supporters feeling that not enough was done in the transfer window. As it was the club achieved a complete as performance as you could hope for, secure a vital first win and grab a third successive clean sheet.

Knockout! Wilshere and Podolski land blows as Arsenal qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League

Arsenal boss Wenger said: "There were two good goals. One for Wilshere after being out for so long it's great to see and the other one was fantastic for Podolski.
"Wilshere had a difficult start but got more confident. I don't worry too much about his confidence level because that is one of his strengths as well.
"He must not be too obsessed about goals. He must be a complete midfielder not just an offensive player. The goals will come naturally.
"In our last game against Tottenham after 60 minutes, Wilshere lacked a bit of petrol. But I didn't feel that tonight.
"He is not far away now from being at his best but I must still manage him and not overload him with too many games."
Wenger also revealed his pride at reaching the knock-out stages again but has set his sights on finishing above Schalke.
The Arsenal boss also praised Giroud's contribution and believes the ex-Montpellier striker has finally stepped out of Robin van Persie's shadow, the player he was bought to replace.
Wenger added: "We needed two good results, our result and the Schalke result and so I am happy tonight. We had to be patient, wait for our chances and not make a mistake.

Man City 1-1 Arsenal: Perseverance pays

A late strike by Laurent Koscielny maintained an unbeaten start and underlined, with a dominant first half display, that the Gunners have the quality, balance and maturity to fight for this title. On the road for the second match running Arsenal came from behind to take a positive result. With better finishing from Gervinho it would have been all three.

Hillsborough: Everton's emotional tribute to families

Ahead of Everton's game against Newcastle a minute's applause rings out around Goodison Park as the Blue side of Merseyside pays an emotional tribute to the families of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
A recent report published by an independant panel exhonerated the Liverpool fans for the tragedy at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium which saw 96 people lose their lives on over-crowded terracing at an FA Cup semi-final.
Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre thanked Everton for the tribute: "At times like this, football rivalries take a back seat - something that makes this city unique and I think supporters of both clubs can be immensely proud of the way they have conducted themselves over the past days, weeks and years since the tragedy." --> http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19630900

Everton 2-2 Newcastle: Officials missed two goals - David Moyes

Everton manager David Moyes insisted two controversial decisions denied his side victory against Newcastle United at Goodison Park.

In a thrilling 2-2 draw, Everton substitute Victor Anichebe saw play waved on by referee Mike Jones despite his header crossing the line - and Moyes also complained an earlier strike from Marouane Fellaini was wrongly ruled out for offside.
Newcastle counterpart Alan Pardew agreed and Moyes said: "There are two goals missed and we can't get them back. I had a word with the officials but I was not in there ranting and raving.

Mourinho & Mancini back Man City for Champions League

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho believes Manchester City will win the Champions League "sooner or later".

And speaking before Tuesday's meeting in Madrid, City boss Roberto Mancini agreed that they will win the trophy at some point in the future.

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Mourinho said: "With the direction the club is going, sooner or later they will win the big cup."

Mancini added: "I am sure we will arrive to win this trophy in the future."
Former Chelsea manager Mourinho compared the investment made at City to that at Stamford Bridge under owner Roman Abramovich.
Mourinho delivered two Premier League titles at Chelsea but was unable to add the Champions League - which he has won with Porto and Inter Milan - to the club's trophy cabinet.

Dennis Bergkamp - Arsenal Legend Forever

Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp (born 10 May 1969) was a Dutch professional footballer and now is the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, he was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international and a "dream for a striker" by teammate Thierry Henry.
The son of an electrician, Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. He was spotted by Ajax at the age of 11 and made his professional debut in 1986. Good form led to an international call-up a year later, attracting the attention of several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club Internazionale in 1993, where he had two disappointing seasons. He then joined Arsenal in 1995. It was at Arsenal where Bergkamp rejuvenated his career, helping the club to win three Premier League titles, four FA Cup trophies and reach the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, which marked his last appearance as a player. With the Netherlands national team, Bergkamp surpassed Faas Wilkes's record to become the country's top goalscorer of all time in 1998, a record later eclipsed by Patrick Kluivert.
Bergkamp was selected by Pele as one of the FIFA 100 greatest living players and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in his generation. In 2007, he was inducted into the FIFA Hall of Fame, the first and so far only Dutch player ever to receive such honour. Bergkamp has also finished third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice. Due to his fear of flying, Bergkamp has been affectionately nicknamed the "Non-Flying Dutchman" by Arsenal supporters.