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Arsenal ’s training session in London Colney on Monday turned heads due a string of untraditional drills—or rather, relay races—that manager Mikel Arteta put his players through.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed why his side have been training with pens after a clip went viral this week.
Arsenal’s long run of games in cup competitions continues this coming week in the aftermath of their FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Southampton. Saturday’s trip to St Mary’s ended in heartbreak as Arsenal suffered a shock 2-1 loss, courtesy of an 85th minute Shea Charles winner.
Arsenal receive a triple injury boost in Monday's training session ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg with Sporting Lisbon, but five players are still absent from practice.
Arsenal's Mikel Arteta was asked why his players were captured using pens in a unique training ground routine.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown was on hand to celebrate Dowman's goal against Everton, which made him the youngest-ever goalscorer in Premier League history. He said: "Yeah, and it would be wrong of me to go too far with what he’s capable of, but do you know, there’s a lot of quality in this [goal].