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that's the difference between fantasy and real life.. Either man city or the arsenal will win the league Chelsea are fighting man united for 4th.

No even the Chelsea team bus will be able to stop them losing at least 3 the night.. Let's see who employees 19th century tactics the night..

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there is no pressure on him to win the league, the Arsenal are the underdogs. The presure is on the big spenders Chavsea and Man City...failure of either to win it will mean the chop for the manager at the end of the season

Arsenal might be underdogs but this is by far there best chance of winning it for years and everyone can see they need a striker to at least cover for Giroud, The fact he went and signed Kallstrom was baffling even before the injury came to light, hopefully they get through this month still in the hunt.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said he would not have signed midfielder Kim Kallstrom had he known about the Swede's back injury earlier.

Kallstrom, 31, joined the Gunners on loan from Spartak Moscow despite a scan showing he had damaged vertebrae and would be sidelined for six weeks.

His move was only confirmed a few hours before the transfer window shut.

"It crossed my mind to not do the deal," said Wenger, whose side are top of the Premier League table.

The Gunners say they only became aware of the problem when Kallstrom had a medical on the final day of the transfer window.

Wenger added: "I wouldn't have signed him if we had another two or three days, but it was on Friday at 5pm."

Kallstrom, who has played 108 times for Sweden, injured his back playing beach football while Spartak were warm-weather training in Abu Dhabi.

"We need to establish the real truth," added Wenger. "He arrived and had fallen on his back two days before."

On discovering the problem, Arsenal, who beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League, came to an arrangement with Spartak.

"We accepted to share the costs, so they will pay him for the first six weeks of his wages," said Wenger.

"There's a possibility he will not play, but also a possibility he will score a vital winning goal."

Kallstrom, who is on loan until the end of the season, will briefly return to Sweden and Russia before moving to London and beginning treatment.

The Gunners face Liverpool twice, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Sunderland in February.

Kallstrom, a former Lyon player, joins injured midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere, plus the suspended Mathieu Flamini, on the sidelines

Apparently out for 6 weeks so they won't start paying him till he's back from injury. Only problem is, they need a midfielder to come in for their currently injured and suspended players :lol:

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