Aaron Ramsey says Arsenal have recovered from a ‘weird’ end to summer transfer window

Aaron Ramsey believes Arsenal have recovered from a „weird“ end to the transfer window as they prepare to take on Premier League leaders Manchester City this Sunday, live on Sky Sports.

Arsenal were lost to Stoke and were then humiliated 4-0 at Liverpool towards the end of August while uncertainty surrounded the futures of both Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain then went on to make a £35m deadline day move to Liverpool, as Arsenal finished the month with back-to-back league defeats.
However, the club have since risen up the table, losing just once in all competitions since the start of September, and Ramsey says the club have learned their lessons from the drubbing at Anfield – highlighting the 0-0 draw at Chelsea as a case in point.
„The Liverpool game was a difficult one for us,“ Ramsey told Sky Sports. „We had players who then moved to Liverpool in the next game, and players who were still unsure what was going on.

„It was a weird time for us. As a team, we were not quite at it 100 per cent. I don’t know if those things affected it, but they couldn’t have helped.

„We have learned from that. We went to Chelsea and put in a great performance, and we were perhaps unlucky not to nick the game.
„We have done really well recently and are full of confidence, creating many opportunities. We are delighted with the way we have been playing of late.“

Ramsey went on to dismiss the notion that talk of Ozil and Sanchez’s ongoing contract disputes affected them against Liverpool, insisting the duo remain fully committed to the club.

„That’s part of football,“ Ramsey added. „There are always situations like that, in terms of contracts. At the end of the day, they’re committed, they’re putting in a shift for the team and they’re still hungry to do well for this team and for themselves.
„As long as they are fully committed to every game, there is nothing to be worried about.“

Arsenal now face a City side who are unbeaten in their opening 10 league games, and their five-point lead at the top makes them odds-on favourites to pick up a third Premier League title.

However, Ramsey points out that Pep Guardiola’s side started just as strongly last season (W7 D2 L1 at this stage in 2016/17) before tailing off to finish third.
„City won every game up until this point last season,“ said Ramsey. „No game is easy in the Premier League. Every team will have a few weeks where they are under pressure and may drop a few points.

„It’s up to the other teams to capitalise on that. There is still a long way to go. We’re relatively happy with our start and hopefully we can just continue this winning run that we’re on.

„They have obviously started off this season very well. They have players all over the park who can produce a moment of magic, and they seem to be playing really well.
„We’re under no illusion about how difficult it’s going to be, but also we are confident in our own ability that we can go there and get a result.

„We will be working on our own game plan to try and achieve what we want to do there.

„They have some top quality players who like to get the ball down and play. It’s very similar to the way we play. It has the ingredients for a good game.“
Euro Soccer Bonus

Our fantastic Euro Soccer accumulator offer gives you the chance to earn a bonus of up to 100% on accumulators on the top domestic leagues in Europe along with the group and knockout stages of the Champions League.

This offer applies to returns on pre-match accumulators of 3 or more selections on Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga 1 or UEFA Champions League.

The maximum bonus that you can receive is €100,000 or currency equivalent. The bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based .on the remaining active stake. If a qualifying bet is edited .using our Edit Bet feature. The bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply. Double Chance bets or combination bets with bonuses. Such as Lucky 15’s or Lucky .31’s do not apply for this offer.

If your bet is successful, we will add the following bonuses to your returns:

Bet Type Bonus

14-folds and upwards 100% bonus
Terms and Conditions
Applies to straight pre-match accumulator bets on the Full Time Result or Result/Both Teams To Score markets for UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, German Bundesliga .1 or Australian A-League matches. Maximum bonus €100,000 or currency equivalent. Euro Soccer Bonus does not apply to Double Chance bets or combination. bets with bonuses such as Lucky 15’s, Lucky 31’s etc.

If any selections are postponed/void then the bonus will still apply, but the percentage bonus added will reflect the actual number of winning selections. For example, an 8-fold accumulator with 7. winners and 1 postponed match will receive a 30% .bonus to returns.
The bonus part of your returns will be added to your account within 24 hours of your final selection having played.
This bonus will not apply where a stake has been fully Cashed Out. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, the bonus will be calculated based on the remaining active stake.

If a qualifying bet is edited using our Edit Bet feature, the bonus will be calculated based on the new stake. Where a bet has been edited to include or amend a selection for an event that is In-Play, the bonus will no longer apply.

Where any term of the offer or promotion is breached or there is any evidence of a series of bets placed by a customer or group of customers, which due to a deposit bonus, enhanced payments, free bets, risk free bets or any other promotional offer results in guaranteed customer profits irrespective of the outcome, whether individually or as part of a group, bet365 reserves the right to reclaim the bonus element of such offers and in their absolute discretion either settle bets at the correct odds, void the free and risk free. bets or void any bet funded by the deposit bonus.

In addition bet365 .reserve the right to levy an administration charge on the customer up to the value of the deposit bonus, free bet, risk free bet or additional payment to cover administrative costs. We further reserve the right to ask any customer to provide sufficient documentation for us to be satisfied in our absolute discretion as to the customer’s identity prior to us crediting any bonus, free bet, risk free bet or offer to their account.

All bet365 offers are intended for recreational players and bet365 may in its sole discretion limit the eligibility of customers to participate in all or part of any promotion.

bet365 reserves the right to amend, cancel, reclaim or refuse any promotion at its own discretion.