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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has demanded a swift, sharp response from his side in their next two Premier League matches.

Cech has been Wenger’s only major signing since the end of last season and, earlier in the week, he was keen to distance himself from links with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.

Slaven Bilic’s decision to field an inexperienced side for the second leg of West Ham’s Europa League third qualifying round tie away to Astra Giurgiu backfired after they lost 2-1 to the Romanians.

Arsenal fans will hope that 33-year-old Cech – who made only six Premier League starts at Chelsea last season – is just a victim of rust, rather than the subject of any long-term decline.

Arsene Wenger has hailed the significance of Arsenal’s narrow 1-0 win against Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in the FA Community Shield.

Santi Cazorla could have added a second for Arsenal in the 86th but hit a weak shot straight at the onrushing Thibaut Courtois and Aaron Ramsey lobbed the rebound just wide.

Southampton may boast a convincing advantage against Vitesse Arnhem, but fiercely-competitive manager Ronald Koeman says it would be “crazy” to jeopardise their Europa League dream by fielding a weakened side.

Newcastle United will looking to make full use of their home advantage when Southampton visit St James’ Park on Sunday in the opening round of Premier League fixtures.

Once Lens has settled on Wearside after his £8m switch he will fly his family over, having signed a four-year deal at Sunderland.

Arsene Wenger admits Sunday’s Community Shield victory over Chelsea has given his Arsenal side a huge lift heading into the new season.

Manager Arsene Wenger moved to strengthen the squad with the £10million summer addition of veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech, and Arsenal continue to be linked with a big-money bid for Real Madrid’s France worldwide forward Karim Benzema.

Arsène Wenger has recommended that José Mourinho check the “real statistics” if he wants to scrutinise Arsenal’s transfer policy, citing his record of developing young players and adding that he does not think it worth listening to the Chelsea manager.

They had to travel to Wembley without Alexis Sanchez, Danny Welbeck and David Ospina but Chelsea had injury woes of their own.

United have scored more than a quarter of the goals in their entire history in the 23 seasons of the Premier League – while their next loss will bring an unwanted record of achieving their 1,500th loss in the top flight.

As for Watford, they have had a squad overhaul adding 10 new faces in a bid to stave off relegation. If we are like that, we can not compete in this league, and after they scored, we had an incredible mountain to climb. Everton are a much better team than their record last term...