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The Arsenal No.9 curse has affected Gabriel Jesus - and pretty much every one of his predecessors...

Ahead of a crucial North London derby today, The 42 digs through archives of Gunners’ last Premier League success.

I blame Thierry Henry and I never blame Thierry for anything. He’s funny, charming and was a majestic footballer. But it was his outrageous handball assist for a France goal against the Republic of Ireland in 2009 that ushered in VAR – Video Assistant Referee – technology to rescue on-field refs from ‘clear and obvious’

Arsenal signed Theo Walcott 18 months after winning the title in 2004, giving the winger an education of playing with some of the best Premier League players ever

20 years ago, Arsenal went unbeaten for 49 games - now Robert Pires tells FFT how Thierry Henry ensured the feat

Arsenal striker Sylvain Wiltord will miss Towns trip to Highbury on Sunday with a thigh injury and is out for the rest of the season. The Gunners have a number of injuries at present with Robert Pires perhaps the most significant.

PL Legends: Robert Pires (Season 2014 Episode 10): A profile of former Arsenal and France midfielder Robert Pires. Premier League Legends airs on Sky Sports Premier League HD at 6:00 PM, Wednesday 10 April. A profile of former Arsenal and France midfielder Robert Pires

PL Legends: Robert Pires (Season 2014 Episode 10): A profile of former Arsenal and France midfielder Robert Pires. Premier League Legends airs on Sky Sports Premier League HD at 7:30 AM, Thursday 4 April. A profile of former Arsenal and France midfielder Robert Pires

Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres is 'set to be sold' and Arsenal must pay full price to land Europe's deadliest striker, while there's a huge hint on who'll be the next Liverpool manager thanks to Barcelona and Napoli are ready to spend big on a Tottenham forward - all in Thursday's Euro Paper Talk.

The Brazilian reminds Robert Pires of himself during his playing days