Eduardo Da Silva

• Eduardo hoping to return for Porto Champions League tie• Gunners fret as Alex Song struggles with knee injuryArsenal are hopeful Eduardo da Silva will have recovered from injury to feature in Wednesday's awkward first leg of the Champions League knockout tie at Porto, though they continue to fret over Alex Song's involvement and are resigned to being without Andrey Arshavin for the trip to Portugal.The Russia international is struggling with...  

• Arsenal manager says Villa play 'long-ball' game• Vermaelen and Da Silva set to miss United matchMartin O'Neill reacted furiously to Arsène Wenger's suggestion that Aston Villa play a long-ball game. O'Neill accused the Arsenal manager of an "appalling insult" at the end of an evening that saw Arsenal's Thomas Vermaelen suffer a suspected broken leg and Eduardo da Silva limp off with a hamstring injury.Wenger said that the match, a goalless...  

• 'Why am I so confident? Simple, because I'm good'• Dane likely to replace Eduardo against Manchester UnitedNicklas Bendtner has declared he is ready to return to Arsenal's first team after a three-month absence through injury, a return that coincides with an injury to Eduardo da Silva and Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United.Bendtner played the final half-hour of last night's goalless draw at Aston Villa, his first...