Mikel Arteta singled out Thomas Partey for special praise after Arsenal's 5-1 thrashing of Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League.

Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal team to find the missing ingredient in the Champions League and end their year-long run without a win on the road. Arsenal go into Tuesday’s match against Portuguese champions Sporting CP in 12th place in the league phase,

Gunners have lost all of their last four matches on the road in Europe without scoring, a run that dates back over a year

Arsenal finally got a win on the road in Europe after more than year of waiting with a thumping 5-1 Champions League victory against Sporting Lisbon in Portugal

Mikel Arteta urges Arsenal to ‘make a Champions League statement’ at Sporting - A narrow 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan last time out has left Arteta’s side down in 12th place in the new-look Champions Lea

LISBON - Mikel Arteta has called on his Arsenal team to be "ruthless" as they seek to end their away-day blues in the Champions League against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. The Gunners have failed to win - or even score - in their past four European matches on the road.

The Gunners have not won their past four European matches away and the Spaniard says a win in Lisbon will prove they belong in elite company.