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Fabrice Muamba discharged from hospital

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Fabrice muamba discharged from hospital.The bolton midfielder had cardiac arrest

Wenger frustrated by performance

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left frustrated with his side after seeing them lose to Wigan at home on Monday. Arsene Wenger shows his growing frustration GettyImagesArsene Wenger shows his growing frustration The Gunners succumbed to a 2-0 deficit after just eight minutes, a disadvantage that proved insurmountable over the remainder of the game - with Thomas Vermaelen's first half strike ultimately not proving the start of an expected comeback. Wenger blamed a combination of a lack of hunger and fatigue for the disappointing performance and result. "I concede that we were not at our best tonight, but it still seems harsh to lose the game like that," Wenger told Sky Sports. "In the second half I felt we lost condition, and we didn't have enough productivity. "We lost our sharpness and they defended well. I felt in the first half they shouldn't have the lead - but in the second half we did not create much because we didn't have the motivation.&quo

Lukas Podolski is odds-on to be an Arsenal player before the start of next season following reports suggesting a deal was close.

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Lukas Podolski is odds-on to be an Arsenal player before the start of next season following reports suggesting a deal was close. Reports in newspapers on Thursday morning suggested that Arsenal had agreed a fee with FC Koln for the 26-year-old, believed to be in the region of £11million. And following earlier reports in Germany that personal terms had already been agreed, bookmakers William Hill on Thursday afternoon made Podolski just 4/7 to join the Gunners this summer. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will now be hoping that a deal for Podolski will help convince captain Robin van Persie to sign a new deal at the club this summer. But Hill's disagree and have shortened their odds to 5/6 (from Evens) for the Netherlands international to have quit the club before the opening day of the 2012-13 Premier League season, fuelling speculation that Podolski will be a replacement for the Dutchman rather than somebody to play alongside him next season. Van Persie is out of contract in June 20