With Wenger picking an experimental line-up for the match in Istanbul, forward Joel Campbell was handed a rare start on the right-hand side of the attack and showed moments of promise, almost grabbing a goal of his own in the first-half after breaking through the Galatasaray defence, only to be denied by a fine save from goalkeeper Sinan Bolat.

Not showing any disappointment over how little he’s played this season (just one start in the Capital One Cup and five brief cameos as a sub), he said,

The Portuguese midfielder has been strongly linked with Arsenal in recent months, while a number of other clubs such as Chelsea and United have also expressed an interest in the 22-year-old.

Recent reports indicated that the Portuguese giants weren't prepared to budge on their £35m asking price for the Midfielder

However, Sporting boss Marco Silva concedes the player could be Premier League bound in January.

Arsenal won Galatasaray at Turk Telekom Arena thanks to braces from Lukas Podolski and Aaron Ramsey.

Arsenal qualified for the knock out stages of UEFA Champions League for the fifteenth season in a row, but such remarkable achievement doesn’t seem to entertain Arsene Wenger much.

Arsenal gave away a three-goal-lead against Anderlecht and succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Signal Iduna Park earlier in the tournament. Such miserable results have made Arsenal finish second for the fifth time in six attempts.

Aaron Ramsey guided Arsenal to a mind-boggling 4-1 victory over Galatasaray at Turk Telekom Arena with a brace, including a thunderous goal. The Gunners, thus, finished their group stages on a high note finishing below Borussia Dortmund on goal difference.

Paul Merson, who currently plies his trade as television football pundit believes that Aaron Ramsey’s brace against a below par Galatasaray side is what the Welshman needed to recuperate following an obvious dip this season.

He emphasized on confidence, which the Welsh international needs in plethora to reflect his sublime performances last season. The 46-year-old also made reference to Arsenal players’ perpetual exodus to Barcelona hinting sneakily that the midfielder may end up at Camp Nou, if he picks up form.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that their young gun Chuba Akpom is 'close to the first team' and he was full of praise for the striker, reported the Telegraph.

The teenager has been able to draw thousands of people's attention and has been recognised as a great prospect by Wenger.

Chuba Akpom has not stagnated and has been developing always. He had contributed 15 goals last season for the club’s various academy teams and it is just a measure of how influencial he has been for the academy sides.