Walcott ready to soar after flying the nest
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Tattoos by David Beckham’s body artist and creating paintings for an exhibition, even a mohawk haircut. The Theo Walcott who has just moved out of his parents’ house is not the same wide-eyed teenager who joined Arsenal from Southampton in January 2006 and was then, to everyone’s astonishment, part of the World Cup squad five months later.

Van Persie strike secures vital Arsenal win
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Arsenal’s title hopes suffered an early setback last season when Arsene Wenger’s men made the short trip across London to Craven Cottage. A Brede Hangeland header sealed three points for the home side.

Robin van Persie breakthrough for Arsenal foils Fulham
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The story of this tense match was encapsulated in the facial expressions of its two goalkeepers. Fulham’s Mark Schwarzer, for much of the game under-utilised, was a picture of composure. Down the other end, Vito Mannone looked like a young Italian boxer thrown into the ring for the first time against someone looking to bust his nose. At times his eyes could not have been wider as Fulham bore down on his goal and Arsenal’s defence evaporated in front of him. But every time his gloves did the business.

Fulham 0 – 1 Arsenal
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Arsenal goalkeeper Vito Mannone was the hero as the Gunners secured an untypically scrappy victory at Fulham.

The Italian made stunning one-handed saves from two Andrew Johnson headers and also parried Zoltan Gera’s drive.