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Arsène Wenger: 'We need stability and to strengthen in the summer'

Arsène Wenger admitted Arsenal need to become major players in the transfer market after securing the final Champions League qualification place with victory at Newcastle.

Newcastle 0 - 1 Arsenal: Arsene Wenger four sight is the clincher

LAURENT Koscielny was the toast of the red-and-white half of north London, scoring the £30 million goal which clinched Champions League qualification for a remarkable 16th season in a row.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew 'pretty confident' of continuing

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew says he is "pretty confident" of remaining in charge next season.

Big Daddy made usual splash but rest of the Premier League just dried up | Sean Ingle

Title race had stale script but at least cup competitions were genuinely thrilling and made 2012-13 season sing As one zillion-budget sequel returns, so the credits roll on another. Hollywood's latest upchuck, Fast & Furious VI, with its grunts and gloss and smack-crash-slam emptiness was dismissed…

Pardew confident of future

Alan Pardew is 'pretty confident' he will stay on as Newcastle United manager after ending the season with a 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal.

Arsenal's Theo Walcott curbed but Laurent Koscielny finds vital space | Michael Cox

Newcastle United's Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa kept Theo Walcott in check before Laurent Koscielny fittingly won the game Arsène Wenger is not the type of manager who keenly inspects the opposition searching for weaknesses, instead preferring to concentrate upon the strengths of his own players. For…

Wenger praises 'special' squad after Arsenal finish in top four

• Manager hails team's character after 1-0 defeat of Newcastle • 'We want to make additions but keep spirit of the squad' Arsène Wenger has heaped praise on his "special" players after securing a place in the qualifying round of next season's Champions League but pledged to…

Arsenal dance on pitch but still look out of step against Newcastle

Arsène Wenger rides out stormy season but old flaws remain and only serious spending will pacify manager's critics Arsène Wenger will be glad to see the back of a season that has proved the most testing since he was handed the Arsenal reins 17 years ago. As he embraced Mikel Arteta at the…

VIDEO: Pardew sure Newcastle will improve

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew is pleased with Newcastle's performance despite their 1-0 final day defeat at the hand of Arsenal, saying the Gunners "will know they have been in a match."