Ramsey “Results have be UNACCEPTABLE!” Gazidis "Will we spend more in the next window? No. No more! We don’t need to be in the Champions League!” Mertesacker “We will improve as the new player’s bed down; I’ve only been in England 4 weeks remember!” RVP won’t rule out Man City move! AW “We wanted to sign Gourcuff last summer! Kaka would be a great player for us!”

• Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain netted a hat-trick for England U21 as they thumped Iceland.

Oxlade-Chamberlain ran riot in Reykjavik, scoring a quickfire first-half double before completing his treble shortly after the break.

The win maintained England's 100% start to their latest qualifying campaign, further banishing memories of the summer's dismal finals in Denmark ahead of Monday's trip to Norway.

The only negatives were hamstring injuries to Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso and Martyn Waghorn, who both limped off and appear doubtful for the next game.

• Aaron Ramsey has branded Arsenal's campaign so far as UNACCEPTABLE.

The Gunners midfielder admits it hurts the players to fall 12 points behind the Premier League leaders after losing four of their first seven games.

Wales captain Ramsey said: "It's been a difficult time for my club. It's been quite frustrating so far with the problems that have been happening in the last few games.

"We have not produced results we're capable of."

Arsenal lost the North London derby to Tottenham 2-1 on Sunday to leave Arsene Wenger's side on just seven points from as many games and 15th in the table.

Ramsey added: "Arsenal are one of the top clubs in England and where we are at the moment is totally unacceptable."

• Arsenal chief Ivan Gazidis has told fans to forget about any big money deals in January.

After losing Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy in the summer, manager Arsene Wenger went on an unfamiliar spurge, spending an initial £12million on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, £10m on Mikel Arteta, £8m on Per Mertesacker and £7m on Andre Santos to add to the £10.5m he had already spent on Gervinho.

But Gazidis said he would not be doing the same in January.

"Will we spend more in the next window? No. No more so," said the chief executive. "We are always under pressure to spend and recent results have not changed that.

"Every club have the temptation to think money is the answer to issues. That is what drives the cycle of spending that you see in the game and that is by no means always successful.

"It relieves pressure for a while but it builds long-term pressure in other ways. We will continue to act with discipline to make sure we have a good short and long-term future."

• "We think Arsenal can compete in any market, not withstanding our current position.

"We have a very sophisticated business model that looks at what we need to do to compete today, what we need to do to compete next year and five years from now.

“It would take a little of the pressure off - dramatic pressure, we are living it at the moment at Arsenal - to spend in order to compete. While it can be attractive in the short term, it can be incredibly damaging to the game over the longer term."

As for the Champions League, he added: “We would rather qualify for it (Champions League) but we have got a really stable model that can cope without that money. Not just cope but do well and compete.

"It would be very foolish to build a business model that relies on being in the Champions League in perpetuity. I don't think any clubs do that. If they do, they probably aren't being run as responsibly as they should do."

• Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is confident they will improve as the new players bed down.

Arsenal have lost four of their opening seven Premier League games, with Mertesacker coming in for criticism for some of his performances.

"Arsenal is one of the top teams in the world and the level of the league in general is very high," the defender said.

"But it is clear that mistakes happen. They are almost inevitable in a team which has not yet gelled."

Mertesacker is boosted by the faith Wenger has in his team, though.

"The coach has been the pride of Arsenal for years," he said. "Arsene Wenger does not sign players about whom he is not totally convinced. He gives this feeling to everyone on a daily basis. This knowledge gives me a lot of security.

"He (Wenger) has a huge reputation there and enjoys complete confidence.

"For the Arsenal fans Wenger is a hero and he cannot lose this status. There is no one here who is not certain that the success will return. We have a talented team with a lot of potential lying dormant within us and it's only a matter of time before that comes to the surface."

• Robin van Persie has again cast doubt on his future at Arsenal.

Arsenal's poor form this season has led to suggestions that Van Persie may eventually decide to follow the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri out of the Emirates Stadium in a quest for silverware.

"I do not know (what I will do), I cannot predict the future," the 28-year-old said.

"Everybody makes his own history and only afterwards can you see how that went."

Manchester City have been linked with a move for Van Persie as they look to continue the progress they have made in recent years, and he has not ruled out moving to another English club.

"I do not know," he said. "For one thing, as an indication, when I came to Arsenal we immediately beat City.

"But in recent years much has happened in England.

"Nevertheless, I think the Premiership is still the best league in the world, it gives me everything I want."

• Arsenal centre-half Per Mertesacker admits he is still having communication issues with his new teammates.

The Germany international joined the Gunners from Werder Bremen in the summer and is still continuing to settle to life in England as well as coming to terms with the fact he is playing at a completely new club.

“I still have communication problems, but given the circumstances this was unavoidable. Due to the lateness of the transfer, I could do very little to prepare myself,” he said.

“I've only been gone from Germany for a month. I have not yet entirely acclimated. Sometimes it feels like an extended vacation. I'm slowly starting to get used to the fact that the centre of my life is now actually in London.

“I have called England my home since mid-September, but it still does not feel like home. I still have no house, no apartment of my own. There is a lack of anchor points, which I had had in Germany. But it takes time, that's normal.

“I feel in good hands there [at Arsenal], the atmosphere is very pleasant, very casual. We have many new players, but I think we have adjusted to one another very quickly.”

• Arsenal fullback Kieran Gibbs is excited to be part of a team with players his own age.

Gibbs graduated from the academy alongside the likes of Wojciech Szczesny, Jack Wilshere and Emmanuel Frimpong and believes advancing with the trio has had its advantages when it comes to first-team matters.

“Wojciech's a similar age, a bit younger, but those players were playing with us for a few years so we all know each other quite well,” he said.

“We know what each other can do, which always helps.”

• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he wanted to sign Lyon midfielder Yoann Gourcuff last summer.

Gourcuff's injury problems, however, scuppered his plans.

“I was interested in Yoann Gourcuff because at one time he was available,” Wenger revealed.

“Unfortunately, we were in a hurry. We had to have players performing soon.

“He was at that time about to have surgery. The timing was not good for us. But I had learned of his medical condition.

“Unfortunately, we were in doubt because it was not certain if Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas would leave.”

• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has spoken of Kaka's struggles at Real Madrid.

Wenger has been linked with a shock move for the former World Player of the Year.

And said: "Everyone said that Kaka was finished. Now players are judged by their recent performances.

When such players are injured for so long, it is very difficult to recover their form if you do not leave a sufficient time.

"I felt last year at the end of the season his form was encouraging."

Wenger added: "Kaka's problem is he's playing in a team that has (Mesut) Özil, who is young and strong. Becoming a first-choice at Madrid will be very hard for him."