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Vincent Kompany says he would reject a move to Arsenal - even if he was offered £60m and two Ferraris.
The Manchester City captain made the claim in a Twitter exchange with vocal Arsenal supporter Piers Morgan.
Kompany was tweeting throughout last night's game between the Gunners and his former side Anderlecht as the Belgian side came from three goals down to claim a famous 3-3 draw at the Emirates.
The tweets from the captain of the Belgian national side caught the attention of broadcaster and former newspaper editor Morgan who started by asking Kompany: "If I pay you £50m will you come and play for us?"
Kompany politely rejected Morgan's advance before the offer was increased by £10m with a couple of Italian cars thrown in for good measure. Kompany still wasn't interested.
Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratingsShow all 11 1 /11Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Woijech Szczesny On his return from Champions League suspension Szczesny had to be alert early on to keep the visitors out but to be fair to him there wasn’t a great deal he could do about any of their three late goals. 6
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Calum Chambers A quiet game for Chambers this evening – didn’t make any huge personal errors during the Anderlecht comeback but didn’t stamp his authority on the game either. 6
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Per Mertesacker Faced with the unenviable task of playing alongside Monreal, Mertesacker unsurprisingly looks rather unstable at the moment - will be disappointed he was beaten in the air for the equalising goal. 5
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Nacho Monreal In fairness to the Spaniard, he’s playing out of position - but that doesn’t change the fact he looks absolutely horrendous – surely there has to be someone else who can do a better job than him - isn’t Steve Bould still around? 3
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Kieran Gibbs Once Laurent Koscielny returns, Monreal should not get a place back in the Arsenal side because this young Englishman is in fine form. Solid defensively and a real asset going forward – he should be ahead of Luke Shaw in the England pecking order. 7
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Mikel Arteta Took his penalty calmly and passed the ball well but doesn’t offer his defence the sort of protection required from his position at the top level. 6
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain With his injury woes appearing to be behind him, the 21-year-old is putting together a fine run of form – his goal and general play tonight showed why he must start on a regular basis. 8
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Aaron Ramsey Not quite back to his best following injury but had some nice moments as Arsenal dominated the middle part of the game. 6
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Santi Cazorla Can’t help but feel he’s at the bottom of the pecking order when it comes to Arsenal’s riches in attacking midfield – not bad but not as impressive as his rivals for his place in the side. 6
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Alexis Sanchez Looks a better signing with every passing game – wonderful technical ability combined with terrier-like enthusiasm makes the Chilean near unplayable at times – he scored a stunning volley to give Arsenal a 2-0 lead. 8
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Arsenal 3 Anderlecht 3 player ratings Danny Welbeck The goals have dried up a little for Welbeck but he is doing a fine job for the team and showed his worth as he won a penalty this evening. 7
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Despite declining the offer from Morgan, the 28-year-old defender could be just what Arsenal need judging by last night's capitulation.
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