Carlos Vela scored a goal for Arsenal in their 4-0 win over SC Neusiedl. Fresh from a stint on the sidelines, in the Arsenal Hospitality Tickets, Vela was on top form.

Walcott set Arsenal on their way after 28 minutes when he scored from Samir Nasri's pass.

Two minutes later Arsenal added a second when Emmanuel-Thomas slotted home from Kieran Gibbs' cut-back.

Chamakh came off the bench at the start of the second half and he scored five minutes after his introduction when he converted from the penalty spot after being pushed over inside the box.

Substitute Vela added a fourth on 65 minutes with a clever chip over the goalkeeper .

SC Neusiedl missed the chance to grab a late consolation when Vito Mannone saved Juray Skripec's penalty after Havard Nordtveit was adjudged to have handled inside the box.

Carlos Vela is expected back sooner than predicted from the injury. Mexico ran the rule over the fitness of striker Carlos Vela on Thursday, three days ahead of an eagerly-anticipated last 16 encounter with Argentina.

After losing at the same stage to the Argentinians in Germany four years ago the Mexicans need every bit of firepower they can get against a team which has a wealth of attacking talent but which is rather more suspect at the back.

Arsenal youngster Vela had to go off after half an hour of last week's 2-0 win over France at Polokwane after feeling a sharp hamstring pain which doctors said would require ten days on the sidelines.

That means he could just be back in the frame for the Johannesburg showdown at Soccer City after he was forced to sit out Tuesday's loss to Group A winners Uruguay.

Arsenal have already released details of their Away kit (which is yellow and maroon), but the new Arsenal Kit remains an enigma.

That doesn't stop you from being able to buy it though - at Red Hot Football you can pre-order the shirt, and get them sent straight to your door when it is officially released at theend of August!

Carlos Vela has admitted that performing well at the World Cup could 'open many doors', but he is not thinking about his club future as he stays focused on Mexico.

Vela concedes that it was a frustrating campaign for him personally but he is now raring to go ahead of the World Cup in South Africa - he's bored of getting most of his excitment from trying to predict the horse racing results!

And the 21-year-old is fully aware that he could press his claims for more regular inclusion at Arsenal with a good tournament or even attract interest from elsewhere.

"It was difficult. I didn't have many chances when I was fit," Vela said in The Sun.

"Then, injuries didn't allow me to be in good form. But I still have time to get ready for the World Cup.

"I'm only concentrating on playing for Mexico and having a good World Cup.

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Carlos Vela was axed from Arsenal's squad for their Champions League defeat at Barcelona for losing his passport, it has been revealed.

The Mirror says Vela, 21, was due to travel to Barcelona and was likely to have been on the bench in the Nou Camp but his blunder has enraged Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

Wenger insisted that Vela was fully fit and was left out of the 18 man squad because of "competition for places" when quizzed by Mexican TV at the press conference in the Nou Camp on Monday.

Vela, a second half substitute against Wolves on Saturday, could now face disciplinary action from Arsenal who were forced to call-up young rookies Fran Merida and Craig Eastmond for the Barcelona trip with the squad already decimated by injuries.

Vela's agent Eduardo Hernandez said: "Carlos did not find his passport. He didn't mislead the club, he just didn't know where the document was."

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela has spoken of his excitement at the prospect of facing Liverpool in the Carling Cup as the two side's prepare for the Tuesday night showdown at the Emirates. Both Arsene Wenger and Rafael Benitez are expected to field young sides for the tussle and Mexican international Vela believes that the competition is vital for inexperienced players to prove their worth.

Speaking in through a translator to Arsenal TV Online, Vela stressed:

'It's going to be important to play against this team [Liverpool] in this game. I believe that every match I play for my team Arsenal is special for me and I don't really care that much who we play, I just want to win, like in football betting. It could be a second division team, whoever, I just really want to win. This one is clearly special, because of the team we play against so it is important.

'This competition is very important for all the young players. It is not a reserves or lower league competition, so we have the opportunity to prove ourselves at a high level and that is always the test for a player. It also means that the younger players can use this competition to show the boss what they have learned and what they can do if the get an opportunity in the first team.

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela is recovering from an ankle injury he picked up during international duty with the Mexico national team, his agent said.

Vela's absence in Arsenal's first two games of the season had led to speculation that the club may have been looking to move him out on loan. He was not present for Arsenal's 6-1 victory at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday or the 2-0 defeat of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Reports have linked him with a season-long loan move to Fulham as part of a deal for defender Brede Hangeland.

Vela's agent Eduardo Hernandez said the 20-year-old is recovering from an injury to his right ankle picked up during the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament and that Arsenal is resting him as a precaution. It was not immediately clear when Vela would be fit.

Hernandez did not address the speculation over a possible loan move.

Last season was Vela's first with Arsenal. He made 14 Premier League appearances, but only twice as a starter and he scored one goal. He made eight Champions League appearances, six as a substitute and also scored a hat trick in the League Cup.

Arsene Wenger is ready to finalise an £11million deal for Norway centre-half Hangeland although Manchester City may yet make a late bid with Carlos Vela possibly moving on loan for a season as part of the deal, first revealed in Hotline. (The People).

Not very happy about the fact we continue to trail this cumbersome battle axe, but here we go again, now apparently willing to offer Carlos Vela as part of the deal, but only on loan. Given the source in question it is very feasible that this is complete rubbish. Put it this way, I wouldn't stick a sports bet online on it!

On a positive note, Thomas Vermaelen and William Gallas were flawless for 90 minutes at Everton and only lost concentration in the dying moments when they were probably both thinking about their respective goals!

As for Hangeland, well as I have said before, he’s a solid customer but just not really worth anything like the sums Fulham are after.

Three days after winning their first Gold Cup in six years, Mexico manager Javier Aguirre released the list of players he will use to try and replicate the tournament's success in World Cup qualifying.

Aguirre used a mix of players from the successful Gold Cup campaign along with some experienced World Cup veterans for Mexico's game against the United States on Aug. 12.

Helping El Tri's cause will be Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa, Carlos Vela and Giovani Dos Santos, who shined for Mexico in Sunday's 5-0 demolition of the U.S. Also on the squad are Miguel Sabah, the tournament's leading goal scorer, Gerardo Torrado, Jose Antonio "Gringo" Castro and Guillermo Franco, each of whom scored against the Americans.

Also on the squad are Efrain Juarez, Jesus Corona, Jonny Magallon, Israel Castro and Alberto Medina, all of whom were on Mexico's Gold Cup squad.

To buoy the team, Aguirre called on regulars such as Andres Guardado, Rafael Marquez, Carlos Salcido and Cuauhtemoc Blanco.

Some notable omissions include America's Pavel Pardo - who did not play for Aguirre in 2001 or 2002 - as well as Oscar "Conejo" Perez, who had taken over the reigns at goalkeeper in Aguirre's first two games back in charge.

Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa (America), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul).

Defenders: Efrain Juarez (Pumas), Jose Antonio "Gringo" Castro (Tigres), Rafael Marquez (Barcelona, Spain), Jonny Magallon (Chivas), Ricardo Osorio (Stuttgart, Germany), Aaron Galindo (Chivas), Carlos Salcido (PSV, Netherlands), Oscar Rojas (America).

Midfielders: Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Israel Castro (Pumas), Andres Guardado (Deportivo la Coruña, Spain), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago, U.S.), Alberto Medina (Chivas).

Forwards: Giovani Dos Santos (Tottenham, England), Nery Castillo (Shakhtar, Ukraine), Carlos Vela (Arsenal, England), Miguel Sabah (Morelia), Guillermo Franco (unattached).