Editing Mathieu Flamini (section)

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[[File:Mathieu Flamini (19468174744).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Flamini in 2015]]
Flamini began training with Arsenal midway in early August, with the reason to "solely maintain fitness" with a view to signing for a club in England. Immediately it sparked media attention with claims rising that he would soon sign for Arsenal, but these reports were shunned by many journalists, pointing out that many other ex-Arsenal players had returned to train with Arsenal, including club legends [[Robert Pires]] and [[Thierry Henry]].

Flamini, however, did indeed sign for Arsenal on 29 August 2013 and became Arsenal's second acquisition of the summer, after [[Yaya Sanogo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Club confirms Mathieu Flamini signing|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/mathieu-flamini-rejoins-arsenal|publisher=Arsenal F.C|date=29 August 2013 |access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref> He made his returning debut on 1 September at [[Emirates Stadium]] against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], coming on for [[Jack Wilshere]] and helping the team secure a 1–0 win. His performances after signing were lauded by both critics and fans alike, and had featured in all of Arsenal's [[Premier League]], [[Football League Cup]] and [[UEFA|European]] games since, with many seeing his signing, and his combative style of play, as one of the key reasons for Arsenal's excellent early season form.<ref name="Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham">{{cite news|title=Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23831033|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|work=[[BBC]]|date=1 September 2013|access-date=7 September 2013|last=Magowan|first=Alistair}}</ref> He scored his first goal in his second spell at Arsenal on 30 November, the second in a 0–3 away win at [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. He has also scored in a crucial 1–1 draw against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] after a run of bad form from Arsenal, helping the club rejuvenate and achieve an eventual top four league finish. At the start of Arsenal's [[2013–14 FA Cup]] run, Flamini expressed his desire to win the Cup, having been left out of the squad when Arsenal won the [[2005 FA Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web 
|url=http://news.arseblog.com/2014/01/flamini-eyes-second-fa-cup-triumph/
|title=Flamini eyes second FA Cup triumph
|publisher=arseblog.com
|date=4 January 2014 |access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref> Arsenal went on to win the tournament, though Flamini was an unused substitute in the [[2014 FA Cup Final|Final]], also remaining on the substitutes' bench when Arsenal repeated the feat, becoming [[2014–15 FA Cup|FA Cup]] champions again in [[2015 FA Cup Final|2015]].

On 23 September 2015, Flamini earned his first start of the [[2015–16 Arsenal F.C. season|2015–16 season]] in the [[2015–16 Football League Cup|Football League Cup]] third round tie against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. He scored both of Arsenal's goals with a Man of the Match performance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/23/tottenham-arsenal-capital-one-cup-match-report|title=Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini rediscovers scoring flair to down Tottenham|last=Lane|first=David Hytner at White Hart|date=23 September 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>