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Mikel Arteta has had a torrid year in the Premier League with his side sitting in the bottom 10 with a third of the season to go.

Arsenal are confident that Thomas Partey's latest injury problem is not a serious one and he should be fit to face Leeds United at the weekend.

Peter Crouch has criticised Arsenal’s decision to sell Emiliano Martinez to Aston Villa, suggesting it is becoming ‘even more confusing’ as the season goes on.

Arsenal will be without important defender Kieran Tierney for the trip to Aston Villa on Saturday due to an injury to the Scot’s right leg.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is set to be able to call upon the services of Mat Ryan for Saturday lunchtime's clash at Aston Villa after the Australia international returned to training.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, February 4.Jesse Lingard revealed that his ambition while on loan at West Ham United is to get on the pitch regularly and enjoy his football again.Lingard endured a difficult period at United when his playing time was severely reduced. However, he made quite the impression on his West Ham debut, scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday night.

Any doubters over Jesse Lingard's loan move to West Ham were left eating their words on Wednesday as the 28-year-old made a sensational start to his spell at the London Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJesse Lingard insists the main motivation behind his loan move to West Ham is simply to enjoy playing regular football again. The 28-year-old midfielder left Manchester United on-loan in the January transfer window as he teamed up with David Moyes for the remainder of the season.

Former Premier League star Gareth Barry has admitted he would love to see Jack Grealish working under Pep Guardiola one day.

Mesut Özil has finally completed his move from Arsenal to Fenerbahce.

Jurgen Klopp will be missing a key member of his Liverpool side when they take on Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Allan Saint Maximin is back in Newcastle United's squad – and Steve Bruce has blasted as “fake news” suggestions they had a fall out.

straight to your inbox Kevin De Bruyne will be out for up to six weeks to hand Manchester City another blow to their Premier League title hopes. The Blues discovered yesterday that Sergio Aguero faces an undetermined spell out after testing positive for Covid-19.

straight to your inboxKevin De Bruyne has played down fears over the long-term nature of his injury while speaking to a gamer on Twitch.De Bruyne limped out of Manchester City's win over Aston Villa, and is expected to be out for a fortnight, putting his participation against Liverpool on February 7 in doubt. However, the Belgian has been speaking during a Fortnite stream on Twitch about his condition, where he moved to reassure fans that his latest injury is just 'part of football' and getting older.He said: "I'm alright.

Kevin De Bruyne is facing up to four weeks out of action with a hamstring injury in a massive blow to Manchester City.

straight to your inboxMichael Owen says he expects the offside rule to be changed after Man City's controversial goal against Aston Villa.In an open game, City eventually took the lead in the 79th minute when Bernardo Silva fired home after Rodri's pass.Yet Rodri only had possession of the ball due to tackling Villa defender Tyrone Mings when coming from an offside position.Villa manager Dean Smith was incensed that the goal was allowed to stand and was eventually sent to the stands for arguing about the decision with Jon Moss.It subsequently came to light post-match that the decision to allow the goal was correct due to the fact that Mings purposefully opted to play the ball when Rodri was offside.Premier League rules state that, if a

Bernardo Silva plundered his first Premier League goal of the season and Ilkay Gundogan scored a late penalty to send Manchester City top of the table in a 2-0 win against Aston Villa.

East Kilbride for a second time, he now hopes to fulfil his potential which made him one of the hottest prospects in Scottish football.Celtic beat off competition from the likes of Aston Villa, Everton, Newcastle United, Southampton and Stoke City for his signature from Hibs in 2015.However, after a serious injury, McGrath missed two years of his development with the Hoops and although the club were brilliant with him, he wants to feel loved again at Kilby.He said: “I can’t thank Celtic enough for helping with the injury.

straight to your inboxManchester City are back in Premier League action on Wednesday evening as they take on Aston Villa.Pep Guardiola's men face Dean Smith's side at the Etihad Stadium, kicking off at 6pm, as they look to continue their impressive form.City are unbeaten in nine league matches and have won five in a row.They have also kept seven clean sheets in their previous nine outings.Sunday's 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace took them to within reaching distance of Manchester United, with a game in hand.United take on Fulham at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night (8.15pm) - but City go head-to-head with Villa first.Villa have not played a league game since New Year's Day - when they lost 2-1 at Old Trafford - due to a coronavirus outbreak

straight to your inboxManchester City can complete a remarkable turnaround in fortunes on Wednesday as they know they would move top of the Premier League by beating Aston Villa on Wednesday.City were written out of the title race by some only last month, but a run of five straight wins in the league, as part of a wider run of fifteen games unbeaten in all competitions, has pushed the Blues into second in the league.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could not find the words to express Kevin De Bruyne's brilliance after another majestic assist helped Manchester City on their way to a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.Crystal Palace were making life difficult for the hosts before a brilliant ball from the right spun into the box from De Bruyne and was headed in by John Stones for the opening goal.