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Players from Manchester United and Manchester City make up half of the nominees for the PFA Fans' Player of the Year.

Erling Haaland's incredible debut season for Manchester City has seen the striker earn the Football Writers' Association Player of the Year award.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard admitted Manchester City were worthy winners following their 4-1 victory over the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Arsenal could once again be without midfielder Granit Xhaka when they face Manchester City at the Emirates on Wednesday.

Jamie Carragher doesn't think Arsenal need to win against Manchester City on Wednesday but admits defeat would see the title race 'finished'.

Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to four points in a weekend where Pep Guardiola's side became hot favourites for a fifth title in six seasons.

Mikel Arteta rued his Arsenal side's lack of effective game management but denied his team are bottling their chance at a first Premier League title in nearly 20 years after their 2-2 slip up at the London Stadium against struggling West Ham United.

Here are your latest Manchester United morning headlines on Tuesday, April 11.

Christian Eriksen has explained how a phone call from Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag helped convince the midfielder to choose Old Trafford during the summer.

READ MORE: Jamie Carragher tells Kate Abdo 'better his than yours' after on-air nip-slipBoastfully grabbing his jacket by the lapels and smirking at his colleagues, the Frenchman said: "Well, hopefully when I get home something might be waiting for me," prompting an explosion of excitement from Carragher and Richards."What time is it?! It's early in America," Richards bellowed, before Henry quickly backtracked.Was Thierry Henry really talking about flowers and chocolates? Let us know in the comments section below."Nah, I'm talking about flowers, chocolate," he said with a wry smile, before playfully shooting daggers at the duo and telling them: "Your mind is wrong."Earlier in the show, Carragher had left Abdo blushing after making a joke about her nipple while she was presented with a Valentine's Day gift from the footballing trio - who admitted it was a travesty that she was spending the day with them.After Joking that they tried to find the man with whom she shared her first kiss, out came one of their behind-the-scenes colleagues 'Toddy' who was dressed as Cupid in a toga - with one nipple showing.Having been asked to cover her eyes, Toddy entered with gifts including a Louis Vuitton bag, with Abdo immediately saying: "His nipple is out?", to which Carragher responded by saying: "It's better his is out than yours!"READ NEXT:3 things Mikel Arteta got wrong as Arsenal knocked off top spot by ruthless Man CityErling Haaland and Martin Odegaard spotted bantering as Roy Keane urged to 'fix them up'Kevin De Bruyne shoves Mikel Arteta in touchline spat and points in manager's face

Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard were spotted laughing together as Arsenal and Manchester City emerged from the tunnel for the second half.The two know each other well from their time spent together in the Norwegian national side, but that didn't stop fans from laying into both players, with some even urging fun-despising Roy Keane to give them a telling off."Somewhere in the world, Roy Keane is ripping up his sofa cushions after seeing that," one fan tweeted in response to the clip.READ MORE: VAR blunders again as even Piers Morgan admits soft Arsenal penalty was baffling"Why are Odegaard and Haaland having a giggle, this is war lads," another posted, while a third user wrote: "Get a room Haaland and Odegaard."Another wrote: "Wonder what they were talking about? Managers will be fuming when they see that."Do you mind seeing players bantering with rivals during a match? Let us know in the comments section below.Despite Haaland and Odegaard looking as cool as a couple of cucumbers, the atmosphere around the Emirates was electrifyingly tense.Kevin De Bruyne initially gave City the lead after latching on to Takehiro Tomiyasu's dreadful back pass to lob Aaron Ramsdale, but Bukayo Saka levelled from the spot shortly after when Eddie Nkentiah was clipped in the box by Ederson.City re-took the lead mid-way through the second half via Jack Grealish, before Erling Haaland made it 3-1 with eight minutes to go.A win would see City go above Arsenal in the league for the first time since November, though the Gunners still have a game in hand.READ NEXT:Ederson's antics 'embarrassing' as he double bluffs himself for Saka penaltyTomiyasu's 'mad' blunder gifts Man City goal as Arteta's selection backfiresMikel Arteta justifies benching

Martin Odegaard and Erling Haaland are international teammates and regular communicators on WhatsApp, but the pair have refused to chat about this week's clash between Arsenal and Manchester City.

Liverpool superstar Mo Salah will put rivalry aside by teaming up with Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez to join beIN SPORTS' World Cup punditry team next month.The Egyptian, who netted the winner in Liverpool's crucial 1-0 win over City on Sunday, will play no part in the tournament after his country were knocked out by a Sadio Mane-led Senegal side in a penalty shootout during the final qualifying round.Mahrez's Algeria fell at the final hurdle too, freeing both players up for an unlikely TV partnership.There are few clubs likely to have as many players featuring at the World Cup as Liverpool and City, meaning that Salah and Mahrez will have plenty of opportunity to analyse their team-mates.READ MORE: Lip reader pinpoints Mohamed Salah and Pep Guardiola's private chat after final whistleThe domestic calendar will break for around a month-and-a-half in mid-November before returning just after Christmas following the conclusion of the World Cup.Salah and Mahrez aren't the only high profile Premier League stars to be missing out on the tournament, with the likes of Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, Luis Diaz, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Jorginho, Hakim Ziyech, Dejan Kulusevski and Andrew Robertson all failing to qualify, and several other big names absent through injury.If Salah and Mahrez swapped clubs who would have more success? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.After making a slow start to the season, Salah has burst into life in Liverpool's last two matches, netting a stunning seven-minute hat-trick against Rangers in the Champions League before following it up with a top-level performance against City at Anfield.Mahrez, meanwhile, has featured in all but two of his side's opening 10 league matches,

Liverpool currently find themselves closer to the relegation zone than they do to the top four after their defeat against Arsenal.The Reds started the season with ambitions of challenging Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. But those expectations might have to be revised after a beginning to the campaign which has seen Jurgen Klopp's side pick up 10 points from eight matches.

Rangers boss Gio van Bronckhorst will have picked up plenty of pointers from Arsenal as the Premier League leaders saw off Champions League rivals Liverpool.

Liverpool goal, leaving him with a bloodied nose.It came just moments after Martin Odegaard was also floored with the Arsenal star having to change direction to avoid his downed team-mate. A quick VAR check told referee Michael Oliver that there was no foul play.Nevertheless, there was some serious concerns from the officials - who beckoned medics to get over immediately.

Arsenal and Tottenham fans cringing alike with their bickering in the gantry. It comes after the Gunners laid down a marker in the north London derby, swatting aside Spurs with relative ease at the Emirates on Saturday.

Paul Merson believes Kevin De Bruyne is “the best player in the world” and has put Manchester City teammate Rodri among the top five midfielders currently playing in the Premier League.

Arsenal's teenage record-breaker Ethan Nwaneri had to get changed on his own away from the first-team before making his debut as the Premier League's youngest ever player. Aged just 15 years and 181 days, the midfielder replaced Fabio Vieira in injury time against Brentford to break the record previously held by Liverpool star Harvey Elliott from his time at Fulham. The youngster was a surprise inclusion on the bench by Mikel Arteta, who had to do without likes of Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe in west London.

Arsenal fans are losing their minds after realising that 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri - named on the bench against Brentford on Sunday - is actually younger than the Emirates Stadium. Nwaneri, who was born in 2007, was promoted to first-team training this week having made his debut for the club's U21s at the start of September.

Rio Ferdinand has praised Manchester United for "not rolling over" like they might previously have done after Arsenal's equaliser at Old Trafford on Sunday.