William Saliba 'will demand Arsenal exit' to Mikel Arteta if he still can't get games

Mikel Arteta wanted Jurgen Klopp's right-hand man Pep Lijnders to join him at Arsenal when he replaced Unai Emery as manager back in 2019.Lijnders, who has been Liverpool's assistant manager since 2014 (save for the four month period in 2018 where he left to manage Dutch side NEC), revealed in his new book 'Intensity' that Arteta - who was Pep Guardiola's assistant for four years at Manchester City - approached him after noticing how much of an impact Lijnders had on Klopp's team."Mikel Arteta had asked me to be his assistant manager when he was preparing for his new step into management," Lijnders wrote.READ MORE: Arsenal chief Edu hints Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil were "killing" Gunners"We were together years earlier on the Pro Licence course, [though] his request came out of nothing. Mikel had said he felt: 'There was just a difference playing Liverpool before and after you came in'."This was the biggest compliment I ever got from somebody, I think, but I politely said no to him."The Dutchman admitted he was tempted by the "crazy" thought of both Guardiola and Klopp's assistants joining forces, but with Liverpool weeks away from sealing their first ever Premier League title at the time, leaving wasn't an option.Would Arsenal be a top four team if Pep Lijnders had become Mikel Arteta's assistant? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.The task facing Arteta at Arsenal isn't too dissimilar to the one Klopp and Lijnders faced back at Anfield back in 2015.

Coronation Street newcomer Jodie Prenger embarrassed herself by curtsying when she met ‘‘soap royalty’’ William Roache for the first time.The winner of the TV talent series I’d Do Anything has landed her dream role on the Street as Glenda – the sassy sister of undertaker George Shuttleworth.READ NEXT: Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson announces new role after quitting soapBut meeting the cast for the first time proved daunting, and the singer and actress explained: “I have just met Bill Roache and I don’t know what I did with my body but it was like half a curtsy and I went to do a shake.‘‘It just didn’t work out and I just made a bit of a weirdo of myself but he was so lovely.”Jodie reckons her signing to Corrie was written in the stars. She said: “My family are all from Manchester – Moss Side.

Wedding bells are ringing for Bachelor Nation's Emily Ferguson and her new husband, NHL star William Karlsson! The couple got hitched in Las Vegas over the weekend and celebrated their nuptials surrounded by friends and family. Taking to Instagram to share a stunning photo of their wedding ensembles, Emily wrote, «Officially Mr. & Mrs.

Star Trek but actor William Shatner predicts we’ll be working away from Earth and using it as our holiday destination within 100 years. The Captain Kirk legend, who last year became the oldest human to fly into space, reckons its the way to save our planet.Shatner, 91, says: “The idea is to get people accustomed to going into space, and then have the population excited about the idea of sending polluting industries up into space.READ NEXT: 3D-printed Swiss 'marshmallow' house could be Elon Musk's dream Mars home “So the industries that are polluting send their energy down mechanically.“You come down here every two weeks to enjoy the beauty of Earth and go up there and work. The technology exists.

Charlotte Hale (Tessa Thompson) and the clone of William a.k.a. The Man in Black (Ed Harris) prepare their 'perfect world' in the new episode of HBO's Westworld.The new episode airing on Sunday night, entitled Zhuanzgi (the name of a Chinese philosopher) featured Charlotte and William flaunting their power over this world.Standing in their way, however, is Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and Ashley (Luke Hemsworth).

Arsenal - three years after joining the club. The French defender, 21, joined the Gunners from Saint-Etienne for £27million in the summer of 2019.

Arsenal signing Oleksandr Zinchenko's initiation song. Zinchenko joined the Gunners from Manchester City on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £30million earlier this week.

Congrats to the newlyweds! Emily Ferguson and William Karlsson tied the knot in a gorgeous ceremony on Saturday, July 23, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.

Thomas Tuchel has made a brutal admission in a rant after his side let four in to Arsenal in a preseason friendly.Chelsea played London rivals Arsenal in the Blues' final game of their preseason tour which capped off an underwhelming three games. Mikel Arteta's side were 2-0 up at halftime thanks to goals from new boy Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard with the Gunners doubling their lea thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka and Albert Sambi Lokonga in the second half as the North London side ran rampant in front of just under 64,000 fans in Orlando.

Arsenal fans have been left salivating over the prospect of Gabriel Jesus starring in the Premier League after his outrageous chip kick-started a 4-0 win over Chelsea. The Blues fielded a near full strength line-up that included the likes of Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount, Reece James and Edouard Mendy as Thomas Tuchel looked to beat their London rivals in the Florida Cup on Saturday evening (July 23).Mikel Arteta also opted to play his best available XI with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard in behind new star signing Gabriel Jesus - who didn't need long to make a mark.

Royal Family members travel a lot through the country and even abroad on various royal engagements. Of course, the royals don't have to deal with any of the long processes that the rest of us have to go through, however they do have their own set of protocols that they are expected to follow. Here are six royal family travelling secrets and how the Cambridges often break one rule by travelling together.

William Jackson Harper doesn’t have high hopes that he’ll be cast in the “Fantastic Four” reboot.

BBC show to talk about the new series of his TV show The UnXplained. But host Roman Kemp was quick to bring up his trip to space - when he was 90 years of age. Shatner became the oldest person to go to space, breaking the record set only recently by 82-year-old Wally Funk, when he traveled in Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft last year.

The Good Place star William Jackson Harper has responded to rumours he will be cast in Marvel‘s Fantastic Four reboot.The actor recently addressed fan-casting on Twitter for the forthcoming project, as many fans have been campaigning for him to play Mister Fantastic.Harper told NME that he is flattered by the attention but said that “Twitter doesn’t cast movies”.“I’d be really happy if Marvel was listening, but they haven’t called me and I’m not going to be in Fantastic Four,” the actor went on.“As far as I know: maybe they have something [in mind] up the docket, but no one’s reached out to me.”The actor went on to say how happy he is with his current career, saying of competition: “There are people whose careers are far exceeding mine, and I’m completely unbothered by that. Like, fucking go for it.”William Jackson Harper played Chidi Anagonye in the sitcom The Good Place alongside Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and Jameela Jamil.

William Shatner amazed fans with his youthful appearance, during an appearance on the BBC 's The One Show. The 91-year-old was a guest on the show speaking about a new series of his show, The UnXplained.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he is delighted to have signed Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Paul Wesley is showing his support for William Shatner!

Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair. That he has fetched up there following the closure of Le Caprice after lockdown, where he served an astonishing 39 years, is a triumph for the hotel’s owner Rocco Forte.The hospitality industry is rammed with celebrity chefs; there are considerably fewer stellar maître d’s.

Prince William's hand.Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday on Friday (June 22).A lot has happened since George was first pictured going to school five years ago.READ MORE: William and Kate anniversary mug disaster sees charity shop accused of 'high treason'Since 2017 his uncle Prince Harry married wife Meghan Markle while his great-grandfather Prince Philip sadly died.He also saw the birth of his younger brother Prince Louis of Cambridge.But it was the moment back in 2017 when a fatherly comment by Prince William to son Prince George was revealed.Back in 2017 it was William who was tasked with driving his eldest to his first day at school as Kate was heavily pregnant.Cameras captured the Duke of Cambridge holding George's hand and leading him to the entrance of Thomas' Battersea – an £18,000-a-year preparatory school in London.Lip reading professional Jeremy Freeman told Daily Star what William said to George to ease his nerves in front of the cameras.As they walked towards the paparazzi, Jeremy revealed that William said: "They’re taking photographs of you because they want to watch you going in on your first day, Okay?"Then you're going to shake hands."George looked down on the floor and nodded as he listened to his dad's advice.The dad and son were then met with Helen Haslem, head of lower school, and the young prince put up his hand before saying: "Hey."George's reactions were a stark contrast to that of his father's first day of school some 34 years ago.Prince William looked happy in front of cameras, wearing his traditional school uniform and a double-breasted coast.He even gave a little wave to the photographers as he stood on the school steps next to Diana before his first school day.For more royal stories

Princess Diana.The People's Princess reportedly loved to give children gifts that were noisy and tricky for their parents to assemble.It was typical of the cheeky and fun-loving nature of the princess who once gave her then teenage son William a birthday cake in the shape of a pair of boobs.Following her tragic death in August 1997, Diana's long-time friend Julia Samuel decided to carry on her pal's tradition.Godmother to both Prince George and Prince William, Ms Samuel described how she still buys 'impossible' toys for the family that William then spends days attempting to put together with cautious assembling.It may not especially please George's parents, but is all in good spirits.Ms Samuel said: “I do to George what [Diana] did to us, which is give impossible toys that are really noisy and take a lot of making.“I come in slightly tipped by the size of the present that William then has to spend days putting together."And then put all the machinery together and it makes awful tooting noises and lights flashing and all of that. That makes me laugh and it makes George laugh."The traditional noisy homage to Diana is expected to take place again this year on July 22 when Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday.The young royal - third in line to the throne - was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on July 22, 2013.He was introduced to the world the following day when he was just over 24 hours old.Ms Samuel said George is amazing, funny, feisty and cheeky."God she [Diana] would have loved him so much.

Rutherglen Glencairn boss Willie Harvey won’t go overboard with some pre-season cup wins – because they’re heading into a “cut-throat” league.