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Kieran Tierney will miss the next four to six weeks with a knee injury, his club Arsenal have confirmed. The left-back was forced off in the recent loss to Liverpool with manager Mikel Arteta calling it a potentially “serious” issue.

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Kieran Tierney is a future Arsenal captain – but prays he doesn’t haunt him on Sunday.The Leicester boss got the best out of the full-back at Celtic and watched as he tied up a £25million move to the Gunners.Tierney, 23, has been one of the bright sparks in Mikel Arteta’s ­stuttering campaign and even went toe-to-toe with David Luiz during a ­training ground spat.Rodgers said: “Kieran is frightened of no one.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has praised assistant manager Juanma Lillo for helping him to stay calm in key moments as he prepares to face his former No. 2 at the Emirates today.Mikel Arteta left the Etihad to take the job as Arsenal manager in December 2019 and after seven months without an official assistant to Guardiola, City appointed former Chile and Sevilla No.

straight to your inboxArsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hailed Ilkay Gundogan as 'tremendous' ahead of his team's match with Manchester City on Sunday.City will travel to the Emirates in the hope of stretching their lead at the top of the Premier League table and extending their 17-game winning streak.They could be buoyed by the return of star midfielder Gundogan to the side after he missed Wednesday's victory over Everton due to a groin injury he picked against Tottenham last weekend, a game in

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has labelled Man City as the best team in Europe thanks to 'the football they play and the consistency of their results.'City make the trip to Arteta's Arsenal side on Sunday looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League after they stretched it to 10 points in their victory against Everton in midweek. That victory was City's 17th in a row, with Pep Guardiola's side last failing to win in mid-December when they drew 1-1 with West Brom.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has seen enough from Arsenal's recent performances to believe they can soon challenge for the Premier League title.Manchester City head to the Emirates nine places and 22 points ahead of the Gunners, who languish in 10th in the table after a fast start to the campaign under Mikel Arteta quickly tailed off.Guardiola knows the value of Arteta as a coach more than most, having enjoyed three years together in Manchester where the former Everton and Arsenal

straight to your inbox every day for free Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits there is a chance Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could return to face Manchester United this weekend. The club captain has missed the last two games because of a family issue, but could potentially return to action against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side on Saturday evening.

straight to your inbox every day for free Arsenal could be without a number of key players when they host Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend.

straight to your inbox every day for freeYou only have to look at Arsenal and their puzzling Mesut Ozil situation to see the kind of problem Manchester United may have faced this season.Mikel Arteta has received plenty of undue praise for his handling of Ozil, the Gunners' highest-earner who is unwanted by the club despite his obvious ability. With the German's contract due to expire in June this year, no effort has been made by Arsenal to keep him integrated with the squad.

direct to your inboxThe draw for the Carabao Cup semi-finals was completed following the conclusion of Manchester United's game at Everton. This week's round of quarter-final fixtures kicked off with Brentford's surprise win over Newcastle on Tuesday, before a rather more predictable result in the day's later game as Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 at the Emirates to pile further pressure onto former Blues assistant boss Mikel Arteta.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want Pep Guardiola to make seven changes for their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal.City have won the competition in each of the previous three seasons and have reached the last eight once again this time around.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have joked the club should make a move to sign Thomas Partey from Arsenal if the club suffer an unlikely relegation from the Premier League.The Gunners have struggled under Mikel Arteta this season, sitting 15th in the table after 12 games played, just five points ahead of Fulham in the bottom three.Arsenal were defeated by Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, their fourth home defeat of the season already, increasing pressure

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta believes Pep Guardiola's new Manchester City contract shows he is more committed than ever at the Etihad.Arteta was Guardiola's assistant manager as City won back-to-back Premier League titles among a domestic treble and seven trophies in his first three seasons at the Etihad.

straight to your inbox every day, free Edinson Cavani urged his Manchester United teammates to stay focused following their defeat by Arsenal in the Premier League. United's poor start to the domestic campaign continued over the weekend as Mikel Arteta's side recorded a comfortable 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

straight to your inboxManchester City edged out Arsenal 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening to record their first league win in three matches and get their title hopes back on track.Raheem Sterling’s early strike was the difference between the sides on a day where the hosts were missing a series of key players through injury, including playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta suggested that the VAR official did not adequately check a possible penalty against Kyle Walker in Manchester City's victory over Arsenal. After City had taken the lead through Raheem Sterling in the first half, Ederson produced three big saves to deny Bukayo Saka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when through on goal.

straight to your inboxSergio Aguero has returned to the Manchester City starting line-up for the first time in three and a half months.City take on Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, with the pressure on to return to winning ways after a draw and defeat in their last two Premier League games. And Pep Guardiola has called upon Aguero after he recovered ahead of schedule from knee surgery suffered in June.

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straight to your inboxManchester City could welcome Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero back to face Arsenal.Kevin De Bruyne has added to Pep Guardiola's injury worries with the Belgian joining Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines after picking up a problem on international duty.However, Sterling has trained "much better in the last few days" after pulling out of the England squad with a minor hamstring injury and should be in contention for the Premier League game against Mikel Arteta's side.And there

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Friday, 16 October.Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes that Pep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City as the two coaches prepare to face each other for the third time.City host Arsenal on Saturday evening with Guardiola keen to avenge July’s FA Cup semi-final defeat by the Gunners.The Catalan coach is out of contract in 2021 but Arteta has taken it as a positive sign that Guardiola spoke about City’s future in a recent

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is happy at Manchester City, according to friend and former assistant Mikel Arteta, as speculation continues to surround the Catalan's contract situation.Guardiola is in his fifth season at City, his longest stay at any club in his managerial career, but is out of contract next summer. City are calm about the situation, and are hopeful of persuading Guardiola to stay at the Etihad, but no extension has been signed yet.

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has described Manchester City's mixed start to the new season as 'unlucky' as he prepares to take his Arsenal side to the Etihad.Former City assistant Arteta has led Arsenal to three wins out of four in the Premier League, while the Blues have one win and one draw from their first three games.With Arteta knowing this City side better than perhaps any other manager, he is well placed to discuss why Pep Guardiola's men have already dropped points twice - in the

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta has confirmed he still doesn't know if defender Kieran Tierney will be available for Arsenal's trip to Manchester City this weekend, but revealed new signing Thomas Partey could make his debut.Arsenal have started the season with three wins from four as Arteta continues to revitalise the Gunners with an attractive playing style.

straight to your inboxManchester City will face Arsenal on the weekend as master meets apprentice; Pep Guardiola will have to overcome his former assistant in Mikel Arteta, who left Manchester to take over at the Emirates in December.Arteta has improved the Gunners since making the move, but one major problem still persists and it tends to drift under the radar.

straight to your inboxManchester City are waiting to see if Kevin De Bruyne will be available when the Premier League returns on Saturday amid a number of injury concerns. Pep Guardiola's side are at home to Arsenal, a club who recently ended their losing streak to the Blues as Mikel Arteta helped them to win their FA Cup semi-final meeting on the way to claiming the trophy.

straight to your inboxArsenal look to have been dealt a blow ahead of their Premier League clash with Manchester City.Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is set to be without key defender Kieran Tierney for the showdown at the Etihad on Saturday, October 17.Tierney is currently away on international duty with Scotland, who face Israel on Thursday in a crucial Euro play-off semi-final.But the Scots' preparations have suffered a serious setback with the news that Stuart Armstrong has tested positive for

straight to your inbox Manchester City were hit by the loss of Mikel Arteta in the middle of the season, according to Joleon Lescott. Pep Guardiola's No.2 left the club in December to take on his first managerial role when Arsenal came calling, and has already lifted a trophy with the Gunners.

Kieran Tierney has paid tribute to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after the Gunners' FA Cup glory win over Chelsea. The former Celtic star was a key man once again in the 2-1 victory at Wembley as the £25m left-back continued his rich vein of form since lockdown, The Scotland international had nothing but kind words for the Spaniard as he admitted the pair enjoyed an emotional exchange at the full-time whistle.

straight to your inboxArsenal manager Mikel Arteta thanked Pep Guardiola after his side won the FA Cup at Wembley. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea and win the FA Cup for a record 14th time on Saturday.