Newcastle United

More from Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on improvements in his side's form and results, following their rise to fifth place in the Premier League: "There’s always [room to improve], you have to believe that, I do genuinely believe that. There's more to come, we are playing a lot better, the cohesion in the team has been really strong. Players are playing with confidence and freedom and expressing themselves in a great way.

"But as the challenges go up, we will need to deliver more. These next games we have coming up, will challenge us more and we are going to have to respond in a positive way."

Tottenham Hotspur

Just to mark your card, Tottenham fans. We will be hearing from the Spurs manager, Ange Postecoglou, this lunchtime. He is due to talk with the media at around 13:00 GMT and we will, of course, bring you all the top lines...

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Newcastle United

Eddie Howe on Newcastle's five-match winning run in all competitions: "Our attacking players are in good form. We look like we've had a good feel about the team. Mentally, I think we are in a good place. So I think we need to roll into the game and try and continue our good form."

I was very impressed with the way Arsenal beat Brentford without any fuss on Wednesday.

The Gunners were without Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, and Declan Rice did not start, but it did not matter. They just got on with it and did not seem to panic when they went a goal down.

With Brentford's home form being so strong I thought it would be a close game but it really wasn't in the end.

It was a very mature performance which bodes well for the second half of the season, which is when they really got going last year.

I would not describe this as an easy fixture for them, especially because they need to win it - Brighton have not won any of their past seven games but they have drawn five of them and are turning into the Premier League's draw specialists.

But there is more to come from Mikel Arteta's side and I look at them and think they will get the job done here too.

Arsenal

A final word from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on striker Gabriel Jesus and how he helped him through his poor form.

Jesus has scored six goals in his last four games after only scoring one goal in his previous 20 for Arsenal.

"It's about supporting our players and the players know that they have to go through some periods sometimes which is not how they planned," said Arteta.

"But, as well, they have to believe in themselves and we have to make sure that if one day they doubt, we are there to recognise and make sure they feel from our side how much we like them and how happy we are to have them."

Newcastle United

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on his side's upcoming match against Tottenham: "I don't know whether it will be a good game for us or not until afterwards. I think it will be an exciting game. I think they always are against Tottenham. We've historically had some good matches against them. Both teams have had their moments in those games. One thing for sure is, they're not going to change their attacking approach. It's been very effective for them in front of goal. You look at their numbers, it's very good."

Funny you should sound a positive note about Manchester United's chances, Adnan.

Their defensive record away from home is actually very good, in fact, United have conceded the second fewest number of goals in the Premier League this season away from home.

Check out the stats below:

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on Ethan Nwaneri and if he is the most natural replacement for Bukayo Saka: "He is a player that can play in various positions. It isn't a position that he has played a lot to be fair, even when he was at academy level, but he can adapt to the demands that we have in a few different positions. I think he did really well the other day."

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Liverpool

If you are just joining us, we have already heard from Arne Slot this morning on what is a busy day of Premier League news conferences.

The Liverpool boss previewed Sunday's match against Manchester United. Here are the key points he covered:

• Slot on whether he could rest players against 14th-place United.
• Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley will return to training today after recovering from injury.
• Slot sympathises with Ruben Amorim after the United manager's tough start at Old Trafford.
• On whether Trent Alexander-Arnold will play on Sunday amid Real Madrid speculation.

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on potential incomings in the January transfer window: "I don't know. The focus is on the players that we have. If there is somebody in the market that we can afford and we believe they will have a real impact on the team then we have to be open for that possibility always. At the moment, the focus is on what we have."

On whether anyone will be allowed to leave in the window, such as Kieran Tierney: "All the players that are here, they want to focus on performing and impacting the team and if something happens there then we will assess it."

Newcastle United

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on Sven Botman returning after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in March: "He's worked incredibly hard to get himself in a good condition. He's had three games, a lot of internal training as well. He's certainly in and around my thoughts. I'll have to make a decision on who I think best fits that position. Great to have Sven in and around and available again.

"We've taken longer than maybe we normally would have done through respect of the injury he had to try and make sure he has the best chance of staying fit and when he comes back, hitting the ground running, which is absolutely vital.

"I've got a decision to make in terms of team selection, but if Sven is in the squad it's because he's fit and available."

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice being on the bench against Brentford and whether he is trying to manage his minutes: "In his case especially because he's played so much football. We had nine games in this period and he has had some niggles in the last few games where he had to come off. We have to manage every player and he is not an exception."

Newcastle United

Normally three's a crowd, but not on Premier League news conference Friday.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is also speaking with the media, following on from Liverpool boss Arne Slot and Arsenal's Mikel Arteta.

Howe says that mentally his players are in a good place ahead of Saturday's game at Tottenham.

The top lines from his news conference are coming up.

Liverpool

A final word from Liverpool boss Arne Slot on Trent Alexander-Arnold and whether he will play in Sunday's game at home to Manchester United, following speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid: "I can tell you he's playing on Sunday and hopefully brings the same performance he's been bringing in the last half a year. He played an incredible game against West Ham. I see him training hard every day."

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Arsenal

Here is what Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had to say on whether Kai Havertz will be available on Saturday after recovering from illness: "I think so, yes. The ones with illness, I think are going to be OK. They will train today and if everybody is fine then they will be available."

On Raheem Sterling's fitness: "He is starting to do some stuff on the pitch so that is great news. Let's see how he progresses next week and we will see if he is available for the following week."

On Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu: "Ben is still a few weeks away and Tomi has done some stuff on the pitch but we have to see. It has been a long-term injury and we have to see how quick he progresses and how he reacts."

Liverpool

More from Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Virgil van Dijk: "The best players in the world have so many great attributes. Virgil has so much game in intelligence. He can wait to play a ball through the lines. He is doing outstanding for us. He is also the one who leads the team from start to finish. He brings a lot of positive energy to the group.

"He's done really well but that is the standard of this club. You have to keep staying at this level."