Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking ahead of Saturday's match against Wolves about his experience in derby matches: "Yes, I have been in many derbies in this country and in other countries, and tomorrow is another."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking ahead of Saturday's match against Wolves about whether he will rotate his team: "It depends but we had last year a very good experience playing in the Conference League.

"Of course, the Champions League is, at the beginning, more difficult. But the experience we had last year playing a lot of matches is good for this year and it depends on how the players are after each game. The idea is to be consistent with the idea we have with some plans with some players because they joined us this summer and are getting better, but understanding our tactical idea.

"Tomorrow I am playing those who will be better tactically, physically as well, and mentally to play."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery speaking ahead of Saturday's match against Wolves about Ollie Watkins' fitness: "He is available 100% to play.

"He is sometimes stopping because we have to protect the players but now, he is totally 100 per cent."

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Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on Ivan Toney: "We did look at him but Dominic was the one we wanted that fit the profile we were looking for at the time."

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Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on Dominic Solanke: "People are just so quick to judge, mate.

"It's a small sample. The guy has played less than two games for us. If he has gone 15 games without a goal then I can answer that question or 15 games where he hasn't contributed, but I just think take a breath. Do a bit of yoga. Think about the world for a second and make an assessment after that.

"We don't have to rush to judgement all the time because the alternative is he may have got off to a great start, he is fit, scored in all four games, is flying and then he goes through a patch like all strikers where he doesn't score.

"I just don't look at those things. What I look at is he has come in, fitted really well and quite logically has picked up an injury that has disrupted the way he wanted to start his career, but he's still got plenty of time for that."

Nottingham Forest

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Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo spoke about club owner Evangelos Marinakis, who shared his ambitions for the club in a recent interview:

"It drives everybody. He's the biggest authority in the club, so his ambition is what guides us. He wants to make this club grow and make it stable.

"If it [the City Ground] has 50,000, great, as long as it's here. It's good.

"That is what drives us. This goes from the owner to everyone at the training ground. Everyone has to commit themselves and be aware that they are part of something that wants to grow. We need all on board."

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on squad depth: "It will be important for us, that’s why I think [on] Wednesday night we had a lot of players who played 90 or 70 minutes who don’t play often.

"That is really important for us for us, minutes wise. It's great having a squad but if you’re throwing in guys who haven’t played in three, four weeks, it’s very hard for them to contribute because they are not sharp match-wise but also match fitness."

Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on a potential players' strike over the expanded fixture calendar: "I agree with you, maybe for the first time, that many voices are talking about the players. I'm pretty sure that if something is going to change, it must come from the players. They are the only ones who can change something.

"The business can be without managers, sporting directors, media and owners, but without players you cannot play. The only ones to have the power to do it is them.

"And also I'm pretty busy they've done it to adjust the game, to make it more attractive. That's the reason why many players around the world, not just Rodders (Rodri), are starting to talk. We'll see."

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta sees Sunday's match against Manchester City as an opportunity for the Gunners to make a statement: "[It is] a really competitive one. We go to the home of the champions, the team that I think in Premier League history has been the most consistent ever, not only in terms of results but in terms of dominance and consistent top performances. This is the challenge, we have to go there and prove that again we’ve made another step and we can compete."

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Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo gave a fitness update ahead of Sunday's match: "The same players are out. [Willy] Boly is really close to joining the group. Unfortunately Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo are out for a while."

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Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on playing five games over two weeks: "I think that's going to be our period probably until the end of January. This is probably the shortest turnaround because it's Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday [past week's games].

"Most of the others are kind of Sunday, Thursday, Sunday. Probably a day less in this three-game stretch but the good thing is we've got some game time with the guys on Wednesday night and they played for quite a while as well. They’re ready and available should we require them and I think it’s going to be key for us, the ability to bring guys in who are fresh but also have played recently.”

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on the pressure going into the next game with one win out of four: "Doesn't change. It's the same whether you win the first four, I'd hate to think you're going into this game thinking you can lose it. I think you try to win every game. We're at home and we also played well in those four games.

"That's the first thing - we've got to perform as we have been in the league. Performances have been really consistent in terms of dominating games but we haven't really got a reward for our dominance and that's the area we're still trying to focus on, in terms of the front third to make sure we get rewards for our good play."

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Manchester City

On Arsenal, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola added: "Every season they get stronger, the depth of the squad. Even season is even better and better."

On what Arsenal's key development is: "You can ask him (Mikel Arteta), because if I say something they'll say I was playing mind games or something like that.

"I've always had a high opinion of him and his team. Both years have been close but we have been so strong as well, and still we are strong."

When it was put to Guardiola that he can play mind games, he replied: "No, I am not good on that."

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking ahead of Sunday's match against Manchester City: "I enjoy a lot of time in the office and on the training ground, but it is what it is.

"We want to be in the position we’re in, we dreamed of this years ago and are in this position right now. Let’s make the most out of it and let’s enjoy it."

Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on reports that midfielder Kevin de Bruyne could be out of Sunday's game with a minor groin problem: "He feels a bit better today. Tomorrow we're training and we'll see. He could be [involved]."

On Arsenal: "It's always been a tight game, in the last few years. I think we are a good team but they're good too. They do many good things, they're a complete team, which is why they've been our biggest rivals in the last two seasons.

"In this early stage of the season, nothing more than the mood over the next few games [is at stake]. In terms of the table it's not really important. It'll be important when we go to London in the second half of the season."

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Will Kevin de Bruyne be fit for Sunday's Premier League showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium?

De Bruyne limped out of City's Champions League draw with Inter Milan after taking a heavy knock just before half-time.

Manager Pep Guardiola said he was going to replace the Belgian at the break anyway as his side struggled to deal with Inter's deep-lying defence and lightening fast counter-attacks.

De Bruyne has had so many injury problems lately, City will be hoping the midfielder has not suffered another.

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Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking ahead of Sunday's match against Manchester City: "We’ve been preparing for this since pre-season. Obviously, we knew the schedule and we knew that it’s extremely rare to play in these conditions with three massive away games in six days, but it was what it was so we have prepared for that, both physically, mentally and tactically.

"We’re making sure that everyone is ready for it because we’re going to need them, especially with the injuries that we had from the international break."

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking ahead of Sunday's match against Manchester City: "Not really [any fresh injuries]. Straight after the Atalanta match, we need to recover, sleep, eat well and everyone is looking forward to the match.

"We know what it means, we know what we’re fighting for and it’s a great opportunity for the team to show what we’re capable of."

Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he doesn't know yet how long Martin Odegaard will be unavailable: "We need to see the development in the next week or so, how the ankle reacts first of all and then the staff will give me an update on the timeframe and how long he’ll be out for."

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou gave a team news update before his news conference: "Wilson [Odobert], it doesn't look good. We're still waiting for it to settle down to get all the information but he'll definitely be out for the next period. It's his hamstring.

"[Yves] Bissouma trained today so he should be available for tomorrow. Timo [Werner] was ok. He recovered ok. Everyone else from the game, who played last week is good."