Arsenal

And Mikel Arteta will have to make do without Sead Kolasinac and Kieran Tierney as he bids to shore up the Arsenal defence.

The club confirmed earlier that left-back Kolasinac will be sidelined until January after injuring the ligaments in his right ankle during Sunday's 3-0 defeat by Manchester City.

The Bosnian, 26, came off after 40 minutes at the Emirates. Arsenal say the defender is "aiming to return to full training in January."

Meanwhile, fellow left-back Tierney has had surgery after dislocating his shoulder in the 3-1 win at West Ham on 9 December. The Scotland international is expected to return to training in March.

Arsenal

Here's our story on Arsenal appointing their former captain Mikel Arteta as head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

The 37-year-old won the FA Cup twice in a five-year career with the Gunners and succeeds fellow Spaniard Unai Emery, who was sacked in November. Arteta had been working as a coach under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, joining the club in 2016 after retiring as a player.

"We need to be competing for the top trophies in the game," Arteta said. "That's been made very clear to me in my discussions with [owners] Stan and Josh Kroenke and the senior people from the club."

Arteta's former team-mate Per Mertesacker, a defender who won 104 caps and a World Cup with Germany, is already on the coaching staff at Arsenal. Perhaps he's the man to be defensive coach?

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he felt last season that Leicester might be top-four contenders this term. Guardiola is evidently a big fan of Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers.

"They are a fantastic team," said Guardiola. "They have a lot of quality in the middle, good on the counter-attack and have control in all departments. They sold (Harry) Maguire but apart from that, it is the same."

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola will have to manage without Mikel Arteta at home to Leicester on Saturday.

And the Manchester City boss said earlier that he would not be seeking an immediate replacement for Arteta as assistant boss.

Michael Mueller: Arsenal fans should be very happy with this appointment, but why Arteta has taken it is beyond me. Under the best manager in the world at one of the biggest and best clubs in the world, surely a better job could’ve come along a bit later down the line.

Guillem Balague has also written this column on how Mikel Arteta started preparing for taking on a role such as Arsenal boss more than 20 years ago.

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Caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson did not confirm whether Carlo Ancelotti would be the next Everton manager but said links with the Italian prove the club's ambitions.

"I don’t know who the new manager will be, but [Ancelotti] is an incredible manager and he's won everything," said Ferguson. "That’s the type of calibre of manager I'm sure the club are looking for and hopefully we will get a top, top guy coming in.

"We are really ambitious as a club, and we want to attract the best guys, it's a massive club, Everton. Guys who you are talking of have done it all in the game, and we’d love these type of guys at our club."

Hasan Anfield: Good luck Mikel Arteta. But patience will be needed by all Arsenal fans across the world.

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BBC Sport

Caretaker Everton boss Duncan Ferguson, who could face new Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on Saturday, said of his former Toffees team-mate: "He's had a fantastic education under one of the best, if not the best manager in the world, and I'm sure he's picked up a lot and will be successful. He was a great player and I'm sure he will become a great manager."

Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist

Unai Emery says Arsenal are making "a good decision" by appointing Mikel Arteta to replace him as manager.

Emery, 48, was sacked last month after an 18-month spell in charge ended with a seven-game winless run. Manchester City assistant coach Arteta has just been announced as the new Gunners boss.

Speaking of Unai Emery, you have to take your hat off to the former Arsenal boss for his comments speaking to BBC Sport's Guillem Balague.

In his first broadcast interview since leaving the Gunners, Emery spoke to his fellow Spaniard on a range of topics, including plans to give him a new contract earlier this season, the manner of his Emirates exit, his relationship with Mesut Ozil and interest from Everton.

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BBC Sport

It is interesting to note Mikel Arteta has been named as Arsenal's new head coach, rather than manager.

It was the same with Unai Emery, which always leads to the question about how much say Arteta will have on player recruitment at Arsenal.

Leicester City

Mikel Arteta has helped Manchester City win back-to-back league titles. He leaves with the Blues third in the table and they face second-placed Leicester on Saturday.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers said: "It’s a game we’re really, really looking forward to. We respect that we’re playing a top-class team, but it’s a great opportunity to show our qualities."

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Tottenham Hotspur

Jose Mourinho on facing his former club Chelsea this Sunday: “I am 100% Tottenham. I am 100% my club, always. There is no space at all for my previous clubs.

"I gave everything to my previous clubs, but Tottenham gets everything now. It is not diffciult from an emotional point of view."

Mourinho on Frank Lampard: “I love the guy, I will always love the guy...I hope he loses on Sunday."

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BBC Sport

Everton caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson is remaining tight-lipped on the prospect of Carlo Ancelotti coming into the club, choosing to wait until it's made official.

He says he's not spoken to the Italian, but is keen to "continue his education" after taking charge for the last three games and made his pitch by stating "no-one knows the players better than me".

He said: "It would be fantastic to work under a top manager, I've worked under a few in the past, and I want to continue my education, if possible."