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We covered Wednesday's EFL matches and looked ahead to the big one, Man City v Liverpool, with the draw following on afterwards.

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Arsenal

Mikel Arteta on seeing the owners during the international break: "We are always connected and that relationship is getting stronger and stronger. It's a very special relationship right now.

"The ambition is there so it's very positive to spend time together.

"It was spare time so it was useful to do it in that period."

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Mikel Arteta on the difference between the first half and second half of the season: "We showed real maturity in big moments, we have focus to keep growing and hope we can keep winning matches.

"We've done our work but the second part of the season will be very different. Matches will come very fast with big congested periods so we have to have a fit, healthy squad to maintain the level that we want.

"There are new coaches and new owners around, so the window will be interesting and we have to be active on it too."

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Mikel Arteta on David Moyes: "I know that he's been working the team really hard, maximising the team to reach a new level.

"They'll have been working hard so it will be a very difficult contest."

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Mikel Arteta on strengthening the squad in January: "I never gave a date on Jesus - it will take some time, for sure. He's gone through surgery.

"We've had to be active, we're looking to strengthen the team, we haven't got the luxury of not maximising in each window. We need a player that will have an impact and take us to the next level."

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Arteta on the challenge of returning to Premier League action: "We will miss Gabriel Jesus, but we have to face those challenges. The players were busting to be back, and there is a good energy about the place. Everyone from the World Cup except [William] Saliba and Jesus is available."

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Mikel Arteta on his hopes for the return of the Premier League: "We need to do it on the pitch. We've spoken a lot about it and spoken about the focus of starting strong again.

"Everyone is in a really good place."

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Updates from Mikel Arteta are expected soon.

Stay tuned.

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Arsenal return to Premier League action on Monday with a five-point lead at the top of the table - and they may have another advantage over some of their fellow title contenders.

According to a study by the PA news agency, the 10 Gunners players who represented their countries at the World Cup played a total of 1,928 minutes in Qatar, compared with 5,180 minutes by Manchester City's ones.

Representatives from Tottenham (4,107), Manchester United (4,209) and Chelsea (3,681) were in action for approximately double the amount of minutes of Arsenal's players, while Liverpool (1,994) were only slightly ahead.

Of the Arsenal squad, only England's Bukayo Saka appeared in a quarter-final or beyond.

All positives? Not quite. One downside for Mikel Arteta's side was the knee injury sustained by striker Gabriel Jesus while on World Cup duty, and it will soon be seen how much of an impact his absence has on Arsenal's title challenge.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says the "transfer window is an option" as he looks at ways of covering the loss of striker Gabriel Jesus to a knee injury.(Mirror), external

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Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk ranks third on the list of Premier League players who have played the most minutes for club and country during the 2022-23 season so far, according to a study by the PA news agency.

Only Tottenham duo Harry Kane (2,735 minutes) and Hugo Lloris (2,708) have featured more than Netherlands captain Van Dijk (2,698), who has started 27 of a possible 28 matches this term.

Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson is next on the list with 2,544 minutes.

Seven Reds players appeared for their countries in Qatar and, of those, only Uruguay's Darwin Nunez failed to get to at least the quarter-finals.

That resulted in Liverpool's players featuring for a total of 1,994 minutes during the tournament - by comparison, players from Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United were in action for more than double the amount of minutes at the World Cup.

That's all from Jesse Marsch, stay tuned for Mikel Arteta later...

Leeds United

Marsch on Erling Haaland: "He texted me as soon as the schedule came out. He said he's most excited for Boxing Day and I gave him permission to have a small hamstring injury for that match!

"He was born in Leeds, his father has history here and he has the club in his heart because of that. We have talked about; when I got the job, him and his father were supportive. We'll expect him to be fully ready and that causes issues for us."

Leeds United

Marsch on Pep Guardiola: "Maybe it is fair to say he is the best at managing the type of players he manages. He's had some of the top talent in the world and his ability to form a team around those players makes him among the best of the best.

"The beauty of our sport is, we all have ideas about the way we want to play and it is about finding the player pool and standard to match it."

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Marsch on working with new Chelsea technical director Christopher Vivell at RB Salzburg and Leipzig: "His greatest asset is his recruitment ability. He has assessed a lot of talent and found a lot of talent. I consider him a friend, I'm happy for him and we'll be gunning for him!"

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Marsch on Leeds' upcoming fixtures: "Right now, it is Man City we are focused on. I would have hoped their players would have gone deeper in the World Cup, but it is so competitive. They have a great squad and the best manager in the world.

"We are not afraid of the biggest opponents. We've proven we can compete and get points, but we need a good plan and execution to do that and we know that."

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Marsch on the January transfer window: "Obviously we are being active, everyone is working behind the scenes. But I want to avoid talking about it, it becomes a lightning rod. I need to keep the attention on the group and how we are doing."