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More from manager Mikel Arteta on the bearing Arsenal's FA Cup fourth-round trip to Manchester City will have on this season's Premier League encounters: "They will be very different games so there is no comparison, but let's see.

"The important thing is to play well and try to win. Winning gives you momentum, breeds confidence and helps you to prepare for the next match. That will be our focus on Friday."

Would winning in the FA Cup define the Gunners' season? "In some ways it will define our season, yes, because if we are able to win on Friday we will go into the next round and they won't.

"It is a very important competition for us and winning will define this moment, for sure, as it will give us a chance to try to go on and win this trophy."

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Tim, York: Re John 12:55. Xhaka has gone from red card waiting to happen to Ballon d'Or waiting to happen.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on going head-to-head with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in the FA Cup and for the Premier League title race: "I always hoped this would be the case one day and it is happening this season.

"Obviously that is not going to change any friendship, how important he is in my life and how important he is to my profession.

"We both want to win and defend our clubs the best possible way. That has always been the case since day one."

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, ahead of Friday's FA Cup fourth-round trip to Manchester City, on his own disciplinary record on the touchline: "I focus on things we can do better and let the refs take care of the game and be in charge of that. I look at myself in the mirror sometimes and try to find the right balance. I love the game. I am very passionate and love to win more than anything else. That's the way I live, but you can always do better."

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Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said after Saturday's 2-2 draw against Brighton that his squad was low on quality and "short in many areas".

Former Foxes winger Matt Piper believes those comments might be an attempt by Rodgers to deflect attention away from him, with Leicester one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Speaking to BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, Piper said: "It may be a diversion tactic from himself. You have to ask yourself why would he be saying it? Every time he says something you have got to question why he could and would be saying it.

"I just don’t see how it is going to help the situation we are in, the players he is talking about.

"Language is important and it’s not as balanced as it could be and I don’t see how it will help improve players and find that confidence they have clearly lost."

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Bournemouth agree to sign goalkeeper Darren Randolph from West Ham and defender Matias Vina on loan from Roma for the rest of the season.

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Andy Harris: Mathias Jensen at Brentford - a whipping boy for some sections of our fans over the last few years has been superb this season, our most influential attacking playmaker and one of the first names on the teamsheet, rewarded with a new contract.

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BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Giulia Bould wonders if Liverpool made the right decision renewing Mohamed Salah's contract last summer.

The 30-year-old's new deal runs until 2025 but he has only scored seven Premier League goals this season.

Speaking on The Red Kop podcast, Bould said: "Those moments of Mo magic just aren't appearing anymore.

"It is all hindsight isn't it. I know there was a big clamour to get him signed up again on a long-term deal and obviously that happened.

"I just wonder was that a mistake in hindsight and should the money have gone somewhere else?

"It is easy to say now but if that is how he bows out of Liverpool wouldn't have been better to call it quits when his stock was fairly high and put the money back in?

"I don't think it is just him. There are is issues across many areas of the pitch right now."

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Comedian Maisie Adam is joined by the Daily Telegraph's Jim White to discuss the latest transfer rumours. We're not talking about a player for sale at Everton but the whole club itself, would it be a good buy at the asking price?

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The Independent, external reports that Everton will continue talks with Marcelo Bielsa about becoming their new manager but will also consider appointing their former boss Sam Allardyce.

According to the Times,, external former Leeds United boss Bielsa is unsure about taking the job while West Bromwich Albion's Carlos Corberan is another option.

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RDTommy: Lukaku's form change after moving from United to Inter was shocking. Just makes you realise how past managers cannot live up to the Fergie billing at Utd. Let's hope ETH changes that.

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Arsenal supporters do not have long to wait to hear from manager Mikel Arteta, who will be discussing that FA Cup fourth-round trip to Manchester City in his news conference from 13:30 GMT.

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On the latest episode of BBC Radio London's The Far Post podcast, the team discuss Arsenal's upcoming FA Cup game against Manchester City and whether Mikel Arteta will rest players to focus on the Premier League.

The Gunners face Pep Guardiola's side on Friday in the fourth round, with two league fixtures against them still to come.

Former Premier League defender Steve Brown thinks Arteta will want to win the double. He said: "I understand this is big for Arsenal and they are in a great position and he might want to rest players, but I also think there will be part of Mikel Arteta that wants to win this.

"It’s against Guardiola, it’s against Man City. I just wonder if deep down he is going 'why can’t we win both? Why can't I do the double?'

"I get the feeling he can make one or two changes and they can still be a serious threat."

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A potential Nottingham Forest move for veteran Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas would be intriguing, says Daily Telegraph journalist Jim White.

The Paris St-Germain keeper is behind Gianluigi Donarumma at the club and, with Forest needing a new keeper to cover Dean Henderson's injury, White thinks he would be an astute signing.

"He's a three-time Champions League winner and he wants to be playing football," White told the Transfer Gossip Daily podcast. "I think it's a really intriguing idea.

"Henderson is out injured for a month and besides he's only on loan. Forest could do with a really experienced keeper to come in.

"I think it would work. He's a great shotstopper, an entertaining goalkeeper and I think he would enhance the league. He may be 36, but I definitely do not think he is too old for the Premier League."

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Football London, external is saying that Arsenal have made Juventus winger Federico Chiesa their number one transfer target, according to reports from Italy.

The 25-year-old, who helped Italy win Euro 2020, returned from a knee injury in November but Juve's title hopes have been dashed after being docked 15 points last week.