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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on the FA's investigation into objects thrown onto the pitch during Wednesday's defeat at home to Manchester City: "Our fans were extraordinary in the game with their level of support and the way they helped to inspire the team.

"There was an incident at the end that no-one is going to tolerate within this stadium and the club is investigating."

What next after taking one point from three Premier League games?: "It is normal that you want to get maximum points, which we didn't in the last few games.

"We have to look at ourselves. We have to be more efficient - with amount of play and situations we generated we haven't had enough points. That is down to us, we have to improve on that because we want to win more games.

"So we are highly motivated for tomorrow's game because we want to perform well and win the game."

On Aston Villa manager Unai Emery: "He will always put a very difficult test. He is a very good manager. I have huge respect for him and for what he has done at every club he has been and the success he has had. So big respect for him."

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking ahead of Saturday's Premier League match at Aston Villa, on dropping down to second place after losing to Manchester City: "I know the right things we have to do to continue to be there [at the top].

"We have seen where the level is and what we have to do to be at that level.

"There are a lot of positive things to take, for sure, from the season so far [and Wednesday night's defeat at home to Manchester City].

"We know that the level of efficiency has to be good with every single game to beat them [City] at the end.

"We are highly motivated to do that."

What would be the minimum you want from the season? The title? Champions League qualification?: "The minimum is today that they need to train exceptionally well - that is the minimum."

On defeat to Manchester City: "You have to give credit to a team when they beat you, but when you analyse the game again, I think we lost it."

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There are plenty of topics to cover - from Manchester United takeover talk and England women's latest victory to this weekend's Premier League matches.

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Right, it's time to turn our attention from last night's football to this weekend's Premier League action as a busy day of manager news conferences kicks off with Arsenal's Mikel Arteta.

The Gunners, whose unbeaten home run was ended on Wednesday by Manchester City, have been replaced at the top of the Premier League table by Pep Guardiola's reigning champions.

Can they bounce back at Aston Villa in Saturday's early kick-off?

Manchester United

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BBC Sport's Simon Stone has been answering questions about a potential Qatari takeover of Manchester United.

Who has bid so far?

Despite suggestions that United have not attracted the interest expected by their owners, insiders have told BBC Sport the process has proceeded positively.

As they stated in their announcement on a potential sale in November, the Glazer family are still considering "all strategic alternatives" for the club, which could include new investment or other transactions involving the company.

Lifelong United fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of Britain's richest men, is said to be determined in his interest and is understood to have employed the services of banking giants JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs to help him.

As with Chelsea, US interest is set to be backed by private equity. Bids from Qatar and Saudi Arabia are complicated due to the ownership of Paris St-Germain and Newcastle respectively.

To read more answers from Simon, click here

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Sir Alex and Nani will surely have been impressed by another goal-scoring display from England forward Marcus Rashford. Rio Ferdinand certainly was...

Former Portugal and Manchester United winger Luis Nani catches up with Sir Alex Ferguson during Thursday night's Europa League play-off first leg at the Nou Camp.

As a final recap on last night's football action, why not dive into BBC Radio 5 Live's excellent Football Daily podcast?

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Canada wore purple T-shirts with the phrase "enough is enough" to protest against their national association before their 2-0 loss to the USA in the SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, Florida.

The team, in dispute with Canada Soccer because of concerns over funding cuts and a lack of pay equality, were joined by the USA in a huddle before kick-off.

Earlier in the week, the Olympic champions called off strike action.

Canada captain Christine Sinclair said her team were "mentally exhausted".

More on this story here.

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What is the best way to sum up Lauren James' influence for England? Captain Leah Williamson has borrowed a phrase from the gaming world.

"I think she's a cheat code," Williamson said. "I enjoy being on the same team as her."

James has had to be patient for an England chance - she only made her full international debut last September - but is grabbing it now.

The 21-year-old forward has often been Chelsea's star this season, and strengthened her claims for a place in Sarina Wiegman's World Cup starting line-up with another impressive performance against South Korea on Thursday.

Her role in the 4-0 victory in England's Arnold Clark Cup opener was another demonstration of her growing stature as she scored her first international goal, after winning a first-half penalty.

Read the full story here.

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In just over five months, European champions England will get their 2023 World Cup campaign under way - but one of their opponents is yet to be decided.

That will all be cleared up over the next week with 10 teams competing in the play-offs in New Zealand for the final three places at this summer's tournament.

The group stage draw for the main event has already been made, meaning the three qualifiers know exactly what prize is at stake.

Click here to find out how the play-offs work, which teams are involved and when England will find out their final World Cup opponent...

The captain of the England Lionesses has spoken about returning to her hometown for the first time since winning Euro 2022.

Leah Williamson was given the freedom of Milton Keynes after leading the side to victory in the tournament in July.

The four-team, round-robin international tournament sees each side play each other once. The team top of the table after three matches are crowned champions.

The cup is one of several mini-tournaments in the women's international football calendar, with England now hosting their own rather than taking part in the annual SheBelieves Cup, hosted by the United States.

The 2022 edition featured Germany, Canada, England and Spain, who were third, sixth, eighth and ninth respectively in the Fifa world rankings.

This year the Lionesses - up to fourth in the world in Fifa's rankings - started clear favourites against 15th-ranked South Korea, world number 17 Italy, and Belgium, who are 20th.

For South Korea and Italy, it will also serve as preparation for this summer's World Cup, which starts on 20 July. Belgium, who beat Italy 1-0 to reach the Euro 2022 quarter-finals, failed to qualify.

Read here for more information.

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Sarina Wiegman's side made light work of South Korea, ranked 15th in the world, and already move to the top of the standings on goal difference after Belgium's Tessa Wullaert scored a late winner to beat Italy 2-1 in the tournament opener earlier on Thursday.

Victory also extended England's unbeaten run under Wiegman, going 674 days without defeat - their last coming in April 2021 - as they prepare for this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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England women's defence of the Arnold Clark Cup got off to the perfect start as they beat South Korea 4-0 at Stadium MK.

Chelsea's Lauren James was a standout performer as she scored her first goal for the Lionesses in the second half after earlier winning a penalty, which Georgia Stanway coolly fire in for the opener.

England had dominated possession and were cruising in the second half after Chloe Kelly made it 2-0 within 16 seconds of the restart, before Manchester United's Alessia Russo smartly dinked it past the goalkeeper at the near post.

James' thumping strike late on sealed victory for the European champions, who won the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup tournament last year.

Click here for Emma Sanders' full report.

Manchester United is not the only story in town. In case you had missed it, the England women's side is really rather good and gave us another demonstration of their skills last night in the Arnold Clark Cup...

As already mentioned, the big story at Old Trafford today is the 'soft deadline' for takeover bids.

Click on the link below to get up to speed on what it all means, who the main candidates are and what happens next...

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Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag Ten Hag told BT Sport: "I think it was a great game. Two attacking teams, I think it was a Champions League game, even more than that, so I really enjoyed the game. In the end (it finished) 2-2, and we have to finish it in Old Trafford.

"Of course I will credit [Marcus] Rashford definitely because he is in great form, but the whole team did well. I think it was a really good team performance.

"We have a lot of character and determination in this team. The belief we had to score the first goal and the meaning of the first goal is so important and that's what we didn't do."