Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Gunners game with Manchester City on New Year s Day.
Arteta was the first major Premier League figure to test positive for COVID-19 back in March 2020, which coincidentally led to Arsenal s game with Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium being postponed at the time.
The north London side have won their last four games in the Premier League, including a 5-0 win at Norwich City on Boxing Day.
A statement on Arsenal s official website said: Mikel Arteta will miss our match against Manchester City on New Year’s Day after testing positive for COVID-19.
Mikel is isolating in line with Government guidelines and we wish him well.
City, where Arteta previously served as a…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has ruled out a January move for Giorgio Chiellini and hopes the Juventus stalwart ends his career with the Serie A champions.
Conte coached Chiellini at Juventus between 2011 and 2014 and then subsequently at international level with Italy.
At a news conference ahead of Chelsea s Premier League trip to Arsenal on Wednesday, Conte discussed the vagaries of transfer market speculation before distancing himself from a move for the 33-year-old centre-back.
No, no – I must be honest, he said.
Giorgio is a fantastic player but I think he wants to finish his career at Juventus and I think it s right to finish his career in this way.
Conte s opposite number Arsene Wenger offered a similar response earlier on Tuesday when …
Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to be awarded the three points if their game with Manchester United on Monday at Old Trafford is called off due to fan protests.
United supporter group The 1958 this week announced plans to protest against the vile ownership and show the Glazer family this time it will not blow over.
Fan protests ahead of the game between the two clubs in May 2021, when fans gained access to the stadium despite the game being scheduled behind closed doors due to COVID-19 protocols, caused the contest to be postponed, with Liverpool winning the rearranged fixture 4-2 a week and a half later.
When asked at a press conference on Friday if the club has made plans for a similar situation on Monday, Klopp said: Yeah, we will get on the bus and go home.…
Celtic overthrew Rangers at the Scottish Premiership summit after Reo Hatate inspired a resounding 3-0 victory in the Old Firm derby at Parkhead on Wednesday.
Hatate continued his blistering start to life at Celtic with a first-half double that played a crucial role in securing a first league win against Rangers since September 2019.
The Japanese midfielder set up Liel Abada with a tantalising cross two minutes after netting his second of the game, practically ending Giovanni van Bronckhorst s hopes of salvaging a result in his first Old Firm at the Rangers helm.
Rangers 21-game unbeaten run in the league consequently came to an ignominious end, with Ange Postecoglou s first win over Celtic s arch-rivals sending his team one point clear at the top.
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Kylian Mbappe scored his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain with a late strike in Saturday s 3-1 Ligue 1 win over Montpellier.
The 21-year-old, who joined PSG from domestic rivals Monaco in August 2017, slid in to convert Layvin Kurzawa s low ball in stoppage time at the Stade de la Mosson.
After the France international brought up his century for the French giants, we use Opta data to break down Mbappe s impressive figures.
Ligue 1 – 74 goals
The vast majority of Mbappe s PSG goals have come in France s top flight, with the flying forward having helped the capital club to three successive Ligue 1 titles since his move from Monaco in 2017.
His 74 league goals – supplemented by 24 assists – for PSG have come from just 85 games, with M…