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Mikel Arteta will be tempted to bring Martin Odegaard back into his starting XI when Arsenal take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this weekend. After being sidelined for three months with a ‘significant’ ankle injury, the Gunners captain made his long-awaited return off the bench in the Champions League against Inter Milan on Tuesday night. Odegaard entered the fray for the final minutes at San Siro on a night where Arsenal again lacked a creative spark. In an ideal world, Arteta would perhaps prefer to ease his skipper back in after an extended lay-off. But needs must with his side…

Andre Onana has urged Manchester United to keep Ruud van Nistelrooy at the club following Ruben Amorim’s arrival. Van Nistelrooy was brought in as part of Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff in the summer and has been placed in interim charge following United’s decision to sack the Dutchman last week. Source link

England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham was rescued by his former rival after a fall into a crocodile-infested river in Australia. The 68-year-old was on a four-day fishing trip with his former Ashes rival Merv Hughes Moyle River in Australia’s Northern Territory. However, ‘Beefy’ Botham was involved in a scary incident when his flip-flops got tangled on a rope as he attempted to board a boat, which sent him tumbling into the river. Hughes, 62, acted quickly to help pull Botham out of the water, and the former England international escaped with heavy bruising to the side of his torso.…

Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of Manchester United for the final time as interim boss against Leicester City this weekend. United scored four times in the first-half in a 5-2 win over the Foxes in van Nistelrooy’s first game in charge in the Carabao Cup last week. After a draw against Chelsea and a first European win of the season against PAOK on Thursday, the Dutchman will be looking to sign off in style. Amad Diallo strengthened his case for a starting role with a superb individual performance against the Greek champions, scoring twice in the second-half. The Ivorian…

Another round of Premier League action before the final international break of the year looms large with Chelsea and Arsenal taking centre stage on Sunday afternoon. Ruud van Nistelrooy meanwhile will seek to sign off as Manchester United interim manager in style against Leicester City on Sunday before the arrival of Ruben Amorim next week. After humbling midweek thrashing in Europe, Manchester City are out to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat away to Brighton, while Liverpool can tighten their grip on top spot as they welcome Aston Villa to Anfield on Saturday night. As ever, Betfair Ambassador Alan Shearer has previewed all…

In his latest column, former Olympian and heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke speaks out on his brutal defeat to Fabio Wardley and lays out his plans to return to boxing stronger and hungrier than ever. It has been a difficult period for me since that night against Fabio Wardley. Any fighter with any pride who has to go through what happened will know, it is not easy. But I’m not someone to hide away. I had a few weeks in the dark. I was a bit upset, maybe a little bit embarrassed. But physically and mentally, I am okay. I am…

Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krosche has played down rumours Omar Marmoush could leave, insisting the sought-after forward ‘feels comfortable’ at the club. Marmoush completed a free transfer to Frankfurt in May 2023 and the move has proved an exceptional piece of business for the Bundesliga outfit, with the 25-year-old notching 12 goals and six assists across an eye-catching debut season. It has been a similar story at the start of this term, as Marmoush continues to take the German top flight by storm, and the Egyptian’s performances have caught the attention of some of Europe’s top teams, including Liverpool…

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says he expects to have Diogo Jota back fit and available around ‘one or two weeks’ after the international break. Jota, 27, took a boot in the rib from Tosin Adarabioyo during Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea, with Darwin Nunez coming on in the forward’s place midway through the first half at Anfield. The Portugal international has missed the club’s last five matches in all competitions as a result and will not return in time for the Premier League leaders’ clash with Aston Villa this weekend. However, it appears Jota has made significant progress with…

Viktor Gyokeres – a top transfer target for Manchester United and Arsenal – would ‘definitely’ be a success at Chelsea, says club icon John Obi Mikel. Gyokeres is one of the most in demand players in the world right now thanks to his remarkable goalscoring record at Sporting Lisbon – 66 goals in 67 appearances in the last two seasons. Chelsea and Arsenal are among the clubs who have long kept tabs on the striker, but it is United who now appear to be leading the race for his signature. Sporting boss Ruben Amorim will become United’s new head coach…

Emmanuel Petit has snubbed Cole Palmer and named the one Chelsea player he’d love to see at Arsenal. The two London rivals clash on Sunday at Stamford Bridge with the Gunners looking to reverse a miserable run of form. Mikel Arteta’s men slipped to a damaging defeat on Wednesday night in Milan after they were beaten 1-0 by Inter thanks to Hakan Calhanoglu’s controversial penalty. The Gunners have also failed to score away from home against Newcastle and Bournemouth in recent weeks but, despite the extra firepower and invention Palmer would bring to their team, Petit feels midfield enforcer Moises…