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Arsenal take on Manchester United but will Wilshere or Van Persie be celebrating at full-tiime

Manchester United welcome old rivals Arsenal to Old Trafford as the Gunners look to banish the demons of last season's visit to the Theatre of Dreams.

Both Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have criticised Chelsea's handling of the Mark Clattenburg saga, but Roberto Di Matteo is remaining defiant.

Rio Ferdinand has had his say on who is the best player of all time

Jamie Redknapp believes that Robin van Persie and Antonio Valencia will be unstoppable for Manchester United on Saturday.

Joe Gomez has been scouted by Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea so far this season

Santi Cazorla says that Arsenal's philosophy and squad have helped him settle in fast

West Ham are hoping to sign Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea on a loan deal

Liverpool are reportedly ready to make an official bid for longtime target and Arsenal forward Theo Walcott, when the transfer window opens in January.

Lucas Leiva has started training after picking up an injury back in August

Spurs are keen to secure the services of Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld

Ryan Giggs says Robin van Persie has what it takes on all areas of the pitch for Manchester United

'Source close to Arsenal' claims van Persie demanded input into Arsenal's recruitment of players and staff before move to Manchester United.

Jan Molby argues that Liverpool fell short in the Captial One Cup in more ways than one.

Sir Alex Ferguson has blamed Nani for Manchester United's defeat to Chelsea in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup at Stamford Bridge in midweek.

City manager verbally agreed £6.4m-a-year deal to take charge of French club last season, according to new report.

Newcastle have been boosted in their pursuit of Moussa Sissoko, with the young midfielder claiming it would be a dream come true to make the move from France to the Premier League.

Kenny Dalglish has admitted it may have been a mistake to wear the t-shirts supporting Luis Suarez as the Liverpool striker was found guilty of racial abuse.

Real Madrid eased to a 4-1 win over third-tier Alcoyano in the King's Cup last night as 17-year-old Jose Rodriguez made his first team debut for the Spanish giants.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may well view Paul Pogba as the one that got away. It is not often that the wily Scot loses out in the transfer market but when Juventus signed the Frenchman for a nominal €1million in compensation it appeared he had been outmanoeuvred.

Arsenal boss says he takes comfort in having played a part in Robin van Persie's success.

Andre Wisdom says he is aiming to be as versatile as possible, with the Liverpool youngster mentioning Jack Wilshere as a player who has shown him he needs to be competitive in all areas of the pitch.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has admitted that he would jump at the chance to sign Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand this summer.

Jamie Redknapp believes that Arsenal would be crazy to let go of Theo Walcott, with the pundit arguing that the winger will very easily find another club with his talents if he is allowed to leave.

Ryan Giggs and Sir Alex Ferguson have spoken about the impact of the younger players in last night's match up between Manchester United and Chelsea in the Capital One Cup.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering raiding the Bundesliga for two German internationals in Schalke's Lewis Holtby and Bayer Leverkusen attacker Andre Schurrle.

New Blackburn Rovers boss Henning Berg is targeting promotion upon signing a three-year deal at Ewood Park.

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has praised the intervention of Theo Walcott during the club's remarkable recovery against Reading

Leeds United may be unable to keep star forward El Hadji Diouf beyond January after it was revealed that he had failed to agree terms on a new extended contract.