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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has sarcastically accepted criticism from Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert and assistant Roy Keane over the Chelsea manager's handshake towards the end of their Premier League clash last month.Photograph: Dave Thompson / PA Wire
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England international Kieran Gibbs was given a well earned rest, but that lasted just 20 minutes as our Spanish defender Nacho Monreal picked up a knee problem that looks certain to keep him out of the Premier League clash with Southampton.
The last straw for the 21 - year old signed for # 25 million from Roma a few years ago was being left out of the side for the Champions League clash with Man City.
Wilshere could return for the FA cup clash with Middlesborough next week and then be available for the last 13 Premier League games and the Champions League.
The Celtic Park boss managed to stave off interest in the trio during the January transfer window and keep his title - chasing squad intact, particularly give the last 16 Champions League clash with Juventus on Tuesday.
United may be reminiscing of previous wins over Liverpool at Anfield but the Reds head into the clash in red hot form having won five of their last league games.
Arsene Wenger's side came in to the game having won just one of their last six Premier League opening games before the Leicester clash, and seemed certain for more problems even though record signing Alexandre Lacazette handing them a perfect start to the new campaign.
Despite going into their Champions League Last - 16 clash with Shakhtar Donetsk as clear favourites Bayern Munich could only manage a 0 - 0 draw as Xabi Alonso was sent off on his 100th appearance in the competition.
Malaga's former Portugal international Duda is confident his side can overcome a 1 - 0 deficit at home to Porto in their Champions League Last 16 second leg clash on Wednesday to claim a place in the quarter - finals.
Chelsea host Barcelona in tonight's crucial Champions League last - 16 clash, and Barca seem ready to use that as an opportunity to ask about the player, according to Don Balon.
If it's not broken there's no point fixing it, and Rashford up front worked to perfection in their last Europa League clash.
The Gunners don't have a good recent record in the league against their fierce rivals, but they can take confidence from the 1 - 0 win when the two teams met at Wembley in the Community Shield clash last month.
One thing you can definitely say about Arsenal after the FA cup thumping of Southampton and as Arsene Wenger prepares for the top of the table clash with Premier League rivals Chelsea this weekend is that the players involved last weekend have given the boss a tough decision on team selection.
Costa infuriated Arsenal supporters with his role in Gabriel and Per Mertesacker getting sent off in the two clashes last season, and it's fair to say that the 27 - year - old isn't one of the more liked players across the Premier League.
North London has prevailed in four of the last 29 clashes with west London in this fixture in league and cup over the past 11 years.
Barcelona triumphed over Manchester City in the first - leg of the last 16 Champions League clash, yet Dani Alves did not leave the pitch with a smile on his face.
Not only did he score the late winner against Liverpool in this week's League Cup semi-final, but he also scored a very late winner against Norwich in the last round of the FA Cup, to set up today's clash with the Gunners.
Well last night's Premier League clash with West Brom certainly seemed to support Wenger's statements over the suggestions of the media, with people pointing out the flashes of his old self we saw from the striker along with his all round energy and effort.
Manchester United took a huge step towards the last 16 of the Europa League by defeating Saint - Etienne 3 - 0 in their first - leg clash.
Philippe Coutinho scored a sublime goal to level things up on the night against Manchester United during their Europa League last 16 clash, and the internet has positively exploded in its wake.
Despite dropping his number one keeper for the last two games, the Arsenal boss has offered some encouragement to Wojciech Szczesny and even suggested that the Poland international could be back between the sticks for the trip north to fave Man City in the crucial Premier League clash on Sunday, as an ESPN report reveals.
Well he certainly turned up in the big Premier League clash with Man United in our last Premier League outing and Arsene Wenger has challenged his play maker, in a report on the Arsenal website, to keep up that high standard.
The 26 year - old enjoyed a fine 2014 FIFA World Cup for Miguel Herrera's impressive Mexico outfit, who were only eliminated after two late Dutch goals in their last sixteen clash, whilst his performances for Club America in the Mexican Premier League last season have also contributed to the esteem in which Layun is held.
The teenage midfielder has impressed during his time with the Portuguese big hitters, and further enhanced his reputation last month by bagging an assist during the Champions League clash against Chelsea last month (via Metro) and a report on talkSPORT is now claiming that the Gunners have been having him scouted in recent weeks.
Ibrahimovic has been sidelined since last season when he suffered a serious knee injury in the Europa League clash with Anderlecht.
The knives are well and truly out for pretty much everyone involved at Manchester United today after their shock defeat to Sevilla in last night's Champions League clash at Old Trafford.
This will not be the first time or the last time that Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London derby clash with Tottenham has been scheduled for the early kick - off on Saturday will help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game against Leicester City coming up on Tuesday night.
Arsenal were already up against it this weekend, as the fifth round of games in the Premier League season sees the Gunners travel to Stamford Bridge to take on the reigning EPL champions less than three days after facing the Ge4rman club FC Cologne in a Europa League clash, so the last thing Arsene Wenger needed was to lose one of his key players.
This is according to Spanish news outlet Diario Gol, who are reporting that the Frenchman moved to the Bernabeu last summer for a total of $ 30M, and that Toni Kroos, Marcelo and Luka Modric are injured and may miss the Champions League clash.
After winning their last 11 Premier League games on the bounce, Liverpool head into this weekend's Super Sunday clash with Chelsea with a five - point lead at the top of the table.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 15 games and go into this weekends clash in high spirits after coming from two goals down to defeat Ludogorets in the Champions league earlier this week.
In addition, Luke Shaw returned to training as he worked with a United physio for the first time since sustaining a broken leg last September in the Champions League clash with PSV.
In his press conference yesterday in the build up to our Wembley clash tomorrow, the Daily Mail reports Wenger went on to claim that Chelsea will have a tougher time of it in the Premier League this time, suggesting that last season they had the benefit of no European football as well as the other clubs being a bit inconsistent.
Arsenal head into the weekend's big Premier League clash with a great chance of beating a struggling Liverpool team and banishing the memories of last season's 5 - 1 pasting at Anfield.
Chelsea and Arsenal will take each other on in the Community Shield next week, having won the FA Cup and Premier League title between them last term, but the clash has been moved by an hour to avoid a clash.
Hopefully he will come back to north London fresh but I wonder if Arsene Wenger suspected how much he might be played when he allowed Ozil to miss the Premier League clash at Newcastle last week.
The personnel might not be so esteemed, but tonight's Europa League last - 16 clash at Anfield could be decided by similar head - to - heads.
After the shocking way Arsenal were hammered at Stamford Bridge last season, today's Premier League clash with Chelsea is a good chance to see if Arsene Wenger and the Gunners have learned their lessons — and whether we will have any more joy against the big clubs this season.
Thus, going into Saturday's clash against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, expect Arsenal to come out all guns blazing and look to get back to winning ways, after losing and drawing their last two Premier League games against Chelsea and Hull City respectively.
Regarded as one of the most gifted young tacticians in the European game, Thomas Tuchel, who'd taken the reins at the club following Jürgen Klopp «s departure in 2015, seemed to be building a side capable of challenging domestically and in the Champions League, but the former Mainz coach's spiky character clashed with the powers that be, leading to his dismissal at the end of last season.
Chelsea will begin their tournament on July 28 with a clash against La Liga giants Sevilla who knocked Manchester United out in the Champions League this season in the last 16.
Only once in the last 53 seasons have the Reds failed to score in both league clashes with the Baggies during a season (2012 - 13).
Morgan has missed the last three matches with a back injury and he will remain on the sidelines at Goodison Park, as well as missing the first leg of the Foxes» Champions League quarter - final clash in Madrid next week.
Manchester United and Liverpool will meet for the first time in a European competition when they face each other in the last 16 clash of the Europa League on 10th March.
Belgian international Mousa Dembele had a stormer for Spurs in their Champions League clash against Juventus last night.
The Clarets have struggled for any returns against Liverpool in their previous Premier League clashes, but they have shown plenty of battling qualities this season already against the big guns away from home, which is surprising after how poor they were away from Turf Moor last season.
Palace are officially the worst team in the Premier League since the turn of the year but they have had the better of Liverpool in recent times, having claimed three victories in the last four encounters between the two sides and the Eagles should head into the clash on Sunday with some confidence.
Watford are unbeaten in their last three home games against West Brom in the league (W1 D2) and from the five previous Premier League clashes, Watford are narrowly ahead with a W2 D2 L1 record over Westleague (W1 D2) and from the five previous Premier League clashes, Watford are narrowly ahead with a W2 D2 L1 record over WestLeague clashes, Watford are narrowly ahead with a W2 D2 L1 record over West Brom.
The Baggies look totally sunk after losing a home clash with Huddersfield last weekend and that's four straight league losses for the bottom side.
Rival Watch: Victory for Chelsea ahead of Camp Nou clash FC Barcelona Chelsea claimed victory against Crystal Palace in their final Premier League fixture before facing Barça at Camp Nou in the second leg of their last 16 Champions League tie.