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Arsenal look to recover from last week\u2019s defeat by Aston Villa<\/strong>, though have a considerable injury list. Mikel Arteta has run a roll call of sorts on the players who might be available to face Wolves in Saturday\u2019s 8pm kick-off.<\/p>\n

William Saliba \u201chasn\u2019t trained with us yet. Let\u2019s see if he can be available.\u201d Jurrien Timber \u201cdepends how he feels today. It\u2019s a matter of days.\u201d Declan Rice: <\/strong>\u201cLet\u2019s see how he is today. He was ill, normally in a few days it gets resolved.\u201d And Leandro Trossard is \u201canother one that is a matter of days. Sounds boring but that is the reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arteta stayed positive at Villa Park, and tried to strike a positive note again: \u201cHopefully tomorrow we will win, and then in the last one, two or three [games] we will have been the best team [in the form table]. We try to win every game, that\u2019s the only thing we can do in terms of being as consistent as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dave Estherby gets in touch:<\/strong> \u201cOk so I think we can all ascertain from that presser that whoever\u2019s in charge at Liverpool it sure as hell ain\u2019t Arne Slot. One week, the public outburst, the turning-up-at-training-as-if-nothing\u2019s-happened, the selfie in the gym alone, and still nothing. He should be made to train with the reserves for the rest of the season and yet it wouldn\u2019t surprise me at all if he starts tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cSlot visibly flinched and asked for the question to be repeated when asked if he wants Salah to stay, we all know what\u2019s gonna happen; gone in January to Saudi on a ludicrous contract for a fortune. Everyone\u2019s happy; the club get rid for nice windfall and the money-grabber grabs his money, all\u2019s fair in love and war. Except Slot, that is, who ends up looking like a idiot. Nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There has been talk of a distance between the Class of 92<\/strong> and Manchester United, so this is a development. Via PA Media\u2019s Simon Peach:<\/p>\n

University Academy 92, founded by former Manchester United captain Gary Neville and fellow members of the Class of 92, is launching a new campus at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

The higher education institution was set up by Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt in association with Lancaster University and opened in 2019.
UA92 has campuses in the city centre and next to the Old Trafford cricket ground, which will be complemented from January by United\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

Several suites within the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand will be used as teaching spaces and Gary Neville says \u201cbringing our students into this environment connects everything we stand for.\u201d This is a full circle moment for me – Manchester United is where my dreams started and now we have the privilege of helping the next generation achieve theirs,\u201d the UA92 co-founder said.<\/p>\n

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Evan Ferguson scored twice last night for Roma at Celtic<\/strong>, the best performance yet of his loan. There\u2019s talk he will return to Brighton. Fabian Hurzeler has been speaking ahead of Brighton\u2019s visit to face Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvan is a player for us, that is why he will always be an option. At the moment he is on loan but we follow it, we are pleased how he performed yesterday. Of course we all follow it so definitely he might be an option.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hurz (not) on Salah: \u201cWe always want to face the best players, the best teams. We try to go for this challenge, to be honest we don\u2019t have any idea how Liverpool have played with which players that will face us, which formation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about us, focusing on our principles, our style of play. We go there, we know no matter which situation Liverpool is it will be a big challenge so we try to face it and we try to win this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bournemouth have announced Vitality<\/strong> as their new front of shirt sponsor from next season, replacing the gambling company bj88.<\/p>\n

The move comes as the Premier League prepares to start a voluntary ban on gambling companies acting as front of shirt sponsors, which is due to come in from next season.<\/p>\n

Research by the company GlobalData estimated the overall value of shirt sponsorship deals by gambling companies to be worth a combined \u00a3104million in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

Last May, the gambling commission wrote to Bournemouth and four other Premier League sides warning them over their relationships with their front of shirt sponsors, as the gambling brands did not have a licence to operate in the UK.<\/p>\n

The Cherries have agreed a \u2018multi-year\u2019 deal with Vitality, who are already the title sponsors of their stadium. AFC Bournemouth\u2019s president of business operations, Jim Frevola, said: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to welcome Vitality as the club\u2019s front-of-shirt sponsor and further our relationship, which is already built around our shared principles of energy, resilience and community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Another fans story, via the BBC in Essex.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Southend United fans have called for a refund after their 250-mile away day to Rochdale was rained off for the second time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National League tie was being won by the hosts 2-1 before it was abandoned in the 77th minute<\/strong> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It followed many fans making their way to the Crown Oil Arena in September, only for the game to be postponed due to heavy rainfall less than two and half hours before kick-off. Hoping their next meeting would be third time lucky, supporters group Shrimpers Trust said: \u201cAt this or any level, this is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lancashire clubs \u2013 Rochdale is Greater Manchester but formerly Lancs \u2013 have had it wet this season. See Blackburn\u2019s problems against Sheffield Wednesday last week. Their second abandonment of the season.<\/p>\n

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Yet more Slot:<\/strong> \u201cAlex [Isak] got a knock in the first half, so let\u2019s see how he recovers from that today and if he is able to start tomorrow.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s helpful in the upcoming weeks that we won\u2019t play as many games as we did until now. I wonder if there are more teams that have played three games in seven days this season. We had to do it three times already this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am almost happy we are out of the League Cup, because if we had to play with 13 outfield players available with any Premier League experience, and we had to go to Arsenal away on Tuesday after already so many games played, then maybe people can understand a bit better why I made that line-up against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t good for me but I made that decision for the team. Losing a game of football is never a good idea, but sometimes players need rest as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Women\u2019s Super League will review its broadcast slots<\/strong> at the end of the season amid disappointment at some viewing figures during the first half of the campaign.<\/p>\n

An average audience of 59,000 watched live Sky Sports coverage of Arsenal\u2019s 2-1 win over Liverpool last Saturday lunchtime, even fewer than the 71,000 people who watched Arsenal v Chelsea on Sky in the same noon kick-off slot last month, leading to criticism from fans about the scheduling of such flagship games.<\/p>\n

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A bit more Slot on Salah:<\/strong> \u201cWho made the call? I think we decided as a club and I was part of that not to take him to Inter. I am always in contact with them with lineup and squads, that is always left to me. I talk to Richard Hughes more than Michael Edwards, we speak about many things.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I want him to stay? Another way of asking but the next time I speak about Mo will be with him. I see no reason why I don\u2019t want him to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

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England fans outrage at ‘laughable’ World Cup ticket prices<\/h2>\n

England fans say they have been \u201cslapped in the face\u201d by Fifa after it was revealed a run to the World Cup final would cost supporters over \u00a35,000 for tickets<\/strong>. The pricing policy was described as \u201claughable\u201d by the Football Supporters\u2019 Association\u2019s England Fans\u2019 Embassy, while Football Supporters Europe (FSE) called the prices a \u201cmonumental betrayal\u201d of match-going fans and urged Fifa to call a halt to the sale process.<\/p>\n

Fans hoping to access tickets through their national associations\u2019 travel programmes and loyalty schemes discovered on Thursday that the cheapest final ticket would cost 4,185 US dollars (\u00a33,120). The Football Association shared pricing information with the England Supporters Travel Club (ESTC) on Thursday evening, which showed that if a fan bought the cheapest ticket for every game through to the final it would cost 7,020 US dollars (\u00a35,228).<\/p>\n

In a post on X, the England Fans\u2019 Embassy said: \u201cThese prices are a slap in the face to supporters who support their team outside of the flagship tournament that appears every four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo call the Category 3 tickets, the cheapest available to ESTC members, \u2018Supporter Value Category 3\u2019 that comes at a cost of 7,020 US dollars if you want to follow England from start to finish, is laughable. A game for supporters, loyalty has been thrown out of the window and supporters of the participating nations have been completely let down.\u201d<\/p>\n

FSE said, from the ticket price information it had available, supporting your team from the first game to the final at the 2026 tournament would cost five times as much as at the last World Cup in Qatar in 2022.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Gianni Infantino speaks during the World Cup 2026 official match schedule announcement in Washington.<\/span> Photograph: Roberto Schmidt\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

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Kolo Toure will be doing the Manchester City press conference<\/strong> today because Pep Guardiola has a personal matter to attend but the head coach will be in the dugout at Crystal Palace on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Slot has been talking about Liverpool\u2019s injuries, too:<\/strong> \u201cEndo and Gakpo? Going to be weeks. Cody is a muscle injury and Wata is ankle.<\/p>\n

And his new strike pairing of Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak: \u201cWhat we all saw, which is normal, the more they play, the more they will adapt and the better they will cooperate. The other two No 9s on the pitch for Inter were more used to playing with each. It\u2019s the second time they have played together and I think we will see more of this in the future. Alex got a knock in the first half, so let\u2019s see if he is able to start tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think height tells you a player is perfectly equipped for that direct style. Some are tall and struggle, others aren\u2019t and dominate. Alex and Hugo, you can better use them in behind than long balls into their body. I see Hugo trying to do this better and better but there\u2019s room for improvement as there is with so many parts of our games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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More Slot on Salah: \u201cI have no reasons to not want him to stay.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Slot set for Salah talks today<\/h2>\n

Seems it\u2019s undecided whether he plays a part against Brighton.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI will have a conversation with Mo this morning and the outcome determines how.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I need is a conversation with him and the next time I speak about Mo should be with him and not in here. There\u2019s not much more I can say. I speak to him today and the outcome determines how things will look tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can try in multiple ways but I just said the next time I speak about him should be with him. I think there\u2019s been a lot of conversations since the last week between his reps and ours. An apology? Normally I\u2019d say you\u2019ve had your three questions\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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The week\u2019s big story<\/strong> has been the Mohamed Salah affair. Liverpool play Brighton this weekend, a game Salah pinpointed might be his last. There\u2019s also talk of a midweek meeting with Jordan Henderson; does that mean Saudi Arabia or Brentford? Arne Slot is due to speak this morning.<\/p>\n

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Good morning, football. We\u2019re back back back for another Friday buildup to the day\u2019s action, reporting on all the big stories, and previewing another big weekend of Premier League action.<\/p>\n

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