Members of Arsenal and Aston Villa s technical teams have been charged by the Football Association over an altercation during their Premier League game last month.

The Gunners staged a remarkable 4-2 comeback at Villa Park on February 18, sealed by a dramatic own goal courtesy of their former goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

It came after earlier goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko had helped the visitors draw on level terms, while Gabriel Martinelli added a fourth deep in injury time.

Celebrations were marred between a clash between Villa’s head of performance analysis Victor Manas and Arsenal s technical analyst Miguel Molina, and now the pair have been charged by the FA.

Aston Villa s head of performance analysis, Victor Manas, and Arsenal s…

Ronald Koeman admits Barcelona cannot settle for anything less than first place in LaLiga and insisted Lionel Messi is up for the challenge.

A sloppy start to the campaign has left Barcelona with a great deal of ground to make up on the likes of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid over the coming months, after losing four of their opening 14 league games.

However, by taking 10 points from a possible 12 over the course of their last four games, there is a hint of a meaningful revival from Koeman s team.

Even with the season disrupted by the pandemic, and with the distraction of club elections only likely to grow across the next month, Koeman knows there will be no viable excuse for failure.

At a club like Barca you have to win things. I think our ultimate…

Unai Emery says Mesut Ozil did not have the necessary qualities to fit in with the pressing game he wanted to implement at Arsenal despite the playmaker s brilliant talent .

Emery lasted 18 months in charge at Emirates Stadium and has been replaced by former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta, who signed a three and a half year deal on Friday.

Getting the best out of Ozil will be one of the key challenges for Arteta, who takes the top job for the first time after earning his reputation as a coaching talent as Pep Guardiola s assistant during two Premier League title-winning seasons at Manchester City.

Ozil was sidelined during Emery s time at the club and the Spaniard indicated he hoped to fit the former Germany international into his attacking plans but was unable t…

Kevin De Bruyne believes Pep Guardiola s arrival has offered Manchester City a new beginning and led to their flying start in the Premier League.

The Belgium playmaker opened the scoring in Saturday s 2-1 Manchester derby win over United at Old Trafford.

City have four wins from as many league games to start the campaign, netting 11 times.

De Bruyne, who enjoyed a fine first season at the Etihad Stadium in 2015-16, feels the impact of Guardiola has given his team a lift.

I think the way we try to play now is very enjoyable, especially for the attacking players, because we try to play nice football, the way we want to play, he said.

I think maybe for some guys it s a new beginning. We have got to go a little bit away from the physical game in the…

Torino have completed the signing of Afriyie Acquah on a four-year deal, with the Ghana international ending his fruitless two-year stay at Hoffenheim.

The 23-year-old midfielder moved to Hoffenheim from Palermo in 2013 but never featured for the Bundesliga side, instead returning to Italy for a second loan spell at Parma as well as a stint at Sampdoria.

While Acquah had two years left to run on his deal at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Torino have moved to sign the Ghanaian until 2019.

Acquah s form for Parma in recent seasons saw him named in Ghana s squads for the 2014 World Cup as well as the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.

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Fabinho nears Manchester City move

Monaco full-back Fabinho is reportedly set to join Premier League giants Manchester City, .

The Citizens aim to recruit the Brazilian defender as a long-term successor to Pablo Zabaleta and they are believed to be in advanced talks with the player s employers.

Everything suggests that the deal taking Fabinho to the Etihad will be finalised next week, with Monaco set to earn a substantial fee in the process.

The Principality club finally purchased the defender s contract in May after he had spent two years on loan at Stade Louis II.

Fabinho largely impressed ever since he joined the club from Rio Ave and was at times used as a holding midfielder in addition to playing at right-back.

The 21-year-old, who …

Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has offered his services to hometown club Everton as he looks to secure a move away from Loftus Road, according to the Mirror.

The boyhood Toffees fan is so keen to secure a move to Goodison Park that he has offered to take a fifty per cent pay cut on his £70,000 per week wages.

Barton is currently with Harry Redknapp’s side having spent a year on loan with Ligue 1 side Marsielle, and could feature in the Hoops opening game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.

However, the 30 year old has made contact with Everton manager Roberto Martinez to see if he would be willing to sign him.

The controversial player was linked with a move to the Blue half of Merseyside on a number of oc…

Arsenal are considering a January bid for Spartak Moscow midfielder Romulo, Russian media outlet .

It is no secret the Gunners are on the lookout for a new defensive midfielder and they look set to rekindle the interest in their long-term target.

According to Izvestia, Arsenal are ready to offer €12 million for the Brazilian, as well as send one of their hot prospects on a season-long loan to Spartak.

And while the Russian side are not looking to sell the player who is slowly returning to form after a serious knee injury, it is believed that they would accept proposals in the region of €16 million, which is double the amount that they paid for him back in July 2012.

Having been plagued with numerous injuries since arriving in Moscow, Romulo only mana…

Liverpool have finally sealed the signing of forward Christian Benteke from Aston Villa after a lengthy pursuit of the Belgium international.

The 24-year-old has agreed a long-term contract at Anfield after impressing with Villa, where he scored 49 goals in 101 appearances.

It is thought Benteke s release clause was £32.5 million, which would make him the second most expensive player in Liverpool s history after Andy Carroll.

I came here to win trophies, Benteke told the club s official website.  I came here to reach some great goals with the team.

I m very happy to be part of the Liverpool family now and I will do everything to make them happy and work hard for them and my team-mates.

It is the latest transfer in a busy window for manager …

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Looking to build on what has been a real purple patch, Manchester City will welcome Crystal Palace to an empty Etihad on Sunday night.

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Starting with the hosts, managing to come past what was a resilient Brighton side earlier in the week, the mood in Manchester City s camp should be at a real high. Securing a 1-0 win against the Seagulls on home soil and still holding a game in hand over both Liverpool and Manchester United, Pep Guardiola s side have played themselves into the title chase. Skyrocketing their way up the table and also managing to secure their spot in the final of this year s EFL Cup, Pep Guardiola s men find themselves enjoying a seven-match winning run across all formats. In fact, not tasting defeat sinc…