All news by author: John Cross

Arsenal were the ones being chased down by Man City last season. But that could change after this weekend, a point not lost on Mikel Arteta who almost cast the Gunners as this season's "little horse"

COLUMN: England's manager is a big fan of the Manchester City star despite the false narrative and will almost certainly use him at the summer tournament PLUS: Arsene Wenger's message for non-league club

Arsenal could go top of the Premier League table this weekend and stay there if results go their way in their clash against Brentford while title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City face off

Ivan Toney will face up against Arsenal for Brentford on Saturday with the striker desperate to earn himself a big-money move this summer while Mikel Arteta seeks a new frontman

MANCHESTER CITY 3-1 FC COPENHAGEN: Goals from Manuel Akanji, Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland ensured a stress-free night for the reigning Champions League holders as they progress to the last eight

When their title chances appeared to be hitting a dead end, Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal players, plus their families, went to Dubai for a mid-season break - since returning, the Gunners have been red hot, scoring for fun, and putting themselves back in the mix

Arsenal have won seven games in a row culminating in a crushing 6-0 victory over basement boys Sheffield United on Monday night, but Declan Rice insists they must continue their perfect run

Arsenal sent a title message to Liverpool and Manchester City at Bramall Lane on Monday night as the Gunners ruthlessly eviscerated Sheffield United in a 6-0 thrashing

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0-6 ARSENAL: The Gunners made it seven wins on the bounce with another high-scoring Premier League victory, keeping them well and truly in the hunt for the title

Former Manchester United and Everton star Wayne Rooney will be the star pundit for TNT Sports as his two old clubs do battle on Saturday

Luton star Chiedozie Ogbene grew up watching Usain Bolt and now wants to become the fastest player in the Premier League having already topped 36.9km/h

Chelsea have spent plenty since Todd Boehly took the reins but the Blues may have to be watchful in the transfer window if they qualify for Europe

EXCLUSIVE Real Madrid hero Raul has paid Jude Bellingham the ultimate compliment by saying the England star is the best young talent he has seen for years

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: A documentary on Sven Goran Eriksson is set to still go ahead despite the former England manager being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer spelt out the ultimatum to Premier League clubs ahead of their March 11 meeting

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood is spending the season on loan at Getafe and has been linked with a longer stay in Spain, amid claims of interest from both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona

CHELSEA 3-2 LEEDS: Conor Gallagher's late winner spared Chelsea's blushes after Championship side Leeds opened the scoring and fought back from a goal down to test the Blues' resolve

Al-Ittihad failed with a huge bid for Mohamed Salah in the last summer transfer window and Liverpool could face another fight to keep hold of their star man come the end of the season

Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group are seeking a new sporting director and could turn to former chief Michael Edwards who played a huge part in their success under Jurgen Klopp

Jack Grealish was substituted during Manchester City's win over Luton Town on Tuesday night with another injury which could threaten his chances of earning a call-up to Euro 2024 this summer

Kevin De Bruyne has been in scintilating form for Manchester City since returning to contention from injury and now opened up on how he has struck up an instant understanding with teammte Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland scored five goals as Manchester City beat Luton 6-2 in the FA Cup, with the striker sending an ominous warning to Premier League title rivals Liverpool and Arsenal as the champions eye another Treble

Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali were in the stands at Wembley for the disappointing Carabao Cup final defeat and comforted Mauricio Pochettino

Gary Neville slammed Chelsea's collapse against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final and branded the Blues "billion pound bottlers" - but Mauricio Pochettino has his own theory on the pundit's comments

LUTON 2-6 MANCHESTER CITY: Erling Haaland hit five of the visitors' goals in a stunning display at Kenilworth Road while team-mate Kevin De Bruyne bagged four assists