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Friday Premier League press conferences LIVE – Arteta, Maresca, Guardiola and MORE

FILE PHOTO (EDITORS NOTE: COMPOSITE OF IMAGES - Image numbers 2148069304, 2002647561) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City (L) and Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal. Manchester City and Arsenal meet in a Premier League fixture on September 22,2024 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester,England. ***LEFT IMAGE*** MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 09: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 09, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, looks on during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal FC at London Stadium on February 11, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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Welcome to our live blog! We’ll have updates throughout the day from the Premier League pre-match press conferences ahead of the weekend’s fixture…

15:08 Ange Postecoglou says Spurs were NEVER signing Kolo Muani

Postecoglou on the latest injury news, the transfer window and much more…

 

13:40 Arteta insists PL title race is not a two-horse race

“I don’t think so, when you look at every game, it can go either way. In two or three weeks, it could be something different.”

13:39 Arteta on potential England call up for Lewis-Skelly

“Let him settle where he is first and talk about the reality he’s got in front of him and deal with that, and that’s more than enough for now.”

13:37 Arteta on Myles Lewis-Skelly position change

“The moment that I saw him, the only thing I saw was to change his position. I said to him, this is where you will be. He fits the way we play. We started to work on that.”

13:32 Arteta jokes that managers should get 10-year contracts

“Maybe we start with managers getting 10-year contracts.”
Q. Would you like a 10-year contract?
“At the minute, I’m very happy with what I’ve got.”

13:30 Arteta on capitalising on Liverpool dropping points

“It’s always important to win and capitalise on other teams when they don’t win. It’s always a good week. We need many more of those because of where we are and stay very focused.”

13:30 Maresca insists Chelsea can cope without Palmer

“We rely on Cole because he’s a big player. We prefer to play with him 100% but we will find different solutions.”

13:29 Maresca on Chelsea's home form

“Probably when we are away we are more calm, we don’t rush.

“At home sometimes we want to play quick because we want to show it to the fans. This is a mistake against teams that sit back.”

13:29 Arteta praises the appointment of Slegers are permanent Arsenal women's manager

“Very happy, phenomenal job since she joined the club. Promoting someone who is already with us from within is a good signal.”

13:28 Maresca on Mudryk

“The only thing I say is that we’re close to Misha and trying to help him.”

13:26 Player speculation not easy to deal with says Maresca

“It’s not just for us but for every club and manager.

“When there is noise about some players it’s not easy. If there is noise about other clubs, probably they are not focused 100%.”

13:27 Arteta thinks his players are enjoying the challenge of chasing down Liverpool

“I think so, if you want to be fighting for the top trophies for 11 months like we’ve been doing two and a half years, you have to enjoy those circumstances and pressure because it’s the beauty of it. We are playing to win, and that’s exactly what we want to do.”

13:25 Maresca jokes January has been a disaster

How are you finding January? “Disaster.”

“It’s normal that you judge results but if you judge the performance of the team, I’m happy.

“I’m not happy with the second half against Bournemouth.”

13:24 Arteta on new signings

“At the moment we don’t have them, we are trying actively to find a solution. We’ll see what we can do. We have lost two massive players in the front line and we need support.”

13:24 Maresca says Chalobah trained with first team before leaving in summer

“I’m not sure but I think Trev trained with us until we flew to the USA.

“I had a chat with him. He was doing well there (at Palace).”

13:23 Arteta reacts to Erling Haaland's long-time contract extension

“If they’re willing to commit to a player for that long, good news for them.

13:29 Arteta arrives

Mikel has arrived and we’re almost ready to go

13:28 Arteta delayed

We’re still waiting for Mikel Arteta to arrive for his press conference here at Arsenal’s training ground

13:28 Maresca says Chelsea need to be more clinical

“Being more clinical solves all the problems.”

13:15 Maresca on Haaland's contract

Maresca on Haaland’s contract: “If they decide it’s because he deserves it.

“The only thing I can say is he is a fantastic guy and deserves it.”

13:14 Palmer among Chelsea doubts

“We have Cole that is a doubt, he didn’t do the session today.

“Levi was not in the session today, Enzo was not in the session today, Romeo was not in the session today.

“We have three of four players that are a doubt because of the last game.

“Cole, in the first half they kick him. It’s the same situation as the others.”

13:12 Maresca unsure if Broja will return to Chelsea

Maresca says he has “no idea” whether Broja is returning to Chelsea and says he has not heard anything.

13:11 Maresca explains decision to recall Chalobah

“We had a few injuries as you know so we were looking for a solution and we solved that problem.

“The best solution was to call back Trev. We know he can help us.

“He was very happy, I can see his face. You can see in his eyes.

Does he have something to prove? “The reason why he left was because of financial fair play and these kind of things. It wasn’t just a technical decision.”

13:09 Maresca says he will be careful with James

Maresca has arrived for his pre-match press conference.

On Reece James: For sure, if he plays 45 minutes, it means he can be ready (to start).

“What we don’t want with Reece is an injury again. Since we start, we are trying to help him.”

12:46 Arteta due to speak imminently

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is scheduled to speak at 13:00GMT, follow live updates here as well as watching live on our YouTube channel below…

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