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Mikel Arteta, Ange Postecoglou and Pep Guardiola pre-match press conferences LIVE

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Live updates from the Premier League pre-match manager press conferences ahead of the latest round of games, including from Mikel Arteta, Ange Postecoglou and Pep Guardiola.

Postecoglou wraps it up

That’ll be all from Spurs’ main man. More coverage will follow on our website.

Wilson Odobert will be eased back in

Spurs yet to find a consistent plan for bringing players back into the fold from injury; “with all the players who came back we’ve taken a different approach. Wilson trained today and we’ll see how he is.”

Postecoglou rules Kulusevski out

“He’s trained today with the players who didn’t play last night. He looked good, he’s not available this weekend and he won’t start on Thursday, but he’s looking good.”

Postecoglou's spy in the camp

Postecoglou is concerned about the speed in which Spurs’ injury news is being made widely available; “there’s no doubt we’ve got a leak, it certainly doesn’t help us on game days.”

That's all from Arteta and Guardiola!

That’s it from the Arsenal and City managers. We’ll have updates from Postecoglou to follow and more coverage on our website.

 

Half-price Rice?

Arteta backs Rice to score more goals after his free-kick double against Real Madrid.

Asked about the song from Arsenal fans claiming they got him for half-price, he laughs and replies “I don’t think so!”

Adam Wharton will like that

“Excellent holding-midfielder” is a piece of praise Adam Wharton will be pleased to hear from Pep Guardiola.

Havertz return before the end of the season possible

Arteta says he is hopeful that Kai Havertz will be able to return to action before the end of the season.

Man City's injury woes

Guardiola is quick to declare that his injury list hasn’t decreased, but he’s “pleased” that despite the season-long issues, City are still in contention for a Champions League spot.

Calafiori latest

Arteta says Calafiori is “progressing well” in his recovery but is unable to give a clear timeline on his return.

Arteta confirms Saka and Rice are both fit

Arteta confirms both Saka and Rice are available and fine to face Brentford after coming off against Real Madrid with knocks.

Nico O'Reilly's best position

Whilst City’s latest academy graduate describes his best position as a box-to-box midfielder, Guardiola says with a smile “his box-to-box is on the side, he can do it with the same power, but on the side”.

Arteta on semi-automated offsides

Arteta says he is pleased about the introduction of semi-automated offsides this weekend and thinks it makes it “more fair”.

Arsenal stars given a day off after Real Madrid

How many days off did Arsenal earn?

Arteta: “Just one, I think they were very happy with that!”

Arteta delighted with Saka return

Arteta praises the impact Saka has already had so soon after returning and says he makes the team more connected in attack.

Arteta has arrived

Arteta is here.

Reflecting on Tuesday, he says it was a “special night” but insists the focus is now fully on Brentford.

Pep Guardiola on fifth Champions League place

“It’s better to have five teams than four, but there are seven contenders, it’ll be decided at the last moment.

“We don’t have the squad, all season, we have three central defenders out, we have our main striker out.”

No sign of Arteta yet

We’re still waiting for the Arsenal boss to arrive. Hopefully won’t be long!

Semi-automated offside technology introduced to Premier League this weekend

The Premier League will introduce semi-automated offside technology this weekend following non-live testing.

The technology will provide better placement of the virtual offside line, enhancing the speed of the process. It will also produce virtual graphics to ensure an enhanced experience for supporters in-stadium and those watching it broadcasted.

The Premier League has worked in collaboration with PGMOL and Genius Sports to develop the new semi-automated offside technology system.

It’s first use in a live situation will take place when Manchester City host Crystal Palace at 12:30 on Saturday 12th April.

Waiting on Arteta

Arteta is running slightly late for his press conference, which was due to start at 1. Hopefully he’ll be with us shortly.

Maresca press conference

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Slot reacts to Salah's new contract

In case you missed it this morning, Liverpool have confirmed that Mo Salah has signed a new contract with the club.

Here’s what Arne Slot had to say about his talisman signing a new deal.

Arteta, Guardiola and Postecoglou coming up

We’re set to hear from Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola and Ange Postecoglou ahead of the weekend’s games this afternoon.

Stay tuned for live updates.

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