‘This is going to be a fiercely fought contest’: Chris Sutton gives his prediction ahead of Manchester City’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Arsenal at the Etihad as he backs one side to ‘edge it’

Chris Sutton thinks Manchester City will edge past Arsenal when the Premier League’s top two clubs meet in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday evening. It will be the first meeting of the sides this season with their original league showdown having been rescheduled. It is likely that both will rotate to some extent…

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‘This is going to be a fiercely fought contest’: Chris Sutton gives his prediction ahead of Manchester City’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Arsenal at the Etihad as he backs one side to ‘edge it’

Chris Sutton thinks Manchester City will edge past Arsenal when the Premier League’s top two clubs meet in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday evening. It will be the first meeting of the sides this season with their original league showdown having been rescheduled. It is likely that both will rotate to some extent…

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‘The way football clubs are run is madness’: Walsall chief Leigh Pomlett SLAMS ‘mind-bogglingly stupid and totally unnecessary’ spending by League Two clubs and insists the Saddlers are ‘ambitious in a sustainable way’

Walsall co-chairman Leigh Pomlett has blasted the ‘totally unnecessary’ spending of League Two clubs as the Saddlers get ready for a bumper payday against Leicester in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The League Two side host the Foxes in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday. A takeover by American investors the Trivela…

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‘The way football clubs are run is madness’: Walsall chief Leigh Pomlett SLAMS ‘mind-bogglingly stupid and totally unnecessary’ spending by League Two clubs and insists the Saddlers are ‘ambitious in a sustainable way’

Walsall co-chairman Leigh Pomlett has blasted the ‘totally unnecessary’ spending of League Two clubs as the Saddlers get ready for a bumper payday against Leicester in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The League Two side host the Foxes in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday. A takeover by American investors the Trivela…

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EXCLUSIVE: Welcome to Wrexham! DailyMail.com goes behind the scenes at the Hollywood-owned club to see the impact of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they plot ANOTHER FA Cup upset ahead of hosting second tier Sheffield United

The arrival of Hollywood co-owners has brought a lot that’s different to Wrexham but Iwan Pugh-Jones simply gives thanks for the two new industrial size washing machines in the kit room. It’s 10am on Monday morning, six days out from the team’s FA Cup fourth round tie with Sheffield United, and Pugh-Jones, the club’s kit man,…

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EXCLUSIVE: Welcome to Wrexham! DailyMail.com goes behind the scenes at the Hollywood-owned club to see the impact of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they plot ANOTHER FA Cup upset ahead of hosting second tier Sheffield United

The arrival of Hollywood co-owners has brought a lot that’s different to Wrexham but Iwan Pugh-Jones simply gives thanks for the two new industrial size washing machines in the kit room. It’s 10am on Monday morning, six days out from the team’s FA Cup fourth round tie with Sheffield United, and Pugh-Jones, the club’s kit man,…

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Man City 1-0 Arsenal: Pep Guardiola’s side draw first blood over their Premier League title rivals as Nathan Ake’s second-half goal sees them knock the Gunners out of the FA Cup to reach the fifth round

From Pep Guardiola there was a small fist pump at the end, a handshake with his friend and rival Mikel Arteta and then he was off down the tunnel. That, in essence, is what satisfaction looks like. Manchester City will play better than this over the remainder of the season. They will have to if…

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Man City 1-0 Arsenal: Pep Guardiola’s side draw first blood over their Premier League title rivals as Nathan Ake’s second-half goal sees them knock the Gunners out of the FA Cup to reach the fifth round

From Pep Guardiola there was a small fist pump at the end, a handshake with his friend and rival Mikel Arteta and then he was off down the tunnel. That, in essence, is what satisfaction looks like. Manchester City will play better than this over the remainder of the season. They will have to if…

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THE NOTEBOOK: Etihad security ramped up for Arsenal fans at Man City FA Cup tie, while Leandro Trossard was a shining light for Mikel Arteta’s much-changed side on his full Gunners debut

Nathan Ake’s curling shot just after the hour mark was enough to see Manchester City knock out Premier League leaders Arsenal from the FA Cup on Friday night.   The match-up between England’s two leading clubs was a close encounter, but Jack Grealish’s pass to Ake was firmly delivered into the far corner out of reach…

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THE NOTEBOOK: Etihad security ramped up for Arsenal fans at Man City FA Cup tie, while Leandro Trossard was a shining light for Mikel Arteta’s much-changed side on his full Gunners debut

Nathan Ake’s curling shot just after the hour mark was enough to see Manchester City knock out Premier League leaders Arsenal from the FA Cup on Friday night.   The match-up between England’s two leading clubs was a close encounter, but Jack Grealish’s pass to Ake was firmly delivered into the far corner out of reach…

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