🚨 Arsenal deal Amorim first defeat, Newcastle WARNED about losing Isak, Chelsea star holds talks over exit, Mbappe misses another penalty, & more

Arsenal win and get a possible Alexander Isak boost, plus a potential departure at Chelsea...

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Today's top stories:

• Arsenal beat Manchester United as Liverpool drop points!

• Could this Chelsea defender be on his way out?

• Plus more from Barcelona, Man City and Real Madrid

Arsenal

• Jurrien Timber headed in the first of two set-piece goals for Arsenal as they closed the gap on Liverpool in the title race! FT Arsenal 2-0 Man United [Pictures from Prime Video Sport]

• Mikel Arteta on Arsenal’s set-piece success: “We need that. I think we want to be very dangerous and very effective from every angle and every face of play. We worked on all of that. Today we couldn’t score from open play like we did against West Ham, against Sporting, so the team really has belief that from every angle we have the mentality to threaten the opponent and to try to score. Today was two set pieces, we constantly have threatening corners.”

• Arteta: “It would’ve been a big risk to play Gabriel because he felt something against West Ham. Sunday is a possibility, same with Calafiori] as well.”

• Alexander Isak to Arsenal? Newcastle United have been warned about preparing to lose their star player…

Barcelona

• Having previously been linked with a free transfer to Barcelona before the Wojciech Szczesny deal, Spanish goalkeeper Edgar Badia has agreed to join Tenerife. A six month contract has been verbally agreed and formal steps are set to follow.

• Hansi Flick: “Don’t forget Pau Cubarsi. He’s still 17 years old and he’s playing like a veteran.”