🚨 Liverpool & Man United battle for defender, Chelsea want GK in January, Midfielder exit blocked by Man United & more
Plus Premier League Round-up and latest transfer updates.
Good morning folks and welcome to your Monday morning edition of the Daily Briefing! Thanks as always for reading, and hope you enjoy! :-)
Today’s top stories:
Arsenal fail to beat Man City.
Liverpool and Man United want Bremer.
Updates on the future of Baleba, Bremer & Wharton.
Premier League round-up
Arsenal vs Manchester City
Mikel Arteta surprised fans with his line-up against Man City as he benched Eberechi Eze and started with Leandro Trossard and Noni Madueke on the wings. Bukayo Saka made his return from a hamstring injury and took his place on the bench.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring for the visitors and kept up his brilliant form this season.
Arteta sent Eze and Saka from the start of the second half and they made instant impact for the Gunners. Arsenal started creating and attacking more. Despite Man City’s valiant effort of defending the Arsenal threat, Arteta’s super sub Gabriel Martinelli scored the equaliser for the Gunners in the 93rd minute.
Both the sides shared the point in an exciting encounter on Sunday in the Premier League but the real winner of the match was Liverpool, who saw both of their title challengers lose two points each. FT: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester City [Pictures from Sky Sports]
Premier League League results in full:
Fulham 3-1 Brentford
Bournemouth 0-0 Newcastle
Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal 1-1 Man City
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta: “Gabriel Martinelli probably deserved to play and didn’t. Instead of moaning, he comes with an unbelievable energy to help the team to get a point. Eberechi Eze, the same.”
Arteta: “I’m very proud of the team. We dominated them, and I’m very disappointed with the result. It was so unfair to concede that goal, and after we dominated again”.
Jamie Carragher feels Arsenal have hidden advantage over Liverpool in title race. More details!
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich's French defender Dayot Upamecano, 26, has his eyes on a move to Real Madrid when his contract expires next summer. (Marca)
Brighton
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has urged midfielder Carlos Baleba to remain grounded despite rumours of a move, with Manchester United interested in signing the 21-year-old Cameroon international in the summer. (Daily Mirror)
Chelsea
France and AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, 30, could be on Chelsea's transfer agenda again in the next window following 27-year-old Spaniard Robert Sanchez's performance against Manchester United. He is free to sign a pre-contract agreement in January as his current deal expires next summer, and was wanted by the Blues in the summer. (Daily Express)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace are expected to rebuff any offer for England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, in the January transfer window, with Liverpool and Real Madrid keen. (Football Insider)
(Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
Everton
Everton are considering a move for free-agent defender Sergio Reguilon, 28, although the former Tottenham Hotspur full-back is said to prefer a move back to his Spanish homeland. (Football Insider)
Liverpool
Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea are all interested in signing 28-year-old Juventus and Brazil defender Gleison Bremer. (Teamtalk)
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola: “Arsenal are a team that have fought for the last two Premier League’s to win it. They arrived in the semi-finals of the Champions League. It’s not just Man City that invests money, as they did it as well. So tough. We were there”.
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes: “It's very tough for some players to become Man United players because this can be very heavy to come out of this tunnel and get out there. Remember it’s a privilege for everyone and everyone is very proud to wear the shirt”.
Man United to block January exit amid Newcastle interest. Full Story here!
Tottenham
Sevilla's Ruben Vargas, 27, remains on Spurs' radar should they decide to pursue a winger in January. Boss Thomas Frank may focus on a central midfielder, but the Swiss international remains an option further up the pitch. (Football Insider)
Tottenham Hotspur are keen to make 30-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Palhinha's loan deal from Bayern Munich permanent in January. (TBR Football)
(Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images) “Difficult deal to do” – Tottenham given slim chance of signing midfielder in January. More details!
West Ham United
West Ham United are considering all managerial options as pressure builds on Graham Potter following Saturday's defeat to Crystal Palace. (Sky Sports)