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Gareth Southgate admitted he would have lost “credibility” had he not explained Ben White’s absence from yet another England squad considering his outstanding form for Arsenal this season

Football Association chiefs are ready to give Gareth Southgate a new deal to take him up until the 2026 World Cup, with his current £2.5million-a-year contract due to expire in December

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Former Arsenal Ian Wright impressed during his Sky Sports debut and could be set to perform a major U-turn on his decision to take a step back from punditry

England face Brazil and Belgium in their final tune-up matches before Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate names his provisional squad for the European Championship in Germany

Conceicao accused Arsenal boss Arteta of insulting his family during a touchline bust-up during their Champions League clash on Tuesday night

Gomez, 26, has won 11 senior caps with the last coming in October 2020 against Wales before he got a bad knee injury while on England duty the following month

Martin Odegaard was a shining light for Arsenal as they found a route past Porto to book themselves a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time for 14 years - and now the Gunners captain is imploring his team-mates to grow from this

Arsenal have managed to reach the last eight of the Champions League and Martin Odegaard believes the current Premier League leaders are now ready to lift multiple pieces of silverware

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged Gareth Southgate to recall Joe Gomez ahead of the Euros and the versatile defender deserves to be back with the Three Lions for the first time since 2020

ARSENAL 1-0 PORTO (1-1 ON AGGREGATE, 4-3 ON PENALTIES): The Gunners booked their place in the Champions League last eight on a night of high drama at The Emirates

UEFA have stood by the changes to the upcoming Champions League, which will introduce a new format, as chiefs warned against the danger of a European Super League

Barcelona have raided Liverpool in the past and are now eyeing a fresh swoop on Anfield for Luis Diaz but there are a few problems with a deal for the former Porto star

Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold suggested any success at Anfield "means more" than the trophies which pile up at Manchester City due to the differing financial situations between the two clubs

Manchester City earned a draw at Anfield and are still well in the title race with 10 games to go as they prepare to welcome fellow title rivals Arsenal in their next Premier League fixture

CHELSEA 3-2 NEWCASTLE UNITED: A goal and an assist for Cole Palmer helped Chelsea secure a much-needed win against Newcastle to ease pressure on Mauricio Pochettino

Arsenal ran out 2-1 winners over Brentford at the Emirates, with Kai Havertz netting the winning goal after he avoided a second yellow card for an alleged dive in the box

Aaron Ramsdale has been pushed out as Arsenal's No.1 by David Raya and his England chances took a further hit following his latest error against Brentford on Saturday

The Premier League still cannot strike an agreement over who will fund the new deal to support the Football League and remain locked in talks with the threat of an independent regulator looming

The FA Cup final is being held at Wembley on Saturday May 25 followed by the Championship play-off final 24 hours later - but two clubs could be involved in both

Liverpool were left furious after not being awarded a penalty during the closing stages of Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester City at Anfield after Alexis Mac Allister went down under Jeremy Doku's challenge

LIVERPOOL 1-1 MANCHESTER CITY: The two rivals played out a fierce and frantic clash at Anfield but neither could edge it as the title looks like it could go right to the wire

Reading are sitting 18th in the League One table but a fresh issue with regard to their finances could pose a greater problem to their chances of staying in the division and finding a buyer

Arsenal are admirers of Brentford's star man Ivan Toney and are searching for a new striker but will not pay over the odds - which makes his presence at the Emirates on Saturday all the more unsettling

Jurgen Klopp was made to eat his words after his claim Liverpool would never bid more than £100million for a single player and Ange Postecoglou has now made a firm stance with Tottenham

Gunners goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale gets a rare start for Arsenal because on-loan shot-stopper David Raya is not eligible to play against his parent club Brentford