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      Arsenal fans fume Tottenham ‘aren’t even treating Man City as a game’ as Spurs appear to break tradition

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      ARSENAL fans are furious with rivals Tottenham after what they perceived as an early lap of honour.Spurs hosted Burnley in their penultimate home match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and damned Vincent Kompany’s men to relegation with a 2-1 victory.Arsenal fans are furious with Tottenham for what they perceived as an early lap of honour before Manchester CityCredit: GettyAfter the game the North Londoners’ manager Ange Postecoglou along with a few players and their families were filmed giving thanks to the fans and the clip was shared on social media.Tottenham issued the following caption on Twitter: “Thank you for your incredible support.”Fuming Arsenal fans claimed Spurs had gone on an early lap of honour and that this action was a sign that their rivals will not be taking their midweek Manchester City clash entirely seriously.City are top of the Premier League table with a game in hand and two points separating them from Arsenal, who visit Manchester United on Sunday.Read More on ArsenalPep Guardiola’s side visit Tottenham on Tuesday before they host West Ham on the final day of the season on May 19.And a large section of Spurs supporters would be content to see their team put in a performance unworthy of a lap of honour if it prevents the Gunners winning the league.One Arsenal fan tweeted: “Tottenham doing their end of season lap of honour despite still having one home game left tells you everything you need to know.”They’re not even counting Manchester City as a game left.”Most read in FootballAnother commented: “Lmaooo is this your last home game of the season??”A third wrote: “Don’t you have City on Tuesday? Your season is not over?”Fans ‘have to do a double take’ as Premier League laugh at video of Arsenal’s ‘blatant attempt of cheating’ This one said: “You’ve got another home game, no?”And that one wondered: “You have a home game against City next week??”However, clubs do sometimes choose to perform their traditional laps of honour during the final weekend home match of the season so more families can get involved and see their heroes.Nevertheless, Mikel Arteta’s side will need a gift from their rivals this coming week in their bid to win their first title since the Invincibles’ triumph in 2004.This comes after Arsenal fans went into total meltdown after seeing Fulham stars flying a kite in their training ground before their game with City that saw Guardiola’s side winning 4-0 at Craven Cottage.The Gunners host Everton in their final game while Tottenham visit Sheffield United. More

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      Pep Guardiola has bizarre fear about facing Fulham that has seen him drastically change Man City training

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      PEP GUARDIOLA is facing a pain in the grass as Mikel Arteta backed Fulham’s kite-flyers to bring down Manchester City’s title charge.City  boss  Guardiola fears the turf on the Craven Cottage pitch will be LONG and DRY for Saturday lunchtime’s must-win clash, so he has had his stars preparing on a similar surface at the Etihad campus.Guardiola is worried about the blades but doesn’t mean Sheffield UnitedCredit: RexPep’s men will have to get to the root of the problem at Craven CottageCredit: RexVictory will launch his Treble winners two points clear of Arteta’s Arsenal at the top of the Prem.But Guardiola admitted: “I don’t know about the grass because last season it was so, so high and dry.“It’s like playing tennis at Wimbledon or Roland Garros – completely different, just ask a tennis player about the speed of the ball. It’s the same in football.”The Premier League guidelines state grass should be less than 30mm long but Guardiola likes it as low as 21mm.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe added: “We did part of our training session with dry, high grass. It’s a massive difference. We have to feel it to know what to do.”The Spaniard accused Nottingham Forest of using the same pitch tactics to slow down his side.Guardiola said: “There have been a few games like it, not many because in England for ten months it’s winter, it’s raining.“A 12.30pm kick-off  is also different to 8pm, the forecast is sunny.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSGunners’ supporters feared Fulham were already on the beach after video emerged of Marco Silva’s stars flying KITES in training.But Arsenal chief Arteta said: “The power of team bonding -sometimes you get amazing results. I’m positive it’s what’s going to happen to Fulham.”Man City 5 Wolves 1- Erling Haaland scores FOUR as Guardiola’s reigning champions go within a point of leaders ArsenalThe Londoners need a slip-up from City to stand a chance of lifting a first title since 2004.Arteta added: “My brain tells me when talking to the players that we are lifting the Premier League.“I want to follow my brain and my gut. This is the way I want everybody to think.“Hopefully we can achieve it.”Arsenal boss Arteta tips Fulham to come out of the shade vs Man CityCredit: Getty More

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      Man City snap up US wonderkid Cavan Sullivan, 14, in £4million transfer – but he won’t play for FOUR YEARS

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      US STARLET Cavan Sullivan will join Manchester City in 2027 when he turns 18.Philadelphia Union confirmed on Thursday that they have signed the 14-year-old attacking midfielder to the largest homegrown contract in MLS history.MLS prodigy Cavan Sullivan has agreed to join Man City in 2027Credit: ReutersSo he will spend the next few years at home before linking up with the City Football Group – and says his dream is to play for the Etihad giants.Reports in the States say the deal with City could be worth around £4million for the Union.Sullivan said: “The collaboration between the Union and the City Group did it for me.“I always watch Man City. They’re like every kid’s dream team. I sat with my family and my agents and we decided that it was the best plan.”READ MORE IN FOOTBALLIf he plays for Philadelphia before the end of July, he will become the youngest player in the history of the American league.Meanwhile City could listen to offers this summer for Brazilian full-back Yan Couto – who has impressed on loan with their sister club Girona.Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and several Prem clubs are watching the full-back who is rated in the £40m bracket.City are also likely to cash in on defender Issa Kabore who has spent the current campaign playing in the top flight with Luton.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnd Joao Cancelo looks set to leave permanently too.The full-back has been on loan at Barcelona this season after being frozen out by Pep Guardiola.Arsenal fans in disbelief and fume ‘it’s over for us’ as they spot how Fulham stars are training ahead of Man City clashBut reports in Spain claim the Catalan club have no intention of bringing Cancelo back for a second season.It comes after the Portugal star blasted City for being “ungrateful”, saying: “Lies were told. I was never a bad companion for them and you can ask either (Nathan) Ake or Rico (Lewis).“I don’t have any superiority or inferiority complex towards them.“I think Manchester City were a bit ungrateful to me when they said that because I was a very important player in the years I was there. I never failed in my commitment to the club, to the fans. I always gave everything.” More

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      Arsenal trophy parade plans CONFIRMED with exact date and times of open-top bus route… if they beat Man City to title

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      ARSENAL have confirmed their victory parade route… should they win the Premier League title.The Gunners are a point clear at the top of the Premier League as they look to end a 20-year wait to be crowned champions.Arsenal have made initial plans for a trophy parade tour if they win the leagueCredit: PA:Press AssociationThe Gunners are hoping to end a 20-year wait for the title this monthCredit: ReutersDespite that advantage, title holders Manchester City still remain favourites to finish first.They still have a game in hand on Mikel Arteta’s men with games at Fulham and Tottenham followed by a home clash with West Ham.Arsenal travel to Manchester United on Sunday and then finish the season by hosting Everton, which they hope will be the start of their title celebrations.And the club have begun preparations accordingly for the party should they beat the Cityzens to the crown.READ MORE ON ARSENALHowever, nobody is getting ahead of themselves just yet at the Emirates.It is a requirement due to planned road closure notices plus the other operational requirements that need to be sorted in advance with the council and police.As things stand, the preliminary plans are for the victory parade to take place on Monday 20 May.The potential parade will begin at the Emirates Stadium at 5pm, with a bus travelling along Drayton Park, Aubert Park, Highbury Grove, St Paul’s Road, Upper Street and back to the stadium.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSIt will arrive back at the Emirates at 7pm, where the players will then appear on the podium above The Armoury store on Hornsey Road.The celebrations are then scheduled to officially end at 8pm – although fans and stars would almost certainly go on to party into the night.Jorginho’s Wag hits out at ‘haters’ as she calls Arsenal ace ‘so f—ing handsome’ and brags about his skills in bedArsenal have also made initial plans regarding policing and stewarding to help the event run smoothly with barriers and cordons set to be erected.And that means that limits will be set on the amount of people allowed to view the area adjacent to the ground.And local residents have also been advised to carry ID with their address on it to help them navigate a way through the expected large crowds.Meanwhile, parking suspensions will be enforced from 8:30am on Monday with all vehicles requested to be moved from along the route by then.The council will then need to remove them if that request is not met.ARSENAL TROPHY PARADEHere are the initial plans for if they are crowned Premier League champions:
      Date: Monday 20 May.
      5pm: The parade will start at the Emirates Stadium.
      The bus will travel along Drayton Park, Aubert Park, Highbury Grove, St Paul’s Road and Upper Street – stopping at Islington Town Hall.
      7pm: The parade will arrive back at the Emirates .
      The players will then appear on the podium The Armoury store on Hornsey Road.
      8pm: The official celebration event will end.

      At 4pm the road closures will come into place while restrictions will be lifted as early as possible – which has been estimated to be around 9pm.Meanwhile, buses around Islington will be diverted because of the road closures on the parade.And possible matchday controls may also be put in place on nearby tube stations Arsenal, Holloway Road, Highbury & Islington and Finsbury Park Tube stations.READ MORE SUN STORIESFans that want to attend the potential event are advised to check the TFL website for latest updates.The route is the same as Arsene Wenger’s ‘Invincibles’ embarked on after they won the Premier League title back in 2003/04.Meet the Arsenal Wags from Strictly star to a flight attendant
      Tomali Benson – partner of Bukayo Saka
      Benson and Saka have kept information on their relationship largely quiet.
      They do not appear on each others Instagram pages but she was seen speaking to Saka at the 2022 World Cup.
      Helene Spilling – partner of Martin Odegaard
      A professional dancer from Norway who rose to fame in the country’s version of Strictly Come Dancing, the pair were first spotted together at the Football Awards in March 2023.
      Sophie Weber – partner of Kai Havertz
      Weber works as a model and social media influencer and is the most high profile member of the group on online with almost 400,000 followers on Instagram.
      They are childhood sweethearts having grown up in the same neighbourhood.
      Milly White – partner of Ben White
      The couple got engaged in 2022 before tying the knot officially in May last year. They have matching “I love you tattoos” on their wrists. Milly White works as a model.
      Laura Trossard Hilven – partner of Leandro Trossard
      The pair met in 2014 before getting married in 2019.
      They have two sons together, Thiago and Amadeo.
      Lauren Fryer – partner of Declan Rice
      Lauren Fryer and Declan Rice have been together since 2015. She tends to keep a lower profile compared to some of Arsenal’s other Wags but is no less stunning.
      She sadly deleted all pictures on her Instagram after suffering horrific abuse by vile trolls.
      Georgina Ramsdale – partner of Aaron Ramsdale
      Georgina Ramsdale works as a flight attendant.
      The couple got married last June after the Arsenal star proposed in 2022. They originally met in 2019. More

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      Chelsea ‘set to make £65m transfer bid for Mudryk’s old team-mate’ but face battle with Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City

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      CHELSEA are lining up a £65million bid for Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov, according to reports.Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have all been keeping tabs on the Ukrainian this season.Georgiy Sudakov is being linked with a host of top Premier League clubsCredit: GettySudakov, left, was team-mates with Mykhailo Mudryk, right, at Shakhtar DonetskCredit: AFPHe has scored eight goals for club and country in the 2023/24 campaign, one of which came in a 3-0 win on Sunday.Now The Mail understand Chelsea have held discussions with the player’s representatives as they prepare to make a suitable offer for the man who has a £125million release clause.Shakhtar chief executive Sergei Palkin was also at Chelsea’s win over Everton last month and confirmed after the game that Sudakov will leave in the summer.He said: “This summer window, he has a big chance to move to some big clubs.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”We have had some contacts with big clubs and some are not negotiating with us directly but are getting a feel for the summer environment.”He will definitely move to a top European club this summer.”When I was at Chelsea versus Everton, many people asked me about Sudakov.”Sudakov, who is under contract until 2028, played alongside Mykhailo Mudryk at Shakhtar before he left for Stamford Bridge.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe pair are good friend, with Sudakov joking in the past that Mudryk is missing him in London.They are still team-mates for the Ukraine national team – where Sudakov has 14 caps.Ex-Chelsea and England wonderkid now unemployedMudryk has struggled since moving to England, scoring just six goals and assisting four in 56 appearances.But Mauricio Pochettino’s side are starting to show signs of improvement with a run of just one loss in their last 12 Premier League games.On Sunday, they thrashed West Ham 5-0 to move seventh in the table with three games remaining. More

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      Erling Haaland posts one-word statement after Roy Keane reignited furious row by calling Man City star a ‘spoilt brat’

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      MANCHESTER CITY superstar Erling Haaland has taken to social media following Roy Keane’s latest barrage.Haaland, 23, put together another stunning performance against Wolves on Saturday as he led City to a 5-1 victory with a whopping FOUR goals at the Etihad.Manchester City star Erling Haaland took to social media for the first time after Roy Keane’s commentsCredit: RexHaaland enjoyed some peace and quiet after Manchester United legend Keane’s latest barrageKeane described Haaland as a ‘spoilt brat’ after his reaction to being substituted against WolvesCredit: X formerly Twitter / @SkySportsPLDespite the amazing performance, Keane, 52, wasn’t happy with the star striker’s behaviour when he was substituted in the second half and described him as a “spoilt brat”.This comes after the outspoken Manchester United legend previously compared the Norway international to a League Two player after a barren spell despite him being the Premier League’s top goalscorer.Keane said on Sky Sports: “We saw Haaland yesterday being brought off, not too happy, behaving like a spoilt brat.”I think when you have the spat as well with the manager and obviously your star man, it doesn’t help that results aren’t going your way. Read More on Football”But because they win the game, he scores goals, it’s almost forgotten about.”Haaland posted on Instagram for the first time after Keane’s latest rant as he issued a story showing him enjoying some peace and quiet at a beach.The Norwegian accompanied his post with the following caption: “Peace.”There is no indication that this was a response to Keane’s recent comments.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnd the City star has shown he doesn’t pay attention to any sort of negativity when he was asked about the pundit’s previous remarks when he compared him to a fourth-tier player.Haaland issued one of his signature short responses after the Wolves games as he said: “I don’t care about that man.”Roy Keane asked by Premier League owner ‘were you smoking weed’ after brutal ‘League Two player’ Erling Haaland verdictKeane’s feud with the Haaland family began all the way back in 2001 when he hit Alfe Inge Haaland, Erling’s father, with a horror tackle.That was in response to an incident four years earlier when Haaland Snr accusing Keane of feigning injury when in fact he’d ruptured his cruciate ligament. More

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      Bukayo Saka reveals how the ‘pain’ of losing title to Man City last season is fuelling nerve-jangling run-in this term

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      BUKAYO SAKA has vowed Arsenal will not get “frustrated” in their chase of the winning machine that is Manchester City.The Gunners have won 14 of their 16 Premier League outings this calendar year, losing just once, scoring 51 goals and only conceding eight in the process.Bukayo Saka says Arsenal will push Manchester City all the way in the title raceCredit: AlamyMikel Arteta’s Gunners will hope for City to drop points in the next few weeksCredit: GettyAnd yet, the title is out of their hands, with Pep Guardiola’s City a point behind and a game to spare in second place heading into their final three matches of the campaign.Mikel Arteta’s league leaders could find themselves off the top spot by the time they travel to Manchester United in their penultimate game of the season on Sunday should City beat Fulham at Craven Cottage in Saturday’s early kick-off.Arsenal are praying for a miracle slip-up from Pep’s four-time Prem champions, but Saka is remaining positive.He explained: “You can view it in two ways – as frustrating or as a beautiful challenge.read more arsenal“Everybody knows they are one of the best teams in the world.“They have been on top for the past five years, challenging for everything, so far to be up there competing with them is good.“We are not going to get frustrated. We see it as a challenge. We want to fight until the end and push them the whole way.“They have set the standard and it’s up to the rest of us to try to be better than them. We just focus on ourselves. That’s all we can do.”Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThe memories of last year’s painful collapse – throwing away an eight-point lead on City to end the term five points off the top – will be fresh in the minds of Arteta’s squad.But Saka added: “The end of last season has made us stronger this year, made us hungrier to try and go a step further. The pain has brought us together.How Arteta’s tactical masterstroke turned Havertz into Arsenal’s most important player“We are all so hungry but also in future years, we want to win. We are young and we have got many more years ahead of us and we’ll have lots of experiences together.”Horror tackleSaka was on the end of a horror studs-up tackle by Ryan Christie during their 3-0 win over Bournemouth last weekend – leaving him with a nasty gash on his left shin.VAR decided not to get involved, with referee David Coote deciding against issuing Christie a card or even awarding a foul.It is not the first time during his Arsenal career that Saka has been targeted with heavy fouls from opposition players.But the 22-year-old said: “I just try to get on with it. It’s the hunger to win that keeps me going. That’s why I keep getting up.“I’m physically much stronger than I was four or five years ago with more experience, and I’m smarter now in terms of knowing which tackles to go through and which ones to jump.”For the fourth successive season, Saka has surpassed 50 games for club and country and is currently the leading appearance maker in the Arsenal squad with 225 so far.READ MORE SUN STORIESSaka added: “It’s big numbers but Mikel has told me that all elite players do that. if I want to be at that level then I need to be ready to play that many games.“You see the best players in the world doing it so I believe I can do it as well.” More

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      Man City ready to sell Premier League cult hero’s son in £10million transfer despite impressive Championship loan

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      MANCHESTER CITY will sell striker Liam Delap to the highest bidder.Delap, 21, has been on loan at Hull after stints at Stoke and Preston and is clearly unlikely to figure in Pep Guardiola’s first-team squad any time in the near future.Liam Delap spent the 2023-24 season on loan at Hull CityCredit: GettyRory Delap starred in the Premier League for Stoke City among othersCredit: Getty Images – GettyCity will want around £10million for the England Under-21 forward and may include a ‘buy-back’ clause in any deal.The forward is the son of former Premier League star Rory Delap.His dad, now 47, starred for Stoke City among others – and became renowned in the Potteries for his incredible long throw.City youngster Liam joined the Prem champions’ academy from Derby in 2019.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe has played six times for City’s first team, scoring once – during a League Cup victory over Bournemouth in September 2020.Delap followed in his father’s footsteps by playing for Stoke during the 2022-23 season – scoring three goals in 23 appearances.In January 2023 he was recalled by City and sent to Preston, where he netted once in 15 games.His best loan spell has come at Hull this season, where he helped Liam Rosenior’s side to a seventh-placed finish.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSThe Tigers missed out on a play-off place on the final day, losing 1-0 at Plymouth Argyle.He scored eight goals in 31 Championship appearances in total for Hull.Stoke legend Tony Pulis reveals Premier League club’s brutal tactic to stop Rory Delap’s iconic long throws Delap still has two years remaining on his City contract.But this could be the summer that he leaves the club behind. More