Arsenal

For the Arsenal, Rio Ferdinand’s sobering statistics made for uneasy listening prior to kick-off

City were remorseless from the first whistle, an irresistible blend of pace, power and cohesion

‘Nervous’ Pep Guardiola says he wishes Manchester City’s opponents were in better form

Chloe Mustaki wins promotion with Bristol City, and Denise O’Sullivan hits a thunderbolt before lightning strikes

Martin Ødegaard and Bukayo Saka score late on to earn a point for Mikel Arteta’s side at the Emirates

Arsenal manager says Saka will stay as penalty-taker despite missing spot-kick in draw at West Ham

Faltering Premier League leaders have lost their swagger, however it’s too early to write off their quest to outlast Manchester City

The Morning Sports Briefing: keep ahead of the game as Mary Hannigan brings you all the main sports news

Watching Manchester City destroy Bayern last week, it appeared the Treble is not just realistic - it’s likely

Gunners manager critical of his charges as they squander a 2-0 lead for the second time in a week to allow City reduce the gap at the top of the table

David Moyes’s side were full value for their point against an Arsenal side that lost their way after strong start

‘We saw he had that character, charisma and personality to play for our club,’ says boss Mikel Arteta

'We are where we are. We are happy where we are. We have to finish the job’

At least weather gods intervened at Augusta on Saturday so we could watch Republic of Ireland v USA in peace

Refereeing body will investigate incident that occurred at half-time during Liverpool’s game against Arsenal

The league leaders’ miserable recent history at Anfield continues

Despite their poor form, Liverpool away remains a formidable challenge for visiting teams including the league leaders

Every contender to have conquered Anfield between February and May has gone on to win the league. Are the Gunners next?

Player watch: Ireland captain scored a zinger of a winner with left foot that was iced up since midweek

Irish forward scored winner with powerful strike as she showed no signs of injury

Ben White and Granit Xhaka also on target for Premier League leaders at the Emirates

Saka has been in sensational form for Arsenal this season, scoring 12 goals and providing 10 assists

Manchester City trail Arsenal by eight points going into Saturday’s game against Liverpool

Hosts reach semi-finals for first time in 10 years as Maanum and Blackstenius score the goals

Premier League leaders go eight points clear at the top of the table

Manager focused on winning Premier League against loss to Sporting Lisbon

Portuguese club progress to the quarter-finals after scoring all of their penalties at the Emirates

Striker could feature against Sporting Lisbon, but with Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard on song, there is no need to rush

Even without Jesus Arsenal have been playing with fire, precision and a relentlessness that would not have been possible before he arrived

Gabriel Jesus came on in the 77th minute for his first football since the World Cup

Unlucky own goal from Hidemasa Morita gives Gunners the upper hand in Europa League tie

Gunners maintain five-point lead at the top of the Premier League after coming back from two down

Everton were back to the flatness that has characterised much of their season

Arsenal manager wants balance next to game’s demands and a sense of perspective

Oleksandr Zinchenko made captain for the day at the King Power

The Physical performance lead talks equality, working with Katie McCabe and being rattled by his first boss

Roma play Real Sociedad while Juventus take on Freiburg

Gunners twice battled back from behind in hard-fought victory at Villa Park

His team’s away fixture at Aston Villa on Saturday kicks off 63 hours after the final whistle blew on Wednesday night

With Arsenal’s sense of momentum now gone, was financial gravity always going to catch up with the Gunners?