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Arsenal will travel up against a goalkeeper connected indebtedness from Bayern Munich erstwhile they play Southampton successful nan cup later today. Ben Fisher said to Daniel Peretz.

double quotation markPeretz was inspired by nan Germany goalkeeper arsenic a boy – he had a elephantine photograph of nan 2014 World Cup-winner connected his chamber wall – but successful Bavaria Neuer, who turned 40 past week, shape-shifted into a mentor. “[It went] from admiring nan players, to them becoming my friends and my teammates.

“I watched each azygous prevention [Neuer] made and past he was pinch maine time by time and he became a friend,” Peretz says, recalling nan emotions of their first encounter. “I was sweating each over, truthful tense that I could not speak. I had goosebumps, everything.”

More Liverpool, much Slot. More Salah.

double quotation markSlot, however, insisted he would not person handled nan business pinch nan nine fable immoderate differently. He explained: “Yes [he is happy pinch really he managed it]. I look backmost astatine this play reasoning that I made a fewer decisions that could person been better, but I’m not talking astir this circumstantial point pinch Mo. I don’t regret galore things I did during our one-and-a-half years together, aliases conscionable longer.

Ed Aarons takes up genealogy successful this heavy dive connected nan Arsenal family.

double quotation markGeorge Male was a cardinal fig successful Arsenal’s ascendant broadside of nan 1930s, helping them triumph 5 convention titles successful 8 seasons. Known for his consistency and activity successful defence, he remains 1 of nan club’s historical figures and is pictured successful 2 places extracurricular nan Emirates Stadium. Male went connected to go a long-serving youth-team coach and past a scout astatine Arsenal aft retiring, and is remembered arsenic nan man who discovered Charlie George, who was portion of nan celebrated Double-winning squad of 1970-71.

That Easter double-header sewage disconnected to a awesome commencement for Frank Lampard’s Coventry. And: Millwall successful nan Premier League? It whitethorn good beryllium happening.

Mikel Arteta wasn’t holding backmost successful his property conference, either. This connected nan Carabao Cup.

double quotation markDuring nan first part, it’s for illustration a shot of poison that you person successful your tummy,” said Arteta erstwhile asked whether he had spent nan world break stewing complete nan final.

“Take that retired arsenic speedy arsenic possible. How tin I usage that to make myself better, to make nan squad better? There is simply a portion that I deliberation has to beryllium location and I deliberation this is not going to spell successful nan adjacent 30 years. Because erstwhile you person nan opportunity to triumph a last successful Wembley, you person to get it done. So that has to enactment there.

Talking of players linked pinch Madrid and City v Liverpool, Rodrí and Guardiola from Friday.

As mentioned successful nan preamble, today’s is simply a immense crippled for Liverpool. Andy Hunter has tally nan norm complete nan Arne Slot regime.

Let’s commencement pinch that Chelsea story. Ben Bloom was astatine nan Liam Rosenior property convention while Jacob Steinberg has analysed nan latest Cobham crisis.

Preamble

So, nan games coming are:

• Manchester City v Liverpool, 12.45pm

• Chelsea v Port Vale, 5.15pm

• Southampton v Arsenal, 8pm

With nan EFL being played connected Good Friday and Easter Monday, there’s a deficiency of action successful England’s 92. But: there’s action successful Scotland and crossed Europe, and a bid of stories to look at, including L’affaire Fernandez astatine Chelsea.

Join me.