Kick Off: Man City defeat Arsenal in FA Cup, Barca extends Marcos Alonso's stay

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Match Report

Man City 1-0 Arsenal: Ake's goal the difference, the master beats the apprentice

Game is over and the final score is Man City 1-0 Arsenal. Here is the match report.

Top Headlines

OFFICIAL: Marcos Alonso extends his Barcelona contract until 2024

Marcos Alonso has signed new contract with Barcelona as fresh deal will be valid until June 2024 with an option for further season

The 100 best male footballers Nos 20-1 and Messi tops with Mbappe ranking second

Lionel Messi has been voted the best player in the world in 2022 by our 206-strong panel, with Kylian Mbappé finishing second

These Things Happen

Romano: Arsenal have submitted £60m bid to sign Moises Caicedo as new midfielder

Romano confirms that Arsenal have submitted £60m bid to sign Moises Caicedo as new midfielder

The 100 best male footballers Nos 70-21 and Ronaldo doesn’t even make the top 50

Ronaldo’s career veered badly off course following the conclusion of Manchester United’s 2021/22 season and the 37-year-old has rarely delivered on the pitch since.

The top 100 male footballers of 2022 Nos 70-21 have been ranked – and Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t even make the top 50.

Odegaard leads Arsenal on a chilly stroll around Manchester ahead of City clash

Arsenal have been pictured walking round Manchester ahead of their FA Cup fourth round clash with Manchester City on Friday.

Explained: Alvaro Morata’s celebration against former club Real Madrid

Ever since Luis Enrique took over the Spanish national team, Alvaro Morata has increasingly had a little more edge to him. Luis Enrique backed Morata to the hilt, giving him more confidence and bite, which was on show on Thursday night against Real Madrid.

Chelsea agree deal with Lyon to sign Malo Gusto

RMC Sport report tonight that an agreement has been reached between Chelsea and Lyon over the transfer of young right-back Malo Gusto, with the defender set to sign for the West Londonders before being loaned back to the Ligue 1 side until the end of the season.

Barcelona €200m away from registering Gavi and Ronald Araujo

Barcelona remain unable to register the new contracts of Ronald Araujo and Gavi, but many expected that to be the minimum they could do after the exits of Gerard Pique and Memphis Depay. However it looks as if that target may evade the Blaugrana for some time yet.

Jose Mourinho is eager to return to Chelsea next season

Jose Mourinho is eager to return to England next season amid frustration at a lack of financial backing from Roma.

How Sean Dyche could save struggling Everton after taking over from Frank Lampard

You only need to take a five minute stroll down the road from Turf Moor to see the kind of impact Sean Dyche can have on a football club.

Real Sociedad confirm Martin Zubimendi price to Arsenal

Real Sociedad will not budge on their transfer stance over midfield star Martin Zubimendi despite interest from Arsenal.

Erik ten Hag hints Sancho could return for Man Utd in the FA Cup against Reading

Jadon Sancho could make his long-awaited comeback for Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth clash with Reading at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Dani Alves has been 'signing autographs for fellow inmates in prison'

Former Barcelona and Brazil star Dani Alves has reportedly been signing autographs for fellow inmates in prison.

What They Say

Ronaldo's point-blank miss 'changed the course of the match', insists manager

Al-Nassr manager Rudi Garcia has shown he's not afraid to criticise his new superstar player after he admitted Cristiano Ronaldo's missed chance was a big factor in their Super Cup exit to Al-Ittihad.

Vinicius sends Atlético haters a message after Real Madrid win

The Brazilian was the target of some vile abuse from some rival fans, but had a strong capital message in response.

Arteta dismisses claims he is a 'mini Pep' and insists he is 'very different'

Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on Man City boss Pep Guardiola but insisted that he has developed his own managerial style.

Ramsdale admits he was caught out when Arsenal signed Zinchenko out of the blue

Aaron Ramsdale has revealed he was aware Arsenal were going to complete the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City last summer, but was shocked when Oleksandr Zinchenko followed the Brazilian to North London.

Fixtures of the Day

La Liga

Girona VS Barcelona 2023/01/28 15:15 UTC

Serie A

Cremonese VS Internazionale 2023/01/28 17:00 UTC

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich VS Eintracht Frankfurt 2023/01/28 17:30 UTC

FA Cup

Preston North End VS Tottenham Hotspur 2023/01/28 18:00 UTC

Manchester United VS Reading 2023/01/28 20:00 UTC