Gary Neville has accused Mikel Arteta of fuelling Arsenal fans' views that Premier League referees are "corrupt" against the club.

David Raya was absent for Arsenal's Champions League clash against Girona on Wednesday night with Mikel Arteta confirming that the goalkeeper is currently injured

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has criticised Mikel Arteta for fanning the flames and influencing Arsenal supporters to throw accusations of corruption at Premier League officials. Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal edged past Wolves in a 1-0 victory last weekend,

Arsenal have turned their attention to Ollie Watkins as they try and secure January reinforcements for Mikel Arteta's attack. Villa have rejected a bid from the Gunners for their striker with the end of the winter transfer window looming less than a week away.

Arsenal saw a £60million bid for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa on Thursday, with Mikel Arteta refusing to rule out a move for the striker before the end of the January window

Mikel Arteta opted against waking Myles Lewis-Skelly up to tell him his red card had been overturned, but he is confident the Arsenal teenager will have a “big smile on his face”. Lewis-Skelly was facing a three-match ban after he was controversially sent-off against Wolves for tripping Matt Doherty to stop a counter.

Arsenal are in need of a trophy this season to fully convince any doubters that the Mikel Arteta project is going in the right direction. That's not to say the Spaniard should be sacked or that radical change at the Emirates Stadium is needed.

A pre-contract has already been agreed - but the Scottish champions are keen to bring back their former star in this window

Eddie Howe has now been announced as a nomination for the Premier League Manager of the Month award for January 2025. The Newcastle United boss is one of four nominated.

The clash between Arsenal and Man City will be broadcast on TV, with both Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event showing the match. A valid subscription to Sky Sports is required to view the headline tie on Sunday, with all of the build-up, action and reaction coming from it.

Arsenal transfer news as football.london writers debate Ollie Watkins' proposed move from Aston Villa to Arsenal