Arsenal’s upcoming Carabao Cup clash against West Ham is the perfect opportunity for Mikel Arteta to rest some of his regulars and hand out opportunities to Hale End’s most promising young stars. Here, Express Sport takes a look at four academy standouts who could get some senior minutes under their belts on Wednesday.  Ethan Nwaneri Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history last season when Arteta brought

Mauricio Pochettino urges Chelsea fans to get behind the players and admits that goal-shy Nicolas Jackson ‘needs support’ – after the £32m striker reacted angrily to supporters during the Blues’ 2-0 home defeat to Brentford Chelsea suffered a demoralising 2-0 home defeat to Brentford on Saturday Pochettino side looked to have turned a corner after promising performances Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’

England’s defeat drops them down to third in their Nations League group Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email England suffered another Nations League setback as a late penalty from Belgium captain Tessa Wullaert condemned them to a 3-2 defeat in Leuven. After falling behind

Manchester United chiefs would have to pay Erik ten Hag more than £15million to sack him, according to reports. The Dutchman is facing increasing pressure following five defeats in the opening 10 Premier League matches of the season. Ten Hag had a successful first season at Old Trafford after replacing Ralf Rangnick. He ended the club’s six-year wait for silverware by winning the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle in February.

Footballers could PULL OUT of the 2034 Saudi World Cup due to workload issues, warns head of the PFA… with event set to be held in winter AGAIN, forcing extended domestic campaigns Over-worked footballers could drop out of the Saudi World Cup, warns the PFA Saudi Arabia now looks set to host in 2034, causing another calendar reshuffle Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking

CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle failed to follow Kevin Keegan’s ‘buy better’ mantra and the minimal impact of the four summer signings has left Eddie Howe with a hole in his squad Newcastle’s transfer business has left a hole in Eddie Howe’s strongest XI Midfielder Sandro Tonali had been displaced by Sean Longstaff before his ban Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast It’s All Kicking Off!  Even with foresight

Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly hasn’t won over the whole of Saudi Arabia, after he hit out at rival fans singing Lionel Messi’s name. Ronaldo was not nominated for the Ballon d’Or this year for the first time since 2003, as footballing rival Messi picked up the award for an incredible eighth time at the event in Paris on Monday night. The Argentine won the award after lifting the World Cup at

Football Digest: Man Utd urged to give Ten Hag time he needs Andre Onana has reportedly decided to compete for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), despite making a shaky start to his Manchester United career. The goalkeeper was previously expected to skip the tournament and focus on finding his feet at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag will surely have been keen for the 27-year-old to do just

Cristiano Ronaldo demands a referee is substituted after team-mate Talisca’s goal was ruled out during Al-Nassr’s King Cup of Champions win against Al-Ettifaq… with the Brazilian sent off moments later Al-Nassr won 1-0 against Al-Ettifaq in a bad-tempered cup match in Saudi Arabia  Cristiano Ronaldo was angered by the performance of the referee in the match  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’  A

Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders says ‘the whole club is behind’ Luis Diaz after his parents were kidnapped in Colombia – with his father still missing Luis Diaz was informed his parents had been kidnapped on Saturday evening His mother has since been freed, but his father remains missing Follow Mail Sport’s new Liverpool WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news  Pep Lijnders has revealed Liverpool are giving Luis Diaz