🚨 🗣️ JUST IN: JOE COLE on Arsenal’s trip to Nottingham Forest: “Honestly, I see this as a banana-skin fixture for Arsenal, and I’m not convinced they’ll take all three points. They drew 0-0 against Forest last season and I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a similar result. “Brighton have shown the rest of the Premier League how to frustrate Arsenal. If teams follow that blueprint, Arsenal could struggle again. “City have already beaten Ipswich, that means the pressure is on Arteta’s men to deliver and close the gap. Anything less than three points will give City another reason to believe they can pull away. There’s no doubt Arsenal are favourites for the title, but I just don’t see them winning this one. #NOTARS

🚨 🗣️ Breaking: Ainsley Maitland-Niles on why he refused to take the knee before Everton vs Chelsea: “Honestly, I feel like these gestures have become formalities. We take the knee before matches, cameras capture the moment, and everyone moves on. But what actually changes? “I have experienced racism throughout my career, from my time at Arsenal to Lyon and now back at Everton. Yet I rarely see meaningful consequences for those responsible. How many more Black players must suffer before real action is taken? “Behind every racist insult is a human being being humiliated for the colour of their skin. Imagine giving everything to football, entertaining millions, only to be reminded that some people still believe you are worth less because you are Black. “I am tired of seeing beautiful messages against racism followed by the same ugly reality. Taking the knee means nothing if the people responsible face no consequences. “I don’t want another photograph of players taking the knee. I want to see real punishment, real accountability and real change. Black players deserve to feel protected, respected and safe, not just for the 60 seconds before kick-off, but every single day. #EVECHE

🚨 🗣️ Breaking: BERNAL on his red card after the incident with Lamine Yamal: “He attacked me first. My head barely touched him, he went down like a house of cards and I got sent off. How is that fair? “Yamal is a brilliant player, but that doesn’t mean he can do whatever he wants and get away with it. He’s one of the most protected players in La Liga and this incident proves why people question the refereeing. “I’m not apologising to him. He came at me first and I won’t take all the blame just because the referee showed me a red card. My only apology is to my teammates for letting them down. “If the referee only sees one side of the incident, how can we call that justice? #BETBAR