Mikel Arteta warned that player welfare should be the primary concern for football's rule-makers as Arsenal's fixture pile-up threatens to put his team at risk. Pressed on whether the talk of player strikes could resume as the fixtures mount,

Manchester City have climbed to second in the Premier League's following a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on Sunday evening. A brace from Erling Haaland and a Nico O'Reilly goal were sufficient to offset Tyler Adams' first-half effort, securing a hard-fought three points for Pep Guardiola's squad at the Etihad Stadium.