Matteo Guendouzi completed his permanent transfer to Olympique Marseille from Arsenal this summer.

The midfielder had impressed at the French club on loan last season and merited the move.

However, he could have played in Ligue 1 sooner than that had an offer from Arsenal been accepted by Lyon in 2020.

The Gunners proposed a swap deal that would have taken Houssem Aouar to London in exchange for the midfield hot-head.

However, Lyon didn’t like his profile then, and their director at the time, Juninho, has now admitted he underestimated the midfielder.

If there was ever an XI you wouldn't want to play against, it's this one...

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There's good and bad news coming out of Manchester City on this week's Lions Watch.

Marcus and Luke discuss what role Jack Grealish can play at the World Cup after excelling in the Champos! Plus, we wonder how Southgate can replace Kyle Walker if he misses Qatar with injury and decide whether Brother Brendy's take on James Maddison is extra hot or mango and lime.

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Marcus, Luke, Vish and Jim settle in for another blockbuster Barclays weekend off the back of more midweek madness.

We’ve realised that Pep Guardiola’s biggest fan is in fact Erik ten Hag - now that is Manchester, united. We also wonder if Brendan Rodgers’ envelopes can help them to a win over Bournemouth, check in with a miserly Everton defence and see if West Ham can lift their striker curse.

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Florentino Pérez put the European Super League front and centre of his address to Real Madrid’s General Assembly last weekend. Ahead of December’s crucial court ruling, is he quietly gathering more support?

Miguel Delaney joins Dotun and Andy to discuss that, ask how far Luciano Spalletti’s young Neapolitan bucks can go in the Champions League, and assess how screwed Barcelona will be if they don’t make it out of the group stages.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold answered all the critics who have lambasted his defending in recent weeks by bagging a free-kick and watching Rangers huff n’ puff their way out of the Champions League. Justice!

Elsewhere, Marcus, Luke and Lars Sivertsen check in with the various Champions League results, as Spurs stuttered to a draw and VAR unveiled its magnum opus over in Porto. We also wonder how much you could get for a hyperbaric oxygen chamber on eBay - just that sort of show, I guess.

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Becoming a famous professional in one demanding field is hard enough - but what if you’re just as talented doing a cockney impression as you were with a football? Well, you become an actor!

Marcus, Luke, Jim and Pete are here with a rundown of some of the more infamous scene-stealing performances from our favourite footballing thespians. From art imitating Stan Collymore’s life, to Charlie Kane in Blues Brothers and David Beckham as geezers past and present - join us for the crème de la crème!

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When Roy Keane tried to end Alf Inge Haaland's career all those years ago, who'd have thought that Liam Gallagher would eventually have the last laugh.

Marcus, Luke and Vish are on hand to pick apart Man City's victory over those squares Man United and Arsenal's cracking North London derby triumph. Elsewhere, Bruno Lage leaves the pack and we jump to Bolivia for a predictably on-brand update.

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Marcus and Luke are back with Lions Watch as we look ahead to the World Cup in just seven weeks' time! 

Join us every Saturday as we recap the biggest England news, debate some Southgate Selections™ and tackle your questions. Today, we celebrate the impressive Nations League performances of Jude Bellingham, wonder how we can solve England's Harry Maguire dilemma and unveil our Take Thermometer!

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Don’t worry, gang - the Premier League is back! Marcus, Vish, Jim and Andy tuck in to all the latest after waving goodbye to our beloved Nations League.

There’s some North London derby jitters for Jim, while Vish seems much calmer about Man Utd’s prospects against Erling Haaland n’ company. We also celebrate the return of Keeping Up with the Icardis and Kevin Keegan’s latest awards show gig. We did wonder about all that disruption at Dover…

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Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge are here with a state of play after the final international break before the World Cup. We wonder if Germany might prove entertaining rather than efficient come Qatar and whether the problems plaguing France have knocked them off their prime perch. 

There’s also time for a Barcelona injury update and a question even devoted fans are starting to ask: do Portugal need to move on from Cristiano Ronaldo?

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Arsenal is currently battling Liverpool for the signature of an 18-year-old striker labelled the “next Erling Haaland.”

Andreas Schjelderup plays for Nordsjaelland, and he is now a mainstay on their first team after scoring 5 goals in 10 games for them this term.

European scouts have been watching him, especially clubs who missed out on a promising young Haaland.

Arsenal is one of them, but Calciomercato reveals they are not alone, with Liverpool also looking to add him to their squad.

The Reds have signed some fine young players recently to gradually replace their ageing squad.

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard insists he wants to keep Douglas Luiz amidst interest from Arsenal, even though he admits it would be hard to achieve that.

Luiz is the subject of serious transfer interest from the Gunners, who have been monitoring him.

They made a late swoop for his signature in the last transfer window, but Villa stood their ground and turned down some really good offers for his signature.

The midfielder would be out of contract in the summer, and Mikel Arteta’s side could return for his signature.

Gerrard knows he is a top talent and understands the interest, but Villa remains committed to keeping him.

The investigative journalist and Arsenal fan, Usman Mustapha, has heaped praise on Bukayo Saka for his role in Arsenal’s resurgence this season.

The youngster has been a key player for the club since he broke into the first team.

He continues to lead it towards a successful time, and he wants to bring success back to the Emirates.

Arsenal has made a solid start to this season as they sit atop the league standings.

They beat Tottenham 3-1 this afternoon to continue their impressive start to the season.

CBS Sports’ Ben Jacobs argues that Arsenal was still on top of their game against Tottenham even when both teams had 11 men on the pitch.

Arsenal beat the Lilywhites 3-1 this afternoon, and one of the turning points in the game was the sending off of Emerson Royal.

Spurs would feel they could have gotten at least a point from the fixture if they didn’t play the closing stages a man down.

However, Jacobs followed the game and insists Arsenal was on top even before the Lilywhites went a man down.

He tweeted:

Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-1 this afternoon to remain at the top of the Premier League table.

It is a win that shows the Gunners have come off age, and we can now consider them title challengers.

Mikel Arteta’s side delivered one of the finest performances by a team this weekend to show they mean business in the title race.

Spurs were still in the game at halftime after the game ended 1-1 at the interval.

One key moment in the second half was the sending off of Emerson Royal.

TV Journalist Dan Walker has seen enough of this Arsenal team to now ask the question are Arsenal title contenders?

He posed the question after watching the Gunners end Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the season with a 3-1 win this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta’s side is the early pacesetters in the league, but there were doubts in some quarters before this game commenced.

This is because Spurs were unbeaten and United defeated the Gunners in their first game against a fellow top-six side.

Arsenal rose to the occasion and shocked their doubters with a commanding performance.

Give Me Sports Alex Batt, has reacted to Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Tottenham this afternoon.

The Gunners went into the game as the top-ranked team in the Premier League.

Having failed their first big test by losing 3-1 to Manchester United, everyone was waiting to see how they would perform in this game.

Mikel Arteta’s side had a point to prove and vengeance on their minds after Spurs beat them to end their top-four hopes last season.

Arsenal rose to the occasion and won the game despite being pegged 1-1 at halftime.

Arsenal has just earned a huge win against Tottenham. The 3-1 scoreline suggests it was a routine win, but it wasn’t.

Mikel Arteta’s side had to work very hard against one of the unbeaten clubs in the league this season.

They earned their reward with the win, and it is yet another show of how developed this Arsenal team is.

They relentlessly pressed Tottenham into submission in key areas of the game and earned their points, which keeps them at the top of the league table and opens a 4 points lead over their neighbours.

This Arsenal team is much more confident and different from the one many of us have become used to, and BBC’s Jonny Bentley admits Mikel Arteta is building something special at the Emirates.

Arsenal have earned a much-deserved 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in today’s North London Derby clash to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

It was normal service resumed today with our team playing their usual up-tempo attacking football, and Spurs will to allow us to come at them was always a risk.

Our opening goal came thanks to a wonderous strike from Thomas Partey, with Tottenham granting the Ghanaian way too much space on the edge of the box to pick his spot.

Our lead was short-lived however after a mean counter-attack was turned into a penalty kick thanks to an unnecessary lunge by Gabriel Magalhaes which brought down his international counterpart Richarlison, with Harry Kane firing down the middle to beat his Three Lions’ team-mate.

While we went into the break level, the feeling remained positive knowing that if things continued as they were, we should have no issue picking up all three points, and we didn’t have to wait long after the restart before Gabriel Jesus took full advantage of the mistake by Hugo Lloris, as he tussled his way beyond both Christian Romero and the keeper to tuck the ball into the net.