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Moises Caicedo is of interest to Arsenal and Chelsea in the January transfer window as they both look for a new central midfielder.

If Caicedo continues to play like this - like the last games - it is possible he can leave for another team.” “He is very important for us, it would be difficult to change with another player now,” said Di Zerbi when asked whether Caicedo could leave Brighton this month. Caicedo would be a cheaper option, albeit not by much, and there might be a lesser degree of risk to his signing given his history with Potter. This transfer fee would make Fernandez the most expensive midfielder in Premier League history which would be remarkable for someone who has yet to make 100 appearances at senior club level. Caicedo would give Chelsea the two-way quality they lack at this moment in time. Brighton are holding form in their valuation of their prize asset, but there is a growing sense Caicedo will depart the south coast club sooner rather than later.

Nathan Ake scored the only goal for Manchester City as the Premier League champions beat the current leaders in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Leandro Trossard gets his first chance to stretch his legs down the Arsenal left, he cuts inside and his cross bounces to Takehiro Tomiyasu. He passes to Leandro Trossard down the left and the winger's shot across goal is brilliantly kept out by the City keeper. Referee Paul Tierney waves "play on" and the City fans are furious. Quietly, that's a huge half for Arsenal in the context of what they're aiming for this season. City look to break but the long ball to Riyad Mahrez, somewhat inevitably, skips out for a throw-in. Walker is now on the receiving end of lots of instructions and pointing. The corner is headed clear at the near post but Arsenal are on the second ball. Ilkay Gundogan gets a half-block in and Ortega dives on the loose ball like it's a stray grenade. A large part of the reason for this change in the hierarchy is Ake’s form and versatility. The England man darts inside and draws a foul from his old mate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who is booked. In the sixth minute, the Belgium international cut a ball across the City box that Tomiyasu hammered goalwards to draw a superb save from Ortega. It fell to Ake to show the sort of composure that deserted the forwards on display, including Erling Haaland, who endured a frustrating evening.

Tonight is City's fourth home domestic cup tie of the season, having already defeated Chelsea in both tournaments as well as Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. Teams.

Match preview](https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/city-v-arsenal-fa-cup-match-preview-63810083) [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo) will again be at the base of the midfield with Kevin [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) and captain Ilkay [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) in more advanced positions either side of him. [Man City](https://www.mancity.com). The only other team to have won nine home games in a row while scoring 3+ goals in FA Cup history is Blackburn Rovers between 1881 and 1885, a run of 12. - Arsenal lost their last FA Cup match against a fellow Premier League side, 1-0 at Southampton in the 2020-21 fourth round. However, both defeats in that run have come in the FA Cup. [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) on the left, however you can expect Lewis to move in to central midfield when the Blues have possession. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Akanji, [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake), [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (c), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Grealish, Haaland [Stefan Ortega Moreno](https://www.mancity.com/players/stefan-ortega-moreno) is protected by a defence of [Rico Lewis](https://www.mancity.com/players/rico-lewis), John [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), [Manuel Akanji](https://www.mancity.com/players/manuel-akanji) and Nathan [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake). [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) will play high on the right wing and [Jack Grealish](https://www.mancity.com/players/jack-grealish) will do similar on the left, working to supply central striker [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland). [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson) and [Aymeric](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte) [Laporte](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte) come out and are replaced by [Stefan Ortega Moreno](https://www.mancity.com/players/stefan-ortega-moreno) and Nathan [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake). [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake), who [Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) has favoured in many bigger matches this season, and [Stefan Ortega Moreno](https://www.mancity.com/players/stefan-ortega-moreno), our usual cup goalkeeper, the only introductions from the Premier League win over Wolves, we mean business. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), Walker, Dias, Phillips, Cancelo, [Laporte](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte), Alvarez, [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer)

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City landed a potentially crucial psychological blow on Arsenal by knocking the Premier League leaders out of the FA Cup with ...

A trip to Spurs in the Premier League (Feb. But if Arsenal lose Ramsdale to injury or suspension between now and the end of the season, Turner showed against City that he can step up and perform in the Premier League. Arsenal: After a week of training and downtime, the Gunners have three straight league games at Everton (Feb. Guardiola has already trusted the youngster in big games against Liverpool and Arsenal, so he clearly has huge faith in him, which looks to be justified. But having been restricted to outings in the FA Cup and Europa League since arriving at the Emirates from New England Revolution last summer, Turner was facing a Premier League opponent for the first time at the Etihad. With City and Arsenal due to meet for the first time in the league at the Emirates on Feb. But the 28-year-old performed well and he showed that he has the same kind of attributes that Gunners boss Arteta rates so highly in Ramsdale. What impresses most about Lewis is his calmness and awareness, both with and without the ball. Haaland spent much of the game throwing his arms in the air and shaking his head, but there was no goal. Despite his imposing frame, he is not a striker who enjoys playing with his back to the goal, and he enjoys being closely marked even less. In an attempt to beat the Arsenal press, City opted to hit long balls to Haaland with the expectation that he would hold it up and lay it off to his teammates. Holding, who has started cup games for Arsenal only this season, is a journeyman defender at best, but he used his experience and defensive knowledge to contain Haaland.

Manchester City have dumped Arsenal out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win to progress to the fifth round of the glamour competition.

"It is really difficult to win against this team but we went head to head with them. "There is not one person in the locker room that is not very happy for him (Ake). With their main attention clearly elsewhere, Arsenal did not offer enough to find an equaliser.

Manchester City got the better of Premier League title rivals Arsenal, thanks to Nathan Ake's second-half goal that secured a 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium ...

And a double substitution just before the hour mark proved decisive in breaking the deadlock. "It is really difficult to win against this team but we went head to head with them. The City backup was called into action again later in the half, this time when Trossard went for goal himself with a powerful left-footed drive that was turned away one-handed. At the other end, City's only real threat came from direct balls to Haaland. "One action changed it all. Mikel Arteta's side have a five point lead over City and a game in hand, with the two teams to meet again in the league on Feb. And Trossard was at the heart of all his side's best moves going forward. "There is not one person in the locker room that is not very happy for him [Ake]. As City move onto the competition's last 16 for the eighth consecutive season, Arsenal are left to focus on their challenge for a first Premier League title in 19 years. [John Stones](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157974/John-Stones) in the first half, made a sensational last-ditch intervention to prevent a wonderfully inviting cross from [Granit Xhaka](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/149981/Granit-Xhaka) reaching Nketiah for a close-range finish. [Stefan Ortega](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/151855/Stefan-Ortega) replacing [Ederson](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176948/Ederson) in goal and Ake in for [Aymeric Laporte](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159317/Aymeric-Laporte) at the back -- Arteta refreshed his team with six alterations to the side that beat [Manchester United](/football/team?id=360) on Sunday. "Really difficult opponent.

Arsenal have reportedly had a £60m ($74m) bid for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo rejected as they join another transfer battle with Chelsea.

Getty [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4130797/2023/01/27/moises-caicedo-arsenal-offer/) reports that said approach has been snubbed, with the ball being passed back into the Gunners' court.

Balogun is set to lead Reims against that trio of PSG stars on Saturday as he looks to continue his incredible rise through Ligue 1. The on-loan Arsenal forward ...

But recruiting Balogun will likely be one of the first orders of business for whoever is brought in to lead the U.S. But the fact is that everything is there for him to be pivotal for the U.S. at an early age has paid dividends already in the form of a call-up for a first of what should be a few World Cups. Should he continue to progress and play at a high level, there would be little stopping him from at least contending to be at the 2026 World Cup.Getty/GOAL He has said that the call-up was a good experience for him and that he remains in contact with several of the team-mates he met within the U.S. Without a sporting director, general manager or head coach, the USMNT has plenty of problems to address in-house before looking outside. He moved to London as a toddler and grew up at the Arsenal academy. Jordan Pefok and Ricardo Pepi remain in the mix, and the latter, in particular, could still grow into the guy the U.S. He's featured prominently for the Three Lions at youth level and has never fully wavered when it's come to his commitment to them. Folarin Balogun, and there's a chance that he may be the man best equipped to end the U.S. However, getting the 21-year-old on board is anything but a sure thing, as he has plenty of options. Born in New York, Balogun is eligible for the USMNT and represented the U.S.

MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City landed a potentially crucial psychological blow on Arsenal by knocking the Premier League leaders out of the FA Cup with ...

A trip to Spurs in the Premier League (Feb. But if Arsenal lose Ramsdale to injury or suspension between now and the end of the season, Turner showed against City that he can step up and perform in the Premier League. Arsenal: After a week of training and downtime, the Gunners have three straight league games at Everton (Feb. Guardiola has already trusted the youngster in big games against Liverpool and Arsenal, so he clearly has huge faith in him, which looks to be justified. But having been restricted to outings in the FA Cup and Europa League since arriving at the Emirates from New England Revolution last summer, Turner was facing a Premier League opponent for the first time at the Etihad. With City and Arsenal due to meet for the first time in the league at the Emirates on Feb. But the 28-year-old performed well and he showed that he has the same kind of attributes that Gunners boss Arteta rates so highly in Ramsdale. What impresses most about Lewis is his calmness and awareness, both with and without the ball. Haaland spent much of the game throwing his arms in the air and shaking his head, but there was no goal. Despite his imposing frame, he is not a striker who enjoys playing with his back to the goal, and he enjoys being closely marked even less. In an attempt to beat the Arsenal press, City opted to hit long balls to Haaland with the expectation that he would hold it up and lay it off to his teammates. Holding, who has started cup games for Arsenal only this season, is a journeyman defender at best, but he used his experience and defensive knowledge to contain Haaland.

Moises Caicedo has posted a statement confirming his desire to leave Brighton amid interest from Arsenal and Chelsea.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Brighton have already had to move on one of their star players this transfer window, with Leandro Trossard joining Arsenal. "I am the youngest of 10 siblings from a poor upbringing in Santa Domingo in Ecuador. He stated his desire to be Ecuador's most successful player ever, as well as bring in a record fee for the club with his transfer.

Nathan Ake scored the winner as Manchester City beat Arsenal 1-0 to progress to the fifth round of...

"It is really difficult to win against this team but we went head to head with them. "There is not one person in the locker room that is not very happy for him (Ake). With their main attention clearly elsewhere, Arsenal did not offer enough to find an equaliser.

Can Mikel Arteta get one over his mentor Pep Guardiola?

Their only two wins over City in the last 16 games under Pep Guardiola have come in the FA Cup. The Gunners will be hopeful to continue their streak of four straight wins over Man City in the FA Cup, reaching the finals every single time they have beaten them. City are currently on a run of nine straight home wins in the FA Cup.

Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo has released a social media post asking to take up a 'magnificent opportunity' following Arsenal's £60m bid. Brighton rejected what would have been a club-record fee from the Gunners for Caicedo on Friday. The south coast ...

"As I said before we've been pretty active in the market. "I am the youngest of 10 siblings from a poor upbringing in Santa Domingo in Ecuador. I always play football with a smile and with heart.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal need to learn to be ruthless against Manchester City after Nathan Ake's goal earned Pep Guardiola's men a 1-0 win in the FA Cup ...

Guardiola said: ““There is not one person in the locker room that is not very happy for him [Ake] … He deserves all the good things in life.” “We had big situations in the game and we didn’t put them away. In the big moments, in big matches you have the make the difference. Guardiola had made just one outfield change from City’s 3-0 win over Wolves. The sides will meet twice more in the next three months in the Premier League with the title on the line.