It’s round two for last year’s Premier League champions Manchester City as they prepare to take on the Gunners this September.

Falcao is set to get on-board with a one-year loan deal after Europe’s football giants were put on red alert that he was packing his bags when he was left out of Monaco’s squad for their Ligue 1 clash with Lille on Saturday

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has refused to confirm Joe Hart’s number one spot after Arsenal humbled his side 3-0 in the Community Shield.

Rather than rest on his laurels, Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini kicked off the summer transfer rush by adding former Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna to his squad.

Manchester City and Arsenal fans will come together as one at this weekend’s Community Shield match, as they remember former player and manager Joe Mercer.

The ex-Chelsea midfielder joined the Sky Blues on loan from New York City FC last week after signing with the MLS outfit on a free transfer in July.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says delegates from Old Trafford have lodged a £15million bid for the Belgian international in the wake of Barcelona’s £10million bid.

City face the emboldened FA Cup winners at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, with the Premier League champions hoping a victory over the Gunners at the scene of their Capital One Cup triumph in February will give them the edge.

Former Arsenal and France midfielder Vieira, who had a brief FA Cup-winning stint at City before he hung up his boots, took charge of the EDS (Elite Development Squad) in 2013.

Dutch dynamo Robin van Persie was sold for £24million from the north London club to their great rivals United in 2012 and Van Persie promptly racked up 30 goals to propel the Old Trafford outfit to a record 20th league title.

United behind Real Madrid and Barcelona in third spot as City way back in 49th in a North American sports dominated Forbes list.