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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick on whether Lisandro Martinez is available for Sunday: "He is part of the squad."

On other team news: "We will see on Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo. Ben [Benjamion Sesko] is still undergoing a couple of checks before we update on timelines. We are trying to be clear what that looks like. He is still a little bit further away but when we know a bit more we will let you know."

Manchester United

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick says the "acknowledgement" from Lisandro Martinez is "enough".

He was answering a question about whether Martinez should have targeted his apology directly to director of football Jason Wilcox.

More to follow.

Manchester United

More from Manchester United manager Michael Carrick, who has said that Lisandro Martinez will be in the squad for Sunday's match at Leeds:

"From the outside [you are] after some big information about big discussions but it was pretty simple. We all understood the situation and what it meant. He made his statement and acknowledges that it was a mistake from him and that was it really.

"We have a really good feeling from within the group. We have a really good feeling within the club from the inside.

"Results-wise it hasn't gone to plan of late but the spirit, the togetherness, again I said it but today was one of the better training sessions that we have had and you can see there's a real sense and a feeling within the group that we want to do something about this situation and want to do something about it quickly.

"We understand the situation that came up after the game but we feel that has been dealt with and we have moved on.

"Genuinely moved on and there's a freshness about the group today which I really liked."

Manchester United

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is adamant he is telling the truth - that the squad has moved on from Lisandro Martinez's comments - saying that just because former professionals might make assertions to the contrary does not mean they know the truth.

Full quotes to follow.

Manchester United

"It's done really," said Manchester United manager Michael Carrick when asked about Lisandro Martinez's comments and his subsequent apology and punishment.

"We've moved on from that. It was one of those things. He has come out and acknowledged the situation and as a group we have moved on.

"It is really not a drama for us as a group. The boys have trained really well, there was a really good feeling around training this morning. Really good feeling. They trained really."

Manchester United

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick says the issue surrounding Lisandro Martinez's comments criticising the club's hierarchy is "done" and the whole squad has "moved on".

More to follow.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter

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Michael Carrick swerved answering questions about Lisandro Martinez's post-match outburst in Madrid on Tuesday by saying he hadn't seen the actual comments.

United officials then applied a stern 'matter is dealt with now' to requests last night for clarification on Martinez's apology.

Carrick could use that guidance when he gets questions on Martinez in his press conference ahead of Sunday's trip to Leeds. But that won't stop him getting peppered.

For example, given Martinez apologised for the manner in which he said what he said rather than the actual words, presumably his general view still stands.

United feels to be in a mess at the moment. Five games without a win is their worst run since a run of six games without a victory at the end of the 2018-19 season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been appointed permanent manager.

Carrick really needs to be focused on sorting that out at Leeds on Sunday, in what is sure to be a hostile atmosphere at Elland Road.

I suspect he will spend rather more time than he would want dealing with the fall-out from Martinez's comments when he faces the media later.

We expect to hear from the Arsenal and Nottingham Forest managers soon, but our first stop will be at Manchester United...

Nottingham Forest

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Nottingham Forest will need to find a ruthless streak to get a result on Sunday as they host defending champions Arsenal, who boasted last season's best defence.

A wasteful showing in front of goal last weekend - which included Liam Delap thumping a near-certain goal straight at Walter Benitez - cost Forest in their 3-1 loss against Crystal Palace which left them 15th in the table with just one league win from their first six games.

Oliver Glasner's side had 24 shots to Palace's 13 but only managed one goal with Dan Ddoye's striking early in the game.

The former Palace boss will be desperate for a win and taking all three points against the Gunners would help lift some pressure after a slow start to life at the City Ground.

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will be asked about the state of his squad's fitness during his press conference after suffering an unfortunate double blow during the warm down after the win over Leeds last weekend.

Both Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi left the post-match session injured and were out of the squad for the Champions League win against Lille.

It is likely there will be an update on Christos Tzolis' fitness after he withdrew from international duty with a muscle injury and missed the last two games.

Arsenal fans will also be hoping for further positive news on William Saliba's back injury after he returned to individual training.

Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter

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Arsenal have informed staff that they plan to cut 60 jobs from their workforce just months after winning the Premier League and after announcing record revenues for the 2024-25 season, external.

The cuts, which will come across a number of departments, were announced on a call with CEO Richard Garlick. They will not affect coaching or performance staff in the men's or women's setups and will come from off the field roles.

The timing of the announcement will be hard for staff to take with Mikel Arteta's new lucrative contract until 2030 announced just seven days ago, which made him one of the best paid managers in the Premier League.

It is understood that the new contract includes an increase from his previous salary of £10m per year plus an additional £5m in bonuses.

Arsenal announced in February that they had recorded record revenues of £691m for the 2024-25 financial year although they still had an overall loss of £1.4m.

The accounts also showed that the operating costs rose to £200.8m compared to £147.9m in 2024.

Arsenal want to be self-sustainable as they look to comply with the financial rules which are placed on all Premier League clubs.

The cuts that have been proposed are not yet finalised with a consultation process underway.

Defending champions Arsenal are just two points behind Manchester City after coming from behind to beat Leeds United at Emirates Stadium last time out.

That game followed their first dropped points of the season - a 3-0 defeat at Brighton before the international break.

Despite enjoying great success on the pitch of late, the Gunners announced plans to cut jobs this week...

And here is the latest standings.

Just six games into the Premier League campaign and there is a 16-point difference between table-toppers Manchester City and bottom club Fulham.

Premier League

OK, here's a reminder of the latest round of Premier League fixtures before the news conferences get under way:

Saturday, 17 October

• Everton v Chelsea (12:30)
• Brentford v Liverpool
• Fulham v Hull City
• Man City v Ipswich
• Newcastle v Aston Villa (17:30)

Sunday, 18 October

• Bournemouth v Sunderland (14:00)
• Brighton v Crystal Palace (14:00)
• Leeds v Man Utd (14:00)
• Nottm Forest v Arsenal (16:30)

Monday, 19 October

• Tottenham v Coventry (20:00)

Premier League

So, plenty of questions for Xabi Alonso to answer in today's news conference, which we hope to be able to bring you from 13:30 BST.

Here's a full list of the managers we have coming up in the next hour or so:

• Arsenal - Mikel Arteta
• Nottm Forest - Oliver Glasner
• Brentford - Keith Andrews
• Chelsea - Xabi Alonso
• Crystal Palace - Pierre Sage
• Everton - David Moyes
• Ipswich - Gary O'Neil
• Leeds - Daniel Farke
• Manchester City - Enzo Maresca
• Manchester United - Michael Carrick
• Aston Villa - Unai Emery

We kicked off this page with the Brighton and Fulham managers, while Liverpool, Newcastle, Coventry and Hull all held their news conferences on Thursday.

Just click on the links to check out the latest news from each club.

The Sunderland and Bournemouth managers spoke to the media after last night's European ties, while Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi is holding his news conference on Sunday morning, before Monday's match at home to Coventry.

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The international break came at just the right time for Chelsea to give them the opportunity to sort out some of the issues they had in the first few games of the season.

The Blues conceded a league-high 12 goals before the break but at times had been able to outscore opponents through the brilliance of Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro.

But just before the break Chelsea lost 3-0 at Brentford and Xabi Alonso made several tweaks for last weekend's game against Bournemouth.

They defended deeper, pressed in a different shape and looked a lot more solid as they recorded a 5-1 win.

However, losing captain Reece James to injury is undoubtedly a big blow, just as the Blues appeared to have got on top of their defensive issues.

Chelsea

Reece James has suffered multiple injuries over the past few seasons, causing him to miss several international tournaments with England since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

His injury record improved significantly last season, allowing him to play a prominent role in England's World Cup campaign, during which they reached the semi-finals before winning the bronze medal match.

James was among the players to withdraw from England duty during the most recent international break.

The next international break begins at the start of November, when England are scheduled to face Croatia at Wembley Stadium.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

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As mentioned, Chelsea have suffered a big blow before the weekend with captain Reece James set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery.

The defender, 26, was injured in training before Chelsea's 5-1 win over Bournemouth last weekend, and the decision was taken for him to have surgery.

James is now undergoing rehabilitation with Chelsea's medical staff, with no time-frame given for his return.

After facing Everton tomorrow, Chelsea host London rivals Tottenham and Manchester United in a difficult run of fixtures.

A trip to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup is sandwiched between those two home matches.

Good afternoon folks.

If you are just joining us, the big news line of the morning came out of Chelsea with the announcement that captain Reece James has undergone minor knee surgery.

More on that coming up shortly.

We are building up to a flurry of Premier League news conferences - 11 in total - from 13:30 BST.

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso is sure to be asked about James' latest injury setback.

Also stick with us for Michael Carrick's reaction to Lisandro Martinez's post-Champions League outburst and Mikel Arteta's response to this week's job cuts at Arsenal.

Premier League

Right, we are going to take a quick break but have a stacked line-up of Premier League managers to bring you after lunch, with a grand total of ELEVEN news conferences scheduled to take place at or after 13:30 BST.

Here's the full list:

• Arsenal - Mikel Arteta
• Nottm Forest - Oliver Glasner
• Brentford - Keith Andrews
• Chelsea - Xabi Alonso
• Crystal Palace - Pierre Sage
• Everton - David Moyes
• Ipswich - Gary O'Neil
• Leeds - Daniel Farke
• Manchester City - Enzo Maresca
• Manchester United - Michael Carrick
• Aston Villa - Unai Emery

Join us from 12:45 BST as we build up to those news conferences.