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Stay tuned for all the latest injury reports and talking points as Premier League bosses speak ahead of this weekend's action.

That's all from Friday's Premier League press conferences. Scroll below for all the key updates from Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham and more.

Unai Emery has confirmed Matty Cash is in line to return for Aston Villa this weekend.

More from Arteta on another fresh challenger in the north London derby.

Arsenal could welcome some key men back for their clash with Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.

How far can Brentford go? Andrews answers...

A bit more here from Igor Tudor about Spurs's injuries ...

"In this particular moment with 10 injuries, we trained with 13 players. It is what is is. It's not fantastic, beautiful but 13 we will have and it is quite enough to achieve what we want on Sunday."

Moyes on Coleman's availability ...

Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking ahead of their game with Man Utd on Monday ...

And asked whether Spurs will be a Premier League team next season, Tudor had a very clear reply ...

"100%"

New Spurs boss Igor Tudor has been asked whether he's enjoyed his first few days in the job ...

"I didn't enjoy because I'm not here to enjoy. I'm here to work. It's the first moment and there's work to do. It's a privilege to be here."

A bit more here from the Fulham coach ...

Here's some quotes from Marco Silva as Fulham prepare for Sunderland ...

Some more here from the Sunderland boss on their clash with Fulham ...

"They are a well established Premier League team, with ability and patterns to play through your pressure. Good players, the ability to be clinical. Harry Wilson, for example. Like every team they’re not perfect but they are good, it will be a tough test."

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris has some great news for fans of the Black Cats ...

"Granit has more or less fully trained this week, so he will be available on Sunday."

Carrick also asked about Sir Jim Ratcliffe's immigration comments ...

"Sir Jim has made a statement and then the club has made a statement. It is not my place to add to that. Been at this club many years and we make a huge impact globally. As a player, member of staff, supporter I think we are incredibly proud of that. Equality and diversity is what we cherish at this club. We strive to do that every day.

"We have a really strong group. The players, the staff inside and out of the club. We always talking to each other. The boys have been in really good spirits. We have taken a deep breathe, come back and focusing on what is next. We are here to help each other.

"Part of being at this club we understand what it is like globally. I can only speak from my personal experiences, all backgrounds and different backgrounds I am really proud of."

More from Carrick ...

"A lot goes into the game. David is such a good manager, knows what it takes to have success. We have had a lot of time to look forward to it. Always tough going to Everton. We are trying to be our best. We have things to improve on. A good spirit and we will draw on that."

Carrick has been speaking about his injury updates at United ...

"Yeah Mason is getting closer. I think we’ve been patient, so we don’t want to push anything”, he told reporters.

“We want him back and he can have a big impact. He’s getting closer which is good for us.

“Matta is a little bit working towards it. He’s a bit behind Mason, so we’re just trying to work with him to progress him.”

We've got a tonne of managers speaking in the next few minutes, including Michael Carrick, Mikel Arteta and Igor Tudor.

On Wolves' debutant ...

And some team news ...

Edwards on that brilliant Arsenal draw ...

We'll be hearing from Wolves boss Rob Edwards in a few minutes. Wolves travel to Crystal Palace tomorrow.

Here's the last of it from Pep on Antoine Semenyo's impact since joining in January ...

Here's a bit more from Pep ...

Pep has also commented on Wayne Rooney saying he wants the City boss to stay in the Premier League ...

"Huge honour when the compliments come from the players. Wayne, what a player. At Everton and United. Football in this country there is huge personalities who make the game better - he is one of them."

Some lovely quotes here from Pep on Sir Bobby Robson ...

And now he moves on to the schedule and his players' tiredness ...

"We have had few days off. For me it is not a problem [the schedule]. The players get a long rest and they train good in the last few days."

Pep has also been speaking about Vini Jnr ...

"Racism is everywhere. It is not just in football. We have to fix it in the schools. The teachers and the doctors need to be at the best in society."

Pep on the title race after Arsenal's draw ...

"They were nine points when we had a game in hand. When we have played the same games. Many things will happen. Players are new so the experience is new for them."

And more on Haaland ...

Pep's up ...

"Doku not ready Savinho is ready."

Looks like there's a slight delay with Pep's arrival but he shouldn't be too much longer.

If you're a Man City fan, you'll want to stick around because we should be hearing from Pep very soon.

Here's the last of those Glasner quotes from his press conference earlier today ...

We'll be hearing from Michael Carrick a little later but in the meantime, here's some interesting quotes from one of his former team mates about the job he's doing at Man United right now. Read here.

Do you agree with this take from Rooney?

In case you missed it yesterday afternoon, Bukayo Saka has committed his future to Arsenal with a new long-term deal. Here's some nice behind the scenes action from a special for the Hale End kid ...

An interesting post from HLTCO here on Twitter ...

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was speaking very early this morning and you can read his comments here.

Still a few more quotes coming in from Glasner but we should have Pep Guardiola speaking in the next half an hour or so.

A bit more here from Glasner ...

Some new names have been added to the coaching staff at Spurs ...

And more from the former Frankfurt man ...

More from the Palace boss ...

Here are those embargoes quotes from Glasner ahead of Palace's clash with Wolves this weekend ...

Nothing to do with the Premier League but Vincent Kompany was excellent this morning on the recent Vini racism allegations from midweek ...

Some fascinating stuff here from Michael Keane here on the Everton socials ...

Ouch!

If you're a Crystal Palace fan, we should be getting some embargoes quotes from Oliver Glasner in the next 20 minutes. The Eagles are currently on their way back from Moster after their Conference League draw on Thursday evening.

A fascinating article here from our friends at the Independent about Arsenal and how they're becoming their own worst enemies in the bid for a Premier League title. Read it here.

Spurs have confirmed a big special guest for the north London derby this weekend!

In case you were wondering, here are the fixtures for this weekend. The big one, clearly, comes from north London on Sunday.

Here's a bit more from Howe on Wissa ...

Howe on Anthony Gordon ...

Eddie Howe has been speaking after Newcastle's mammoth trip back from Baku on Wednesday ...

Here are the timings for today's pressers in GMT ...

Good morning everyone and welcome to our usual Friday press conference blog. We'll be hearing from all the big-hitters today as the Premier League returns to action after last weekend's FA Cup hiatus.