⏪ Amorim on Man Utd job losses; Pep talks Grealish and Akanji | OneFootball

Hear from the managers of Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and more on Friday.

And that's all from today's live blog folks. Come back tomorrow when we'll be covering every minute of a bumper Premier League Saturday.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has confirmed that Ollie Watkins and Tyrone Mings will return for their game with Ipswich tomorrow.

"Still out for tomorrow is Cash, Pau, Konsa, Onana and Barkley," Emery said in his press conference. "Mings and Ollie Watkins have trained this morning with the group and they are in the squad."

Brentford boss Thomas Frank has confirmed that goalkeeper Mark Flekken is available for the trip to West Ham. The Bees shot-stopper has been missing for the past three games.

Some more from Ange Postecoglou who was on top form in today's press conference ...

Some mixed news for Fulham today. Coach Marco Silva has confirmed that new signing Willian will be in the squad for tomorrow's game with Nottingham Forest. Reiss Nelson however is out "for a long time" with a hamstring tear.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has claimed that Luis Sinisterra and Alex Scott could be fit for their clash with Southampton tomorrow.

"I think both players are expected to train in the final session, so they both have a chance to play.

"I don't know if both players will make the squad, but I expect at least one of them to make the trip with us [to Southampton]."

Amorim on Ange Postecoglou ...

"I am a huge fan of Ange Postecoglou. He is a good guy, a very good coach. I understand the connection with me and Ange. We have the same problem. In my opinion, and with respect, I am at a bigger club, with bigger pressure, and I think coaches must follow their principles."

The United coach was then asked if he thinks his side can win the Premier League by 2028.

"Yes, we talk about that, our focus is to win the Premier League and we can change everything in a few years. In this moment, we are in a difficult position, but we need to work every day and focus on the little steps."

Amorim continued ...

"Here it is simple: to do something we need to sell players."

The Manchester United boss was then asked about the job losses going on behind the scenes at the club.

"Our biggest problem now is Tottenham, we know the moment of the club, I have to understand these problems, but these problems in our club are not new. We have a problem at the moment, but that cannot influence how I coach the team and prepare for the next game."

Amorim has been playing it coy about injuries this week.

"It was a good week until two days ago. We have one or two issues, but we are waiting. We have one player who is sick, so we will see the team on the weekend."

We're due to hear from Ruben Amorim in a few moments. Stay tuned to find out what the Manchester United boss has to say ...

Our AI vs Musician predictions this week come from the one and only Kidwild ...

Some more from Pep here ...

And more from the Man City man on Manuel Akanji ...

Here's Pep on Jack Grealish's injury ...

We should be hearing from Pep Guardiola in a few minutes. The Manchester City boss will be looking ahead to their game with Newcastle tomorrow ...

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking ahead of their game with Manchester United at the weekend, giving some injury news ...

In some non-Premier League news, Jamal Musiala has signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich that will keep him at the Allianz Arena until 2030 ...

Tonight's game with Brighton could be a crucial one for Enzo Maresca and Chelsea.

The Evening Standard explain why their season is at a critical juncture right now.

For those that missed it earlier, here's Arne Slot on his red card in the derby ...

Mikel Arteta is just like the rest of us when it comes to streaming games ...

Will Trent Alexander-Arnold add to his tally this weekend against Wolves?

In case you missed it earlier, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe gave his thoughts ahead of their game against Manchester City tomorrow ...

"I don't think you necessarily look at it over that period of time. I think you have to look at it over a much longer period of time.

"I think they've been sensational, and so consistent, for so many seasons, which is so difficult to do at this level because of the standard of the teams. I think that's what we've seen really, the standards of the Premier League, congesting in its force, really.

"Every team is very difficult to play against. We've found out recently in a couple of home games, if you drop by 1%, you can get beaten. Every game is very difficult, nothing's given to you."

Not something we were expecting to hear from Graham Potter this morning ...

Some more from Moyes here with the Everton boss speaking about Arne Slot's red card in the derby and their game against Crystal Palace tomorrow ...

Everton boss David Moyes has confirmed some huge injury news for the Toffees going into the last months of the season ...

Will a Brighton or Chelsea player being adding to this small list later tonight?

A tough way to lose Kai Havertz, who could be replaced in Arsenal's attack via the free agent market, with wonderkid Max Dowman unlikely to be called upon to ease their issues due to Premier League rules.

Good news on the injury front has not been in much supply for Arsenal recently but there are some optimistic updates from Mikel Arteta.

Next to speak is Newcastle's Eddie Howe and he has issued a lengthy injury update on Anthony Gordon, Sven Botman, Dan Burn and Harvey Barnes.

In terms of Liverpool team news for their clash with Wolves this weekend, Cody Gakpo is an injury concern.

First to speak is Liverpool's Arne Slot and he has understandably been asked to explain the scenes at the end of Wednesday's Merseyside derby which saw him receive a red card and two-game touchline ban.

Welcome to our coverage of Friday's Premier League manager press conferences.