ALEX BYWATER: World Cup hosts France sealed their place in the quarter-finals with an eight-try thrashing of Italy in Lyon, a result which meant they finished top of Pool A.

IAN HERBERT AND SIMON HART: Other clubs who moved to a purpose-built stadium trade soul for space but Everton's Bramley Moore Dock stadium is at the City of Liverpool's spiritual core.

Man City want to start Erling Haaland contract talks, Barcelona contemplating loan move for Lionel Messi, Chelsea waiting on Victor Osimhen decision, plus more.

Phil Foden revealed earlier this week that City have to 'put up' with opposition sitting in and Guardiola will hope they feel liberated by a more open game at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon.

MARTIN KEOWN: Slowly but surely, Vincent Kompany's Burnley are coming together. They were promoted from the Championship after playing stylish football.

MARTIN KEOWN: Two defeats on the trot is almost a crisis for a club of City's standards. But they bounced back in Leipzig with a 3-1 win and that was needed before this trip to Arsenal.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Born down the road in Hucknall, he is one of two arteries of local blood that run through Steve Cooper 's multinational squad.

The mood inside the Emirates Stadium will be buoyant, with in-form Bukayo Saka fit, Declan Rice growing with each game of his new role as their £105million talisman and City struggling.

CHRIS WHEELER: Throughout her husband's unparalleled success, Lady Cathy remained out of the spotlight, content in her role as a mother to their three boys.

LEE CARSLEY: Moyes was very high on standards and training levels. Physically we were pushed to our maximum most days and I can't remember us ever doing recovery sessions!

The winger hobbled off in the 34th minute during the 2-1 defeat at Lens on Tuesday, having previously departed early after suffering knocks against Tottenham and Bournemouth.

CHRIS FOY IN LILLE: After all these years as a force of nature at Test level, Manusamoa Tuilagi will finally play against the homeland he was named after

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Steve Borthwick has picked an England team he thinks will beat Samoa in Lille on Saturday and I am sure they will. But it's not the one I would have chosen.

Spurs benefited from an error in last weekend's 2-1 win over Liverpool, after VAR Darren England failed to award a goal to Luis Diaz after it was incorrectly ruled out for offside.

DAN BIGGAR - WALES NO 10: The No 10 battle between Sexton and Finn Russell will be great to watch. I spent time with both of them on the 2017 and 2021 Lions tour.

Pochettino was in charge of Tottenham when Kane scored with a deflected free-kick at Aston Villa in 2014, one of the early goals on his journey to becoming one of the world's best strikers.

Highlights from the WSL clash between Manchester United and Arsenal.