Southampton put in a plucky performance to get a deserved point from their match against Manchester City at the Saint Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. The Saints came into the fixture in poor form, losing three matches on the trot while City had been turning on the style at home, but were poor travellers, winning just 2 of their away matches this season. On the balance of play, Southampton were the dominant team and had the better chances, but they could not make them count and had to settle for a point against the Premier League title contenders.

Mauricio Pochettino was unable to name a full-strength side for the match, with 7 players including regulars Victor Wanyama, Nathaniel Clyne, Morgan Schneiderlin and Artur Boruc nursing injuries. The Saints side had many youth players filling the bench, City meanwhile had no such worries. Manuel Pellegrini made two changes to his lineup from the last match day team at West Bromwich Albion, with James Milner and Alvaro Negredo starting this time out.

Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna has been ruled out of the Gunners’ clash against Everton this Sunday as the Frenchman has not been able to recover from the hamstring strain he picked up against Cardiff City a week ago. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shared the team news ahead of the Gunners' vital game against Roberto Martinez’s in-form Everton side at the Emirates and revealed that everybody else besides long term absentees, Lukas Podolski, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Yaya Sanogo would be available for selection.

Wenger also said that Lukas Podolski was back in full training after suffering from a long term hamstring problem and that the German international would be available for selection soon, upon regaining match fitness.

Arsenal host Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, in a match in which both teams will feel confident about their chances. Arsenal have been on a fine run of form which has seen them maintain a 4-point gap over nearest challengers Chelsea. Everton on the other hand started the season slowly under Roberto Martinez, but have exploded into life and their confidence will be sky-high after beating Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time since 1992.

Arsenal have gone about their business with the minimum of fuss, only being beaten twice in 14 games. Arsene Wenger does not have any major squad concerns and he must be extremely pleased with the way Arsenal are currently playing. On the other hand, Roberto Martinez has made an instant impact on not only the results, but Everton’s style of play. Their slick passing and possession football, while having players who can break quickly on the counter has helped them in becoming much more effective under Martinez.

David Moyes helplessly sunk deeper into quick-sand on a mournful afternoon at Old Trafford as Newcastle United secured a historical 1-0 victory against their struggling opponents. The Magpies’ first victory at United since 1972 came about thanks to a smash-and-grab goal from Yohan Cabaye in the 2^nd half. Newcastle executed their game plan well for the first 60 minutes as they flooded the midfield and restricted Man United to half-chances. Their chance arrived on 61 minutes when Moussa Sissoko beat Patrice Evra down the right to feed Cabaye, who made no mistake from just inside the box.

A rousing response from United saw Robin van Persie have a goal disallowed for offside before which Tim Krul had to make plenty of saves. Luck wasn’t on United’s side as they couldn’t find their old magic for the 2^nd game running as horrible memories of the early 70s collectively hounded the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

David Moyes helplessly sunk deeper into quick-sand on a mournful afternoon at Old Trafford as Newcastle United secured a historical 1-0 victory against their struggling opponents. The Magpies’ first victory at United since 1972 came about thanks to a smash-and-grab goal from Yohan Cabaye in the 2^nd half. Newcastle executed their game plan well for the first 60 minutes as they flooded the midfield and restricted Man United to half-chances. Their chance arrived on 61 minutes when Moussa Sissoko beat Patrice Evra down the right to feed Cabaye, who made no mistake from just inside the box.

A rousing response from United saw Robin van Persie have a goal disallowed for offside before which Tim Krul had to make plenty of saves. Luck wasn’t on United’s side as they couldn’t find their old magic for the 2^nd game running as horrible memories of the early 70s collectively hounded the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

In Fredy Guarin, Inter Milan have a midfielder bursting with talent so coveted that Europe’s best clubs are pushing and shoving to win his signature. The 27 year old Colombian moved permanently to Inter last summer and has been a mainstay at the San Siro, leading Inter’s title charge from midfield.

But the Daily Express wonders if he will be around for much longer as Barcelona have reportedly joined Man United, Tottenham and Chelsea in tracking the player. Inter have tied down the ex FC Porto star until 2016 but that hasn’t stopped him from being a transfer target, and with the Serie A clubs helpless against the exodus of star names, there is hope for the suitors.