Ashley Young scored his first goal in more than two years just eight months short of his 40th birthday.

The game kicks off at 8.15pm at the Emirates Stadium.

‘Set piece again ole, ole’ sang the Arsenal fans as they mocked the opposition and the sheer ridiculousness of their dominance from deadball situations.

The idea was abandoned after a player said he was unwilling to wear it.

The 29-year-old, who missed the start of the season due to a calf injury, said in a social media post on Tuesday that he had had a small setback.

City have not won in seven outings in all competitions – their worst run since 2008 – with De Bruyne featuring only as a substitute in the last five of those matches after recovering from a pelvic injury.

The 39-year-old has been a breath of fresh air since succeeding Erik ten Hag.

"It is a team that has the capacity to turn this around and win, win, win and win."

A number of prominent pundits have questioned why the Belgium international has not been starting games amid the champions' dramatic slump.

The sides face off at the Emirates on Wednesday evening. 

Salford, who are owned by the ‘Class of 92’, will travel to Manchester City.

Last week the club communicated the mid-season decision to raise prices of remaining home tickets to £66 per match, without concessions for children or pensioners.

The French teenager underwent surgery in early August and returned to training on November 6.

Van Nistelrooy left United in the wake of Ruben Amorim's appointment but was soon appointed Leicester's new manager on a deal until 2027.

Sorting out Cork people for ages

The Dutch international scored twice in Manchester United's impressive 4-0 victory over Everton. 

Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández hits form, Newcastle have lost their shooting boots and Brighton rue a chance missed.

The champions lost again on Sunday on Merseyside.

It is hard to remember a recent period of such unbridled optimism around the famous old club.

From a spur-of-the-moment decision to attend the Paralympics in Paris to scaling a mountain in the Swiss Alps and attending Taylor Swift's Dublin concerts as a reporter and superfan, members of the Irish Examiner's Lifestyle team look back on their 2024 highlights