Arsenal are interested in signing England international striker Ollie Watkins from Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the January transfer window.

City will face one of those two European heavyweights in the Champions League next month after scraping through to the play-off round on Wednesday.

It was status quo at the top of the Premier League to some extent with Arsenal and Liverpool both winning last time out, keeping the Reds six points clear with a game in hand over Arsenal. Nottingham ...