Welbeck, who came through the prestigious youth ranks at Old Trafford, moved to The Emirates in a £16million deal on deadline day in the last transfer window and has so far bagged five goals for Arsenal.

City are on the brink of Champions League elimination while the Premier League already seems destined for London pacesetters Chelsea

Yaya Toure is on the decline and should be sold.

The ex-Chelsea midfielder joined the Sky Blues on loan from New York City FC last week after signing with the MLS outfit on a free transfer in July.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says delegates from Old Trafford have lodged a £15million bid for the Belgian international in the wake of Barcelona’s £10million bid.

Former Arsenal and France midfielder Vieira, who had a brief FA Cup-winning stint at City before he hung up his boots, took charge of the EDS (Elite Development Squad) in 2013.

Dutch dynamo Robin van Persie was sold for £24million from the north London club to their great rivals United in 2012 and Van Persie promptly racked up 30 goals to propel the Old Trafford outfit to a record 20th league title.

Wigan face Premier League Arsenal in semi-finals on Saturday, the Championship club having mounted an incredible defence of their FA Cup title

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