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Jose Mourinho  has made another appeal to potential summer suitors. The former  Chelsea  manager has been heavily linked with the  Manchester United  job. United look set to dismiss  Louis van Gaal  in the summer after a poor second season And  Mourinho admits he wants to feel loved . Mourinho, who was speaking at a sponsorship event in Portugal on Friday, said: "I can almost guarantee you that I’ll be back working this summer. I’ve got good offers on the table. "It’s a matter of thinking, to come to a good decision and finalising it. In the summer everyone will know what my next club will be. "I’ll take my ideas to where they are wanted. I want to be at a place where I’m wanted. I want to work at a club with responsibility, in a hard league and where there are no easy objectives. That doesn't leave many options."

"Why did we struggle with Carroll? Because he's good in the air," said Wenger. "We had a good game but a bad result, and we paid for a weakness we have had all season - headers in our box. "Yes of course, he was lucky to finish the game, but that doesn't mean we have to concede goals from headers; we have to look at ourselves." Arsenal's title bid appears realistically over but Wenger vowed to keep fighting until the end of the season. "We are third on 59 points and that's not where we want to be," he said. "We have made it much more difficult to have a chance to win the championship but no matter, we have to keep going. "You never know what will happen, and we have clubs chasing us as well, so we have to be serious and focus on finishing as high as possible."

LONDON (Reuters) - Slaven Bilic described Andy Carroll as the best header of a ball in the world after the striker fuelled talk of a place in England's Euro 2016 squad with a hat-trick for West Ham United against Arsenal on Saturday. Carroll was unstoppable, netting twice just before halftime and again early in the second half, as West Ham recovered from 2-0 down to draw 3-3 in a rivetting London derby at Upton Park. The former Newcastle United and Liverpool forward made the last of his nine England appearances in November 2012 since when a succession of injuries have disrupted his career. But he proved on Saturday that, when fit and firing, he is a real handful for defences, particularly with his aerial ability. "Andy Carroll has everything. It's impossible to stop him," West Ham manager Bilic said. "Heading, he's maybe the best in the world. He has to stay away from those injuries." Carroll, who played at Euro 2012 and scored a majestic ...

Arsene Wenger has named an unchanged lineup to the one that beat Watford last weekend, with David Ospina the surprise inclusion despite the return of Petr Cech to the bench. Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel are named in defence, with Francis Coquelin and Mohamed Elneny making up the Gunners central midfield partnership. Mesut Ozil continues ahead in the No10 role, with rising star Alex Iwobi and Alexis Sanchez selected on either wing with Danny Welbeck spearheading the attack. The likes of Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott are named on the bench, while Aaron Ramsey returns to fitness with Joel campbell missing out all together. Arsenal’s twitter feed confirmed the lineups:

John Pryke, 59, placed the speculative 5,000/1 bet on a whim with bookmakers Ladbrokes last August after "fancying the look" of the odds Big win: Pryke is set to land over £100,000 An optimistic  Leicester City  fan stands to scoop £100,000 after he had a £20 flutter on The Foxes winning the Premier League before the season began. John Pryke, 59, placed the speculative 5,000/1 bet on a whim with bookmakers  Ladbrokes  last August after "fancying the look" of the odds. He said he was inspired by the efforts of Greece, who were massive underdogs when they went on to win the 2004 European Championships. Leicester are now sitting five points clear at the top of the league with just 13 games to play leaving John with wife Julie, 59, with an anxious wait. John, who has been supporting The Foxes for over 45 years, said he was confident  Ranieri's  men can go on to clinch the title. The bet: Pryke's Pre-season punt He added: "I feel ...