Pep Guardiola explains why Manchester City were not more active in the summer transfer window, only adding Riyad Mahrez for a club-record fee. Despite Unai Emery's fresh ideas at Arsenal, N FC's Craig Burley isn't so sure the Gunners will secure a top four spot. When Arsenal were building the Emirates, Arsene Wenger wanted the Gunners' new stadium to be like the Mestalla. On previous visits with Arsenal, he'd been struck by the steepness of Valencia's ground. Would it be possible, Wenger enquired, for the Emirates to mimic the claustrophobic Mestalla, complete with steep stands that felt like four vertical walls? Alas, building regulations in Britain differ from those in Spain, and Arsenal...
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