Five things you did not know about this week’s Premier League action

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Manchester United remain tight-lipped about 'ransom demands'

Manchester United lose in a shock 2-1 home defeat by the Premier League's bottom club Sheffield United leaving Manchester City alone at the top of the table.

Arsenal and Man UTD are back in action this weekend. Amos Joseph and Solomon Fowowe preview one of the most anticipated matches before it gets underway.

On Monday Monologues, Solomon Fowowe just stops short of handing Pep Guardiola's Man City the Premier League title after their victory over Liverpool at Anfield. Solomon also talks the La Liga title and Luis Suarez's incredible season.

Many Arsenal fans are fuming after the Southampton loss. Solomon Fowowe asks if Willian Borges, who has received a lot of criticism for the loss deserves all the hate while many Gooner's insists some of it has been unjustified.

The North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham has always been a massive game, but this weekend it will carry particular weight as both teams look to end a gruelling campaign in style.⁣ Jose Mourinho’s Spurs are however in better form heading into Sunday’s derby against Mikel Arteta’s Gunners at the Emirates Stadium as they are the only team in the English Premier League to have won their last three matches. But can they extend that run into the derby?⁣ ⁣ Get more on The Nutmeg, showing exclusively on the YouTube page of Guardian Nigeria. Just click the link in our bio and do remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel.⁣ ⁣

The North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham has always been a massive game, but last weekend it carried particular weight as ⁣Arsenal's win against Tottenham shows steady progress under Arteta.

The Kremlin has said the UK's decision to increase its nuclear arsenal represents a serious blow to arms control. Moscow also said it would take Britain's move into account when working on its own military planning.

Solomon Fowowe on The Nutmeg today previews Arsenal vs Liverpool, RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich, Leicester vs Man City games for this week.

Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after a poor run of form, according to Sky Sports. A 2-2 draw on Friday against Everton left Tottenham, Champions League finalists in 2019, in seventh place in the Premier League and unlikely to reach the top four.

Around 2,000 Arsenal fans protest prior to their team's Premier League match with Everton, registering once again their distaste for the club's owner Stan Kroenke after the European Super League fiasco. "We want our voices to be heard, we want to have a say in how the club is being run," says one demonstrator.