Aston Villa are now in pole position to land Johnstone ahead of their second-tier rivals. rts daily LIVE blogAnd the Frenchmans comments came a huge surprise to the midfielder and his agent. A direction his players can follow with him or not. iesTaking the MkhHenrikh Mkhitaryan admits his Man Utd banishment under Jose Mourinho was difficult to acceptPay The PricePeter Schmeichel urges Manchester United to sign West Ham star Dimitri Payet this January'I couldn't believe it'Per Mertesacker surprised over being handed Arsenal captaincy after suffering knee injuryAccept our dominanceJose Mourinho goads his rival Arsene Wenger and his Gunners team yet againMes-siahArsenal 3 Stoke 1: Contract rebel Mesut Ozil proves his worth as Gunners come from behind to go top of the league But he has not been able to agree new terms with star men Ozil and Alexis Sanchez. Marouane Fellaini concedes late penalty on 100th appearance for Manchester UnitedManchester United 1. ing relegation back down to the Championship, rather than cash in and have to look for an adequate replacement. sh the cash on another former player in the form of Burnley centre-back Michael Keane, with the Manchester Evening News recently reporting that the 23-year-old could be set for a January return to Old Trafford. ompleted 90 minutes just once this term despite delivering six goals and six assists. ALEXIS SANCHEZ is holding up the mega-double-deal to keep him and Mesut Ozil at Arsenal because of the crazy money on offer from Chelsea and China. Last year he bagged four and created 49 opportunities in 32 matches.