PEP GUARDIOLA was at Benficas recent clash with Braga on a lightning-quick scouting mission, according to reports in Portugal. onReuters5Akpom celebrates with new boy Lucas Perez as the Spaniard scores hist first goals for ArsenalBoss Arsene Wenger has always used the League Cup as an opportunity for the kids to impress and Akpom, despite?being a striker was used down the left. s still an attacking position and I just tried to be as much of a threat as I could. AP:Associated Press6Jesus won Olympic gold with Brazil and then played for the full national sideAnd. The Sunderland boss initially named the Dutch defender in his starting line-up for Sundays clash at Tottenham. Action Images5Claus Lundekvam celebrates after scoring against Wolves in 2004X007005Arsenal’s . 1Pep Guardiola has no room for Toure in his squadWith a clean sweep of domestic medals, including two Premier League gongs, he has been a major part of a golden era at the Etihad. stance covered table, over 50km behind LiverpoolANT NOWT TO WORRY ABOUTManchester United star Anthony Martial gives positive injury update after nasty knock on the head against Watford 8United flopped to a shock 3-1 defeat at Watford on SundayEd Woodward, the man who put his neck on the line by hiring Mourinho to replace FA Cup-winning manager Van Gaal, is unmoved. But that did not spare him from savaging?Luke Shaw in the press following the Hornets match even though the 21-year-old was?playing through an injury. The ex-Chelsea boss believes the hangover from Louis van Gaal’s methods is still affecting his squad – ?particularly the full-backs.