Arsenal vs Leeds - Premier League LIVE: Mikel Arteta's side return to action in first top flight match since bombshell Man City guilty verdict

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Arsenal entertain Leeds in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. What should happen to City?An interesting debate on TNT Sport's coverage of today's game about the City case - a sight that is likely to be familiar on our screens over the coming months.Potential sanctions for the club include points penalties, relegations and even stripped titles.Hear what Martin Keown and Joe Cole had to say below...Arteta tight-lipped on City verdictMikel Arteta spent three years as Pep Guardiola's assistant at Man City between 2016 to 2019 before he took the managerial role at Arsenal.He was understandably pressed on City's guilty verdict at his pre-match press conference ahead of today's game, but he endeavoured to flat-bat any questions that came his way about the scandal and what it means for English football. Arteta also refused to say whether he'd spoken to Guardiola in the aftermath of the verdict, one which City are appealing.The most Arteta gave away was when he was asked if, despite his position as a senior figure at City, his conscience remained clear. 'Yes,' was his short response.'This has been going on for various years,' he added to a further question. 'That process is still not finished. So it is very difficult to express how I feel because it is not resolved. When it is resolved I can talk with clarity and tell you exactly how I feel.'That process has to be resolved and we need to trust that the people in charge will do it in the timeframe that they believe is the best for everybody.'Ambitious Leeds eye Europe?It's been an impressive start to the season for Leeds, leading to many tipping them for a push for Europe this time out.After a strong second half of the 2025-26 - coupled with an astute summer window that saw the likes of Harry Wilson, James Trafford, Nico Elvedi and Tarik Muharemovic arrive - Daniel Farke's side appear to have the quality and depth to upset a fair few teams.With some of the usual upwardly mobile sides such as Brighton, Bournemouth and Crystal Palace in Europe this season, that could open the window for Leeds to battle for a place in the top seven.A long way to go, but the early signs are looking promising and today should be a very good test for them. They lost the equivalent fixture 5-0 in 2025-26. Last time out!Arsenal have looked imperious for much of the past few years as they finally lifted the Premier League title in 2025-26.But last time out the Gunners looked strangely fragile as they were thrashed 3-0 by Brighton - and it could've been worse. A rare off day, or signs of issues for Arteta to resolve?I think the former, but you can catch up on those highlights and make your own judgement below...Countdown to kick off continuesWhat a beautiful day it is for football to return, with these crisp autumn conditions perfect for football.How does the Premier League look?There's been three weeks since we last had any Premier League action so it's easy to forget just what happened before the lengthy hiatus.Today's clash will see two impressive teams take each other on, with Leeds still unbeaten and up in fifth place, three points adrift of second-placed Arsenal.It will no doubt be an extremely tricky test for Daniel Farke's side, but they're definitely not a team to take lightly, as we've seen in their early results. Here's a reminder of how the table looks before today's action begins...The calm before the stormLeeds TEAM NEWSIt's been a good start to the season for Leeds and Daniel Farke will hope to continue that today in what will be one of his side's toughest matches of 2026-27. They are unchanged from their last game before the international break - a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.(3-4-2-1): Trafford; Justin, Elevedi, Muharemovic; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Stach, Okafor; Calvert-LewinSubs: Zetterer, Bard, Bijol, Wilson, Bahoya, Gruev, Longstaff, Aaronson, NmechaArsenal TEAM NEWSArsenal's team is in...And you have to say there's plenty of positive news for Mikel Arteta.Ezri Konsa and Kai Havertz were both forced to withdraw from international duty during the break through injury, while Declan Rice also dropped out beforehand - but today they all start.There is no Christos Tzolis though, after the winger suffered an issue with Greece.(4-3-3): Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Lewis-Skelly; Saka, Havertz, Madueke.Subs: Kepa, Hincapie Eze, Timber, Gyokeres, Merino, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, DowmanPremier League football returns!A relatively incident free three-week international break then?Not quite!It was two weeks yesterday when arguably the biggest news in Premier League history broke - Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges levelled at them for breaking the top flight's financial rules.A groundbreaking judgement, albeit one City continue to contest and are appealing, but it has dominated the footballing agenda ever since and will likely continue to do so.City were blasted by the Premier League for making 'sham' agreements to manipulate their financial accounts to the tune of £900million over a nine-season period from 2009-2018 which saw them win eight trophies, leading to many reflecting on how that timeframe should now be judged.It remains an extremely hot topic, and there will be continued discussions throughout the action this weekend as football returns, but at least we now have some on-pitch action to talk about, starting with Arsenal vs Leeds!Good MorningAnd welcome to the Daily Mail Sport's live coverage of Arsenal vs Leeds in the Premier League as top flight football returns.Be sure to stay with us for all the latest team news, build-up and updates from throughout the clash at the Emirates Stadium.