Friday's back pages have been dominated by the impending return of Joe Hart to first team football at Manchester City. The Daily Mirror believe that the England stopper could start between the sticks against Arsenal on Saturday after impressing Manuel Pellegrini with his attitude. Hart made a number of crucial saves in City's 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday and it seems the manager and fans alike feel it's time for their No.1 to return.
Aleksandar Kolarov's impressive form this season has alerted Napoli manager Rafael Benítez according to Italian newspaper Corierre dello Sport. President Aurelio De Laurentiis was left disappointed after seeing his side narrowly crash out of the Champions League group stages on Wednesday night and has made money available for the Spaniard to strengthen the Gli Azzurri.
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Rafael Benítez is one of many managers who has had their say on Manuel Pellegrini's mathematical error in mid-week. The ex-Liverpool manager told the Independent that Manchester City's staff should have helped the Chilean avoid the error that may have cost them top spot in Champions League Group D.
City fans will be surprised to learn that ever-critical pundit Niall Quinn has tipped Manchester City to beat Arsenal on Saturday. The Irishman and former City-striker has made a habit of criticising the blues during his punditry for Sky Sports this season, but in an interview with talkSPORT, he said Saturday's clash 'all points to a Man City win'.
Arsenal's Mikel Arteta has also had his say on the monumental weekend tie and has complained that his side have had less recovery time than Manchester City say ESPN. Wenger's side were forced to fly straight to Manchester following their mid-week loss to Napoli and the Spaniard believes Manchester City have been handed an unfair advantage.
Finally, in an article published by the Daily Mail, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been named Britain's richest footballer. Manchester City's James Milner was also included in the top 10.