Former Liverpool midfielder Vladimir Smicer believes Mikel Arteta missed a trick by signing Viktor Gyokeres over Patrik Schick. The Czech legend claims the Bayer Leverkusen star's superior finishing would have already secured the Premier League trophy for the Gunners.

The final international window before the end of the 2025-26 club season is here. For most of the globe's traditional powerhouses, this month is about finetuning ahead of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. But not every team has the luxury of such forward planning, with several big-hitters still yet to punch their ticket to the tournament.