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The Spaniard had given the Gunners an early lead after five minutes, before Andreas Weimann equalised for the visitors midway through the second half at the Emirates.

But Cazorla was at the ready to slot home with just minutes to go as the Gunners closed the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham to one point, extending Villa's miserable run to just one win in 10 games.

The hosts controlled possession with palpable ease and created the first chance of the game after just two minutes, with Jack Wilshere forcing an early save from Brad Guzan.

Wigan moved out of the English Premier League relegation zone with a comfortable 3-0 win over Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday.

Roberto Martinez's men took the lead late in the first half through Arouna Kone, who quickly doubled the advantage just before the interval. 

Maynor Figueroa made sure of the points early in the second half before Pavel Pogrebnyak was sent off to end any lingering hopes of a home fightback.

The win lifts Wigan above Aston Villa and out of the bottom three on goal difference.

Wigan made a fast start against Reading and almost took the lead in the opening five minutes.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte says his side must treat their next 13 Serie A matches like World Cup finals if they are to retain their title.

Last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Roma saw Juve's lead at the top of Serie A cut to four points, and Conte has called on the supporters to act as the 12th man in the title run-in.

"We need to play 13 World Cup finals and dropping points could prove costly," Conte told the club's official website. 

"Now is the time to urge the team on in the way they did last year and have done on certain occasions this season."

An unstoppable volley from Dimitar Berbatov secured a 1-0 win for Fulham over Stoke City at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Bulgarian rifled home in first-half stoppage time after Stoke failed to clear Sascha Riether's searching cross from the right to take his tally to nine goals for the season.

A lively start to the match saw presentable chances squandered by both sides as first Jonathan Walters wasted an opportunity to really test Mark Schwarzer before Berbatov volleyed over the top after good work on the right flank by Riether.

Roberto Mancini brushed off fresh speculation over his future at Manchester City this morning amid reports that Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has been lined up to take his job.

‘F****** hell!’ exclaimed a smiling Mancini in mock exasperation to further questions over the issue.

But the City manager once again questioned why his position should be in doubt considering his track record at the club.

Wayne Rooney has had to live a little bit in the shadow of Robin van Persie this season. And now it seems the Manchester United star is considering a stint in defence to claim back his place as the darling of Old Trafford. 

Rooney has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season, 10 fewer than summer signing Van Persie, and in training today was seen throwing himself into tackles that would make team-mate Nemanja Vidic jealous.