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SPOTIFY mogul Daniel Ek is still committed to an Arsenal takeover, insists club legend Thierry Henry. The former striker watched the win over Spurs with Swede Ek, who had an approach to buy out the Kroenke family rejected this summer. And last night Henry, who is part of the consortium led by Ek, told Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football: ‘To be able to get there, you need to have someone to respond on the other side. It didn’t happen yet. We are here to stay. Let’s see what’s going to happen.’

MARCUS RASHFORD (left) hopes to return to Manchester United’s squad at Leicester on October 16. The 23-year-old England striker will see a consultant later this week and hopes to be able to resume contact training for the first time since shoulder surgery on August 6.