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Mark Lawrenson believes that Brendan Rodgers will find the winning ticket with his current tactical set-up.

Chris Smalling has told Manchester United manager David Moyes he can trust him to lead his defence.

London derby will be focus of crackdown on offensive term by police.

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta has played down suggestions the current Arsenal team could replicate the infamous Invincibles.

Brendan Rodgers has given an update on Liverpool's injured players and revealed why he has changed formation in recent weeks.

Mathieu Flamini says he is delighted to be working with Arsene Wenger at Arsenal again.

Jamie Carragher says Romelu Lukaku could be Everton's missing piece in their hopes of achieving Champions League football.

Anthony Joshua and Scott Quigg headline a bumper show at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday 5 October.

Simon Mignolet says he is learning to become a better keeping thanks to training alongside Luis Suarez

Jermain Defoe and Lewis Holtby continue to delight in Europe while Roberto Soldado and Christian Eriksen look to forge something similar in the Premier League.

Lee Clark has revealed he will speak to David Moyes about the possibility of keeping Jesse Lingard on loan for longer.

Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge have been named in Roy Hodgson's England squad for World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland.

Juventus are reportedly monitoring Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku.

Arsene Wenger will be offered a three year deal worth £24m.

Manchester United are considering a January move to sign Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic with Shinji Kagawa going the other way.

Juventus claim they want to hold on to Andrea Pirlo amid Premier League interest, but will not rush into negotiations over a new contract.

Chuba Akpom will be pushing for first team opportunities after scoring a brace in the Arsenal Under-19s 4-1 win over Napoli.

Andre Villas-Boas will rest key duo Jan Vertonghen and Paulinho for their clash in Russia with Anzhi.

Rafa Benitez will attempt to sign Liverpool duo Lucas and Martin Skrtel in the January transfer window.

Tottenham Hotspur take on Anzhi Makhachkala for the Europa League fixture on Thursday. Find out how to follow the game live in the UK.

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic claims his players are happy with their draw against Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.

Glenn Hoddle believes that Christian Eriksen is exactly what Tottenham need to qualify for Champions League football.

Gervinho is finally enjoying his football once again at Roma after a difficult two year spell at Arsenal.

Tottenham Hotspur's long-term midfield target Miralem Pjanic has revealed that he is no rush to talk to AS Roma over extending his stay at the Italian capital.

Tottenham are confident that a bid of £4m will be enough to sign Tom Ince in January.

Victor Moses says he has already settled into life at Liverpool after joining on a deadline day loan-deal.

Mikel Arteta is convinced that Arsenal's capture of Mesut Ozil has seen the Gunners better placed to challenge for silverwares this season.

IB Times UK brings you LIVE updates from all of tonight's Champions League action as soon as it happens.

Manchester United suffered their first defeat of the UEFA Youth League in a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk while Manchester City hammered Bayern Munich 6-0