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Wigan began the New Year with a hard fought point at Scunthorpe to come out of the festive period unbeaten and in fifth position in SkyBet League One.

Neil Lennon bemoaned his Bolton side’s inconsistency after Saturday’s home defeat to Huddersfield, saying the display was typical of why his team find themselves at the bottom of the league.

Manuel Pellegrini expressed his hope that it won’t be long before Sergio Aguero finds his best form after his winner against Watford on Saturday.

Chris Smalling is hoping Manchester United can build on their positive start to the new year following Saturday’s 2-1 win over Swansea City.

Danny Cipriani showed his England potential this weekend as Sale Sharks beat Wasps in their first Aviva Premiership match of 2016 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Bury boss David Flitcroft fears that the current run of bad form will affect the confidence and development of the younger players after a 2-0 defeat to Fleetwood.

David Dunn has berated his Oldham players after they squandered a lead to draw 1-1 with Colchester at Boundary Park on Saturday.

Despite Paul Ackford warning new England coach Eddie Jones off Sale last month, Steve Diamond was vociferous in claiming that several of his players would have bolstered their national side’s World Cup campaign.

As the souped-up hype machine that is the January transfer window creaks open once more, we look back to some moments of inspiration that helped turn the season around for various Bolton Wanderers managers.

‘We have created a lot of chances but failed to score’ appears to be the line which has come out of the majority of Louis van Gaal’s post-match interviews this year.

If you ever needed reminding how strong Michael Atherton’s Mancunian roots are just mention the weather.