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Manuel Pellegrini praised birthday-boy Raheem Sterling as his two goals gave the Chilean manager one of his best nights in Europe against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Louis van Gaal insists Manchester United have shown improvement under his management despite crashing out of the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Atherton’s Gary Fox is confident his Birmingham Lions side are destined for the AJ Bell National Badminton League play-offs this season after they picked up their second victory from two fixtures on Monday evening.

Bury boss David Flitcroft has his fingers crossed for a match against one of the ‘big boys’ in the third round of the FA Cup, following a 1-0 win against Rochdale.

Neil Lennon bemoaned the lack of quality at both ends of the pitch as his Bolton side succumbed to their ninth defeat of the season at home to Cardiff.

Keith Hill insists his players are giving everything they can after their 1-0 FA Cup second round defeat at home to Bury on Sunday.

Louis van Gaal believes his Manchester United side are not capable of winning the Champions League this season ahead of tomorrow’s must-win tie against Wolfsburg.

Despite watching his side crash out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United on Saturday, David Dunn says he was pleased with the improvement shown by his charges.

Eddie Jones officially starts his job as England head coach on Tuesday and his first order of business should be to give Joe Launchbury the captaincy – according to Lewis Moody.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has criticised his colleagues for what he termed a ‘tough day’ as they suffered an ignominious 2-0 defeat at the hands of Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.

Bury boss David Flitcroft insists that there is no additional pressure on his side ahead of a derby-day battle with Rochdale for a place in the FA Cup third round.