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Jovetic, in the side because of an injury to team-mate Edin Dzeko, scored the equaliser as City came from behind to beat Swansea on Saturday and solidify third spot in the Premier League.

The Latics drew 1-1 against high-flying Middlesbrough with a phenomenal free-kick from Shaun Maloney that showed the controversy of the week had clearly not put them off their game.

Top-scorer Matty Done’s diving header gave Rochdale an early lead, but goals from Kyle Bennett, Theo Robinson and Curtis Main secured the three points for Doncaster in the League One clash.

United currently sit in fourth place in the Premier League after scraping a 2-1 win over Arsenal at The Emirates on Saturday evening.

England women play their first ever match at the home of football against Germany and 26-year-old Houghton will captain the side in front of 55,000 fans.

Captain Dan Braid scored the only try of the match just over 10 minutes from time, after both sides traded penalties, to give Sale a 16-12 win at Twickenham Stoop.

Les Parry, who won the Medical & Sports Science Professional crown at the North West Football Awards on Tuesday, is convinced United’s academy will continue to produce talented youngsters.

The embers of controversy that began with the hiring of Malky Mackay, whose racially-insensitive texts landed him in hot water earlier in the season, were stoked into a blaze by apparent racial slurs made by Wigan owner Dave Whelan.

Hill was less-than-impressed with his team’s frenetic 2-1 FA Cup victory over Northampton Town on Tuesday night and made his feelings known to the players during and after the game.

What does it take for David to beat Goliath? For Manchester Giants head coach Jeff Jones, the answer is simple: bring the right players to the club.

The occasion will mark the first women’s England international being held at Wembley, with 55,000 people set to attend, ahead of the 2015 World Cup in Canada.