Slaven Bilic is hoping Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney does not make his long-awaited comeback against West Ham tonight after labelling the striker the best England player of his era.

Diego Costa is unlikely to face disciplinary action having appeared to bite Everton midfielder Gareth Barry during Chelsea's 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat.

Arsenal 4 West Brom 1: There is nothing like an impending FA Cup final to put a bit of zing into an otherwise flat end-of-season match.

“Every game is important now. If we advance in the cup we will have nine games and every one will be a cup final."

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists his side are not mentally weak as they look to salvage their season in their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Blackburn at Ewood Park tomorrow night.

The national lead officer for football policing in England has questioned the scheduling of Aston Villa’s FA Cup quarter-final against West Brom on Saturday after the match was marred by crowd disturbances.

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Aston Villa 2 West Brom 0

Christian Benteke is missing with a hip injury for Aston Villa’s FA Cup quarter-final meeting with West Brom.

England forward Danny Welbeck is set for a "great future" at Arsenal, but manager Arsene Wenger warned all his players their first duty is to serve the club — whether that is on the pitch or on the bench.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal says he is angered by questions about his working relationship with assistant manager Ryan Giggs.

Uwe Rosler hailed Wigan’s FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester City as the greatest of his managerial career.

Manchester City 1 Stoke 0

Alex Ferguson is set to ring the changes for Manchester United’s FA Cup quarter-final replay at Chelsea tomorrow.

Alex Ferguson today revealed that he encouraged Rio Ferdinand to have face-to-face discussions with England manager Roy Hodgson over his international future.

Everton 2 Manchester City 0

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has issued another veiled attack on his critics on the eve of the Europa League clash with Steaua Bucharest, saying they would blame him for fixture congestion if Chelsea progress.

Everton captain Phil Neville admits he was embarrassed by his performance in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Wigan.

Michael Carrick would be happy to sacrifice the regular thrills and spills of Manchester United’s meetings with Chelsea for a simple 1-0 win when they eventually play their FA Cup quarter-final replay.

Rio Ferdinand admitted Manchester United had been punished for carelessness after letting a two-goal lead slip in the FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea.

Manchester 2 Chelsea 2

Andre Villas-Boas has warned Inter Milan that Gareth Bale is now even more capable of wreaking havoc against them than when he tore them apart the last time around.

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United over Nani’s red card and the non-fulfilment of post-match media obligations at last night’s Champions League match with Real Madrid, the European governing body has confirmed.

Manchester United are still waiting to discover whether they will face UEFA sanctions following their Champions League exit against Real Madrid.

Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 2

Manchester City 4 Leeds 0

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba’s young son cried out as he saw him collapse on TV during a football match as he suffered a cardiac arrest.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has today confirmed that Fabrice Muamba has been walking around in hospital as the Wanderers midfielder continues his remarkable recovery following his on-field collapse last month.

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers claims their 2-0 defeat against Everton shows they are still “operating in the art of the underdog”.

Sunderland 3 QPR 1

Sunderland winger James McClean has signed a new contract which will keep him at the Stadium of Light until the summer of 2015, the club announced this morning.

Consultant cardiologist Dr Sam Mohiddin has warned people not to expect Fabrice Muamba to make a rapid recovery.

The hospital treating Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has confirmed the player can now recognise family members and respond to their questions.

The sheer scale of the numbers had threatened to crush Fernando Torres; 24 hours and 33 minutes of playing time without a goal coming into this game, 150 days since he last found the net.

Liverpool 2 Stoke 1

Manager Kenny Dalglish has hit out at Liverpool’s detractors, claiming they need an “intelligence check”.

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba was rushed to hospital tonight after collapsing during this evening’s FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham’s FA Cup quarter-final against Bolton was called off just before half-time after Trotters midfielder Fabrice Muamba suddenly collapsed and had to be carried off on a stretcher.

FT: Everton 1 Sunderland 1

Striker Nicklas Bendtner is expected to be fit for Sunderland’s FA Cup quarter-final trip to Everton tomorrow.

Liverpool 3 Everton 0

Didier Drogba is the embodiment of Chelsea — in both negative and positive ways.

Sunderland winger James McClean has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly clash with the Czech Republic later this month.