Striker Sergio Aguero is ready for the challenge of Liverpool, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned.

St Patrick’s Athletic 3 Cobh Ramblers 2

Liverpool 1 Sevilla 3: Liverpool’s whirlwind development under Jurgen Klopp has taken a painful and significant knock after they were demolished by Sevilla in the second half of a Europa League Final in Basel, underlining that sheer character alone may not be enough to recreate former glories at Anfield.

Team Montenotte, Glanmire won their third Women’s Premier League and Cup double in scintillating style yesterday when defeating DCU Mercy 72-69 in an epic final at the Watershed in Kilkenny.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will tell his players to trust his gameplan as he knows how to win trophies.

FA Cup Fifth Round: Bradford 2 Sunderland 0: Bradford, a city whose last meaningful flirtation with the FA Cup came some 104 years ago, now stand one victory from a Wembley semi-final after a stunning 2-0 upset of Premier League Sunderland at Valley Parade.

Malky Mackay is back in football after Wigan confirmed the Scot as their new manager.

As Jose Mourinho eased himself into the dugout at Old Trafford, acknowledging his opposite number as he did so, he briefly and pointedly caught the eye of Chelsea’s captain as the defender walked past; it was a look of mutual respect, of shared history, of shared memories.

Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has declared his intention to put the club up for sale.

Manchester City 1 Stoke 0

Paul McGrath reckons that Alex Ferguson didn’t do David Moyes any favours with the timing of his headline-grabbing autobiography.

Sunderland 2 Manchester United 1

Arsenal supporters could be forgiven if they feel like they’ve been here before.

Drogheda United manager Mick Cooke reckons his team will need to hit a European level of performance if they are to overcome Sligo Rovers in tomorrow’s 2013 FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium (3.30pm).

Having put a stop to Sligo Rovers’ Airtricity League Premier Division gallop with an impressive 2-0 win, third-placed St Patrick’s Athletic now turn their attention to trying to put an end to Derry City’s fine run of eight league games unbeaten, as the two sides prepare to meet at Richmond Park this evening (kick-off 7.45pm).

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Aston Villa 2 Bradford City 1

Aston Villa 2 Bradford 1 (Bradford win 4-3 on aggregate)

Neil Lennon admits he has to improve his conduct as he gets ready for another meeting with the Scottish Football Association’s judicial panel on Thursday.

Neil Lennon and the Scottish Football Association (SFA) appear to be on a collision course after the Celtic manager was served with a Notice of Complaint following his sending off at half-time during the 3-2 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday.

Cardiff’s Anthony Gerrard is devastated after missing the crucial penalty.

Denis Irwin cannot believe old team-mate Ryan Giggs is on the brink of completing an incredible 900 games for Manchester United.

IT’S that rarity, a cup final without a surfeit of pressure.

Celtic captain Scott Brown has aimed another verbal blow at Rangers midfielder El-Hadji Diouf following his side's stormy Scottish Cup win at Parkhead.

ARSENE WENGER last night told Nicklas Bendtner to forget about facing Barcelona despite his sublime hat-trick in Arsenal’s cathartic victory over Leyton Orient.

ALEX McLEISH wants to put all off-field issues to one side for at least 24 hours as Birmingham try to reach their first major Wembley final for 55 years.

THIS was not the ending Aston Villa had hoped for but it was still sufficient to earn the net result manager Martin O’Neill really wanted – sixth place.

Dundee Utd 1 Rangers 0

ENGLAND midfielder Frank Lampard insists John Terry thrives on the kind of abuse dished out by Stoke fans during Chelsea’s 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

England midfielder Frank Lampard insists John Terry thrives on the kind of abuse dished out by Stoke fans during Chelsea’s 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

St Mirren 0 Rangers 0

Rangers 2 St Johnston 0

CIAO BELLO — now wipe that pasta sauce from your mouth and down that Perroni, for we have pies, beer ‘n’ silverware to look forward to at Wembley on Sunday. And after a decade of badmouthing the League Cup, to the extent that many of my crew barely recognised it as a first-class tournament anymore, I confess to a feeling of mild anticipation as the Final hoves into view.

THE biggest day of the club’s two-year existence has dawned for Wexford Youths, who host Derry City in the eircom League Cup final at Ferrycarrig Park this evening (7.30pm, Setanta Sports).

The FAI will provide free park-and-ride facilities for supporters traveling to Ferrycarrig Park for this Saturday’s eircom League of Ireland Cup final.

John Gorman believes Tottenham’s decision to sell Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov is the reason why they have made a poor start to the season, but insists it is only a matter of time before they return to winning ways in the league.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI is hoping John O’Shea will have cause to celebrate in Moscow tonight, before he joins up with the Irish squad in Dublin ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Serbia.

Derry City 1 Bohemians 2