Colin Bell doesn’t quite go so far as to declare that the girls in green need to turn it up to 11 but, as a fan of Jurgen Klopp’s brand of ‘heavy metal football’, the new manager of the Irish women’s team certainly places a high value on intensity.

Defender Pablo Zabaleta hopes Manchester City can feed off a hostile atmosphere in Rome this week to make a big statement in Europe.

Patrick Vieira believes Manchester City’s new £200million training complex will help the club attract the best young players in the world – starting with the city itself.