Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will specifically advise his players on handling racist abuse in the Petrovsky Stadium this evening against Zenit St Petersburg, but he expects the authorities to deal with any problems (5pm, live on 3e, ITV4).

Andrei Arshavin remains hopeful he will soon be able to pull on an Arsenal shirt with Zenit St Petersburg claiming a £15m deal was completed before the transfer deadline – and even says he has been given a squad number.

WALTER SMITH has issued an eve-of-match rallying call for his players to make themselves legends by bringing the UEFA Cup back to Glasgow.