Ludogorets 2 Liverpool 2

Liverpool's Champions League hopes remain alive after their first goals in the competition since mid-September but a late Ludogorets equaliser saw them leave Bulgaria disappointed.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes Yaya Toure’s form could be suffering as he comes to terms with his brother’s death.

Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann feels the club will be better off in the long term without Luis Suarez, a player he believes “can’t be trusted”.

Former Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann feels the club needs to be closely monitored by UEFA as deals like the one which has taken Frank Lampard to the Etihad Stadium “could be an issue” in the future.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes it was the right time for the club to sell controversial striker Luis Suarez.

RTÉ’s controversial pundit Eamon Dunphy was forced to apologise to viewers after swearing on live TV last night.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits it would be fitting if the current squad were to take some inspiration from events surrounding this year’s 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

A week that will offer the truest measure of Manchester City’s progress so far began with manager Manuel Pellegrini presenting the bullish assessment that his team are the only team in Manchester.

Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes his old club have the credentials to not only secure a Champions League return but to win the Barclays Premier League title this season.

Liverpool have opened preliminary talks about a new contract for striker Luis Suarez but any potential new lucrative deal is some way off yet.

Manchester United manager David Moyes believes Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli should be the one under the microscope if Ashley Young dived to win a penalty in Spain on Wednesday.

Former Liverpool star Dietmar Hamann has branded Ashley Young “worse than Luis Suarez” over his diving antics.

Joey Barton has apologised for a series of “offensive” and “untrue” comments he made on Twitter about former Germany international Dietmar Hamann.

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Such are the peculiarities of footballing hysteria that a series of subtle, successfully-executed dives will bring about nothing like the binge of handwringing a bunch of botched, largely fruitless ones will.

Former Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has revealed how he once lost £288,400 (€344,710) on a single bet.

TRIBUTES have been paid to former Liverpool and Everton defender Gary Ablett who has died from cancer at the age of 46.

Former Liverpool and Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has been named the new manager of non-league Stockport.

FORMER German star Dietmar Hamann believes England’s inability to keep possession will be their downfall at the World Cup finals.

WORLD CUP winner Ossie Ardiles is one of three new faces on the RTÉ Sport team for their extensive coverage of this summer’s tournament in South Africa.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will discuss his Anfield future at the start of next season but the Reds’ vice-captain has stressed he does not want to play for another team.

LIVERPOOL winger Albert Riera has been suspended by the club for his outspoken attack on manager Rafael Benitez and the club.

Liverpool winger Albert Riera has been suspended by the club for his outspoken attack on manager Rafael Benitez and the club.

Manchester City have confirmed four senior stars have left the club.

Mark Hughes is preparing to ditch at least a dozen members of last season’s Manchester City squad.

MARK HUGHES is not convinced the scrutiny on him as Manchester City manager would reduce even if he ended the Blues’ 33-year trophy drought by winning the UEFA Cup this season.

Robinho will return for Manchester City tomorrow but Shaun Wright-Phillips faces a late fitness test before getting the all-clear to face Wigan at Eastlands.

Manchester City have been dealt another blow with the news veteran midfielder Dietmar Hamann has been ruled out for up to three months with a toe injury.

MARK HUGHES is collecting votes of confidence like another football manager down the road in Manchester racks up major trophies.

IT IS SAFE to assume that Mark Hughes’s love affair with the FA Cup is over.

Man City 0 Nottingham Forest 3

Schalke 0 Manchester City 2

MANCHESTER CITY manager Mark Hughes has defended Richard Dunne following the captain’s error-prone display in the Premier League defeat by Tottenham.

Newcastle 2 Manchester City 2

Manchester City 2 AC Omonia 1 (Manchester City win 4-2 on aggregate)

ISA NACEWA may have played the closing minutes of Leinster’s game with a broken arm last Friday but he was by no means the first sportsman to push through that pain barrier.

Shaun Wright-Phillips was handed a second debut for Manchester City at Sunderland this afternoon.

FC Midtjylland 0 Manchester City 1 (after extra-time, Man City win 4-2 on penalties)

MARK HUGHES got his Manchester City reign off to a winning start in the unlikely surroundings of the Faroe Islands.

EB Streymur 0 Manchester City 2

Liverpool 1 Manchester City 0

Franck Queudrue has been handed his first Birmingham start for two months in today's home Premier League clash with Manchester City.