Leicester are on the hunt for a new boss having sacked Craig Shakespeare yesterday.

Leicester have refused to respond to reports that former England manager Roy Hodgson has been approached about their managerial vacancy.

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has claimed he is open to “new challenges” and will not stay at a club simply to collect wages.

Ronny Deila believes it will take Celtic’s best performance of his tenure to get past Inter Milan tonight.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini wants his players fully focused from start to finish in Thursday’s Europa League return leg against Celtic at the San Siro.

Celtic boss Ronny Deila says tonight’s Europa League clash with Inter Milan will be his toughest test since taking charge of the Bhoys.

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana’s return to training ahead of schedule has given manager Brendan Rodgers a boost as he heads into a potentially season-defining month.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident he has the "many solutions" in attack needed to secure a successful end to the season, but warned against expecting too much too soon from Theo Walcott.

Arsenal have confirmed German forward Lukas Podolski has completed a loan move to Inter Milan for the remainder of the 2014/15 season.

Mario Balotelli is unlikely to return to Inter Milan in January, according to club vice-president Javier Zanetti.

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Swansea last night confirmed the signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Tottenham and the sale of Ben Davies and Michel Vorm to the north London club for undisclosed fees.

Roberto Mancini is flattered by speculation that he could be the next coach of Italy.

Turkish club Galatasaray have confirmed that they have spoken to David Moyes - but the former Manchester United manager is not their top managerial target.

Roberto Mancini has left his post as Galatasaray manager, the Turkish club have confirmed.

Manuel Pellegrini revealed the key to Manchester City’s title success and the role he played in rebuilding the club after the volatile reign of his predecessor Roberto Mancini.

At half-past five this afternoon, Manchester City take on Everton knowing that three points will carry them to the brink of Premier League glory.

Didier Drogba can anticipate a rousing reception on his Stamford Bridge return with Galatasaray tonight, but Jose Mourinho has no intention of extending the warm welcome to Roberto Mancini.

Didier Drogba hopes to mark hisreturn to Chelsea with a Galatasaray victory on a night when he plans to keep his emotions in check.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho continues to seethe about events at Aston Villa on Saturday on the eve of the crucial Champions League last-16 second leg against Galatasaray.

Manuel Pellegrini is expecting a more favourable crowd reaction as Manchester City return to Wembley this weekend.

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Jose Mourinho insists his relationship with Samuel Eto’o has been unaffected by footage showing him questioning the Chelsea striker’s age.

Kevin Doyle could be on his way out of Wolves before the 11pm transfer window deadline tonight, with Middlesbrough the favourites to land the Wexford man.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident his side can maintain their ferocious pace until the end of the season.

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El City — No! was the headline in El Mundo Deportivo before the Champions League draw yesterday.

Last year’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund were just four minutes away from exiting this year’s competition before Kevin Grosskreutz’s scuffed winner in Marseille saw them qualify as group winners.

Yaya Toure has spoken of his obsession with football and compared himself to a professor trying “to crack the mysteries of the game”.

Samir Nasri: His inconsistency infuriated Mancini, who said he would “like to give him a punch”.

Roberto Mancini faces a daunting start to life as Galatasaray coach in tonight’s Group B clash away to Juventus.

Manuel Pellegrini is ready to hit the ground the running as his Manchester City career begins in earnest tonight.

When John O’Shea signed off a recent interview suggesting that, where Alex Ferguson deployed the hairdryer, Paolo Di Canio favours “a flamethrower”, he delivered a parting quip that you can be pretty sure will resurface in a lot of the coverage of proceedings at the Stadium of Light this season.

Carlos Tevez believes the pressure Manchester City’s players were under to achieve success in Europe was too great during his time with the club.

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini remains baffled by his sacking, claiming he deserved more respect for what he achieved at the club.

New Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has no doubt he is inheriting the best squad in England and is convinced he will soon win trophies.

Manuel Pellegrini has been appointed Manchester City manager with a clear instruction to win trophies and produce better football.

Manchester City defender Micah Richards has thanked former manager Roberto Mancini for the first taste of success of his career.

Pablo Zabaleta believes Manuel Pellegrini could be a great manager for Manchester City.

Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will leave Malaga at the end of the season.

Manchester City caretaker boss Brian Kidd wanted to look forward after a flat end to a disappointing season and an emotionally draining week.

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