Arsene Wenger hopes Arsenal’s failure to make the most of their chances does not come back to haunt them in the return leg of the Champions League clash with Roma.

FORMER Liverpool defender John Arne Riise has warned his Roma team-mates not to be pre-occupied with playing an English style of football against Arsenal tonight.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti insists his club have not received an offer from Manchester City for midfielder Daniele de Rossi.

CHELSEA coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has promised the club’s fans more “beautiful” football against Roma in the Champions League tonight.

Michael Essien’s agent insists his client will not be linking up with his former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, but AC Milan have made informal enquiries regarding Blues strikers Didier Drogba and Andriy Shevchenko.

MICHAEL ESSIEN'S agent last night insisted that his client will not be joining Inter Milan.

Roma have confirmed Francesco Totti will not travel with the squad for Wednesday’s Champions League return with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti fears Francesco Totti will not be fit for the Italian side’s Champions League return clash with Manchester United next week.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is confident his side can overcome the absence of Francesco Totti and beat a Manchester United side he rates as the “best in the world”.

FABIO CANNAVARO has plenty of reasons for hoping Real Madrid can turn around their European tie against Roma tonight — not least because the Champions League is the main prize missing from his collection.

ALEX FERGUSON has backed Wayne Rooney to join his list of illustrious Manchester United captains.

IT may have been unmissable in Manchester but it was ‘unwatchable’ in Rome, at least according to the front page headline in Il Messaggero, the capital’s daily paper, as Italy woke up to its heaviest defeat in nearly 40 years of international football.

Francesco Totti has led an appeal for calm from Roma ahead of tomorrow night’s Champions League quarter-final return with Manchester United.

SATURDAY night’s 1-1 draw between Roma and Milan in Rome lived up to its billing as a possible dress rehearsal for the Champions League semi-final.

Roma skipper Francesco Totti has hit out at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and English football in general.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti does not expect an easy ride against Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Champions League but is convinced his team can upset the odds.

Mido’s agent has revealed Tottenham have been overtaken by other clubs in the race to sign the striker from Roma.

ROMA coach Luciano Spalletti is confident his side can return to winning ways against Middlesbrough in the UEFA Cup tonight.

Middlesbrough 1 Roma 0

ONE of the unique privileges of Italian football referees is that they get to have audiences with the Pope.