Pompey eye further additions

PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp could be set to bring in two new faces as the club prepare to make their UEFA Cup debut.

The FA Cup winners have been paired with Vitoria Guimaraes of Portugal in the first round of the competition.

Redknapp knows there will be a lot of demands on his players this season and is looking to freshen things up before the window closes on Monday.

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie said: “We are looking to move a couple out and to bring a couple more in as we have to try to balance the books. I imagine it will a bit hectic in the coming days.”

Tottenham will take on ambitious Polish side Wisla Krakow.

Manchester City will face Omonia of Cyprus after edging out Midtjylland on penalties on Thursday night.

Everton have been drawn against Standard Liege, who ran Liverpool close in the final round of Champions League qualifying, while Aston Villa face a tricky trip to Bulgaria and a meeting with Litex Lovech.

UEFA Cup First Round Draw: AC Milan v FC Zurich, Politehnica Timisoara v Partizan Belgrade, Hertha Berlin v St Patrick’s Athletic, Banik Ostrava v Spartak Moscow, Metalist Kharkiv v Besiktas, Portsmouth v Guimaraes, Kayserispor v PSG, Sevilla v SV Red Bull Salzburg, Wolfsburg v Rapid Bucuresti, Sampdoria v FBK Kaunas, Maritimo v Valencia, Dinamo Zagreb v Sparta Prague, Man City v Omonia, Nicosia Young Boys v Club Brugge, AS Nancy v Motherwell, Everton v Standard Liege, Napoli v Benfica, AC Bellinzona v Galatasaray, NEC v Dinamo Bucuresti, Racing Santander v FC Honka APOEL, Nicosia v Schalke 04, Litex Lovech v Aston Villa, FK Austria Magna v Lech Poznan, Vitoria Setubal v Heerenveen, SK Brann v Deportivo La Coruna, Slavia Prague v Vaslui, Slaven Koprivnica v CSKA Moscow, Brondby v Rosenborg, Cherno More v VfB Stuttgart, Rennes v FC Twente, Ajax v Borac, Tottenham v Wisla Krakow, FC Copenhagen v FC Moscow, MSK Zilina v Levski Sofia, Borussia Dortmund v Udinese, Braga v Artmedia Petrzalka, Feyenoord v Kalmar FF, Hamburg v Unirea Urziceni Hapoel, Tel-Aviv v Saint Etienne, FC Nordsjaelland v Olympiacos.

Ties to be played 18 September and 2 October.