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Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet will spend some time analysing his performance in the Capital One Cup final which varies from gifting the opener to Manchester City to vital saves from striker Sergio Aguero.

But he will not spend time dwelling on the penalty shoot-out defeat to City as they meet again in the Premier League at Anfield on Wednesday.

Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta has praised stand-in keeper Willy Caballero after his heroics in the penalty shoot-out against Liverpool, reports Sky Sports.

"I am so pleased for Willy. He was the hero of the day," said Zabaleta.

Gary Cahill insists Chelsea are not being distracted by the club's negotiations with Antonio Conte as their new manager, reports the London Evening Standard.

They won successive League games for the first time this term when they came from behind to beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday but, when asked by Standard Sport if the players have Conte on their minds, Cahill said: "We are not talking about it. None of us know who the manager is going to be. All the talk about the new manager doesn't distract us at all. Читать дальше...

Columbus Crew have struck a new regional TV rights partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable, reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

Under the deal, Sinclair's local satellite stations and the Time Warner Cable SportsChannel cable offering will combine to provide coverage of all 31 of the Crew's regionally televised regular-season matches this year.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman admires Bournemouth counterpart Eddie Howe for sticking to his footballing principles.

The Dutchman praised the Cherries for their deep-seated philosophy of attacking, possession football with the promoted club.

Bacary Sagna is targeting more trophies to give manager Manuel Pellegrini a glorious send-off at Manchester City before his departure and the arrival of Pep Guardiola in the summer.

Defender Sagna believes City's dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Liverpool in the Capital One Cup final can provide a springboard for a strong charge in the Premier League and Champions League.

Leicester midfielder N'Golo Kante has been ruled out of the title-chasing Foxes' next two matches.

Boss Claudio Ranieri said: "We lose him for the next two matches. I hope only two. It's a little painful, he suffered during all of the season and now we want to give him some rest. Two matches and he can restart.

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce says the Black Cats cannot rely on other teams to get them out of Premier League relegation trouble.

"If the season finishes now, we are relegated, so you have got to get to 38 points or better, it's as simple as that," Allardyce said.

Remi Garde admits being manager of bottom of the table Aston Villa is causing him sleepless nights.

Defeat at Stoke at the weekend was Villa's 17th league loss this season and leaves them firmly rooted to the bottom of the table eight points from safety with 11 games left.

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew thinks his team are now facing a fight against relegation after spending most of the season in the top half of the table.

The Eagles are without a league win since December 19 and lie eight points above the drop zone.

Manchester City are willing to spend what it takes to win the race for Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte.

The Sun says Pep Guardiola hopes to make the Athletic Bilbao defender his first signing at the Etihad.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had nothing to say about Louis van Gaal's swan dive during defeat at Manchester United.

Van Gaal threw himself to the ground under fourth official Mike Dean's nose in an attempt to illustrate his frustration at alleged diving by Gunners striker Alexis Sanchez.

Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes was proud of his heroics for their stalemate with Bournemouth.

Max Gradel was denied two potential match winners in the space of eight minutes at the end of the game by Watford keeper Gomes, who put on a man-of-the-match performance.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is delighted to call on a fully fit Max Gradel.

Gradel featured in the 0-0 draw with Watford.

Norwich City captain Russell Martin says there's no panic after defeat at Leicester City.

Martin says there's still confidence in the Norwich camp that they can avoid the drop.

Arsenal remain keen on Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama.

Kenya's Standard Digital says Arsene Wenger is ready to sign Wanyama in the summer.

Jose Mourinho has handed Manchester United a five-man defensive shopping list.

Sport says Mourinho has his eyes on five defenders as he plans an overhaul of Manchester United's squad.

Sunderland midfielder Jack Rodwell insists they can still beat the drop.

The Black Cats lost 1-0 at West Ham on Saturday.

Sam Byram was delighted to be part of West Ham's victory Sunderland.

Byram has settled in well since joining West Ham from Leeds.

Aston Villa fullback Alan Hutton insists the players are trying.

Hutton was speaking after defeat at Stoke City.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has hailed their performance for victory over Arsenal.

United secured a vital three points at Old Trafford courtesy of Marcus Rashford's first-half double and a deflected strike from Ander Herrera with 25 minutes left, capping a great week of results for the club.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata says he's proud of their young players after victory over Arsenal.

Though two-goal Rashford will again make the headlines after another two-goal display, Mata was quick to praise all of the youngsters who featured against Arsenal - with both Tim Fosu-Mensah and James Weir making their debuts - and believes the result marks a significant day for the club's Academy.

Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier is out of their Champions League second-leg clash with Chelsea.

Aurier has not played for the French champions after PSG suspended the 23-year-old two weeks ago for making insulting remarks about coach Laurent Blanc and several of his teammates during a Periscope live session.

Michael Carrick is unsure about his playing future at Manchester United.

Carrick's time in the north-west could soon be up as the midfielder's contract expires in the summer.

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce thanked West Ham fans for their reception ahead of defeat at the Boleyn Ground.

Allardyce, 61, was returning to the Boleyn Ground for the first time since being sacked by West Ham last summer, having been in charge of the club for four years.