Gary Lineker has returned to the BBC after productive talks were held with the broadcaster, while Manchester City are in control of their Champions League tie with RB Leipzig
Manchester City are cantering towards theChampions Leaguequarter-finals afterErling Haalandplundered a first-half hat-trick againstRB Leipzig.
Aiming to join theirPremier Leaguerivals in the last eight areLiverpool, but the Reds need a miracle to overturn a three-goal deficit in the second leg againstReal Madrid.
Elsewhere,Gary Linekeris set to return to presenting for theBBCwhileManchester Unitedhave been rocked by an injury blow to breakout starAlejandro Garnacho.
The action on the pitch and away from it is coming thick and fast, so keep it right here asMirror Footballkeeps you up to date with all the latest football news.
This is one of the greatest individual performances seen on Europes grandest stage this season and his name rings around the stadium.
Its another poachers goal as he instinctively lashes into sidenetting after the RB Leipzig goalkeeper parries the ball into his path.
Its getting embarrassing for RB Leipzig - but the Etihad faithful dont mind!
Erling Haaland adds his fourth of the night with a drilled finish following a scramble in the box to grab his 38th goal of the season, matching the record goalscoring season for a Manchester City player in the process.
The other teams who remain in the Champions League should be very, very worried indeed.
It takes a matter of minutes for the Sky Blues to add their fourth of the night after a sweeping move which scythed through the RB Leipzig defence.
This time its Ilkay Gundogan who converts for the hosts, brushing into the bottom corner to leave City fans dreaming of who they will face in the quarter-finals.
Thats surely Mancehster City through to the quarter-finals!
Its an Erling Haaland hat-trick as he bundles the ball over the line after Ruben Dias header from a corner hits the post and dribbles across the goalmouth.
The hosts were rampant throughout the first half and, although Ederson was lucky to avoid punishment for taking out Timo Werner, they are fully deserving of their commanding lead.
Seconds after the restart, Kevin De Bruyne cannons the ball against the crossbar and Erling Haaland is there to nod in the rebound.
Erling Haaland gives Manchester City the lead!
The Norwegian sensation makes no mistake from the spot after a controversial handball was awarded against Benjamin Henrichs.
Haaland buries his penalty into the bottom corner as City claim the aggregate advantage.
Manchester City versus RB Leipzig is underway at the Etihad Stadium.
The two teams drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, so things are finely poised in Manchester.
The pressure is on City to win their first European crown this season, with Erling Haaland charged with leading them to glory.
Well be bringing you updates from the fixture right here.
Here is the team news from the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City:Ederson; Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias, Jon Stones, Manuel Akanji ; Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva; Erling Haaland.
RB Leipzig:JanisBlaswich; David Raum Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orban, Josko Gvardiol, Kevin Kampl; Konrad Laimer, Amadou Haidara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Emil Forsberg; Andre Silva, Timo Werner.
Zander Murray, Scotlands first openly gay footballer, has called out the horrendous homophobic abuse he received on social media just hours before the release of his upcoming documentary.
Murray, who plays for Scottish League Two side Bonnyrigg Rose, came out as gay back in September and recently teamed up with the BBC for a new documentary to assess what more needs to be done to tackle homophobia in football. But just hours before the series, Zander Murray - Out on the Pitch, aired on the BBC on Monday night, the 31-year-old was forced to respond to homophobic abuse in response to a Twitter post.
In response to a user who had posted a derogatory message underneath a tweet Murray had shared applauding a young football fan, the striker said: Fully expect some homophobic abuse or hate for bringing out a documentary trying to help people and our game. But to comment under this post!? Horrendous, get a grip.
Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), chaired by Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, is exploring the possibility of buying a controlling stake in Spanish club Malaga.
It comes amid a group led by Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani joining the bidding process to buy Manchester United. The Glazers have pushed back their deadline to complete a sale of the club with the ownership situation at Old Trafford still unclear.
The Glazer family are exploring outside investment or a full sale of the club they bought 18 years ago. The Americans are deeply unpopular among the clubs fans, with the Red Devils having gone a decade without winning the Premier League title.
Ian Wright has agreed with Rio Ferdinand that Liverpool will likely miss out on a Premier League top four spot and claimed you cant trust Jurgen Klopps side.
The Reds lost 1-0 at Bournemouth who had started the day at the foot of the Premier League on Saturday, just six days after theyd smashed Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield. It continued a hugely erratic campaign, which has also league defeats against Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Brighton and Brentford.
Klopps side remain in the thick of the race for a top four spot but are languishing in sixth in the standings six points off fourth-placed Tottenham, who have played one game more. Earlier this week, Ferdinand predicted that they would miss out on a top four spot and Champions League football for next season - and Wright agrees with his fellow pundit.
Erik ten Hag has already made a significant impact since his appointment at Manchester United - but the Dutchman wasnt everybodys first choice for the job.
Prior to his messy exit, Cristiano Ronaldo had his own ideas on who should succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. It was outlined at the time that Luis Enrique was Ronaldos pick to replace Solskjaer after the Old Trafford hierarchy made the difficult decision to dispense with the Norwegians services back in November 2021.
The former Barcelona chief didnt get the call back then, with United instead opting to install Ralf Rangnick as an interim boss before swooping for Ten Hag back in the summer. However, Enrique is now in pole position to finally land a big Premier League job in the coming months.
Liverpool Under-19s European encounter with Sporting Lisbon was marred by a sickening clash of heads which left Ben Doak requiring urgent medical attention.
Doak, 17, lined up in attack for the young Reds and collapsed to the ground after leaping for a header and making contact with his Sporting opponent. The teenager initially clutched his head in pain before sinking to the turf, promptly receiving on-pitch treatment from two Liverpool medics.
Encouragingly, Doak was able to stand up after the harrowing incident, but he was withdrawn from the fray with just eight minutes played so he could be properly examined. It was the low point of a disappointing afternoon for Liverpool U19, who were eliminated from the UEFA Youth League after Rodrigo Ribeiro scored a second-half winner for Sporting.
Chelsea will be given an automatic place in the first edition of FIFAs expanded Club World Cup in the summer of 2025.
The governing body have confirmed that the Stamford Bridge side will be involved in the summer tournament because they won the 2021 Champions League - and it is set to result in a payday of at least 25m.
Real Madrid, last seasons Champions League winners, and the next two victors will gain spots with eight more UEFA members to join them, likely based on coefficient ranking.
The revamped competition will see 32 clubs broken into eight groups of four before reaching a knockout stage. It will take place every four years, although the FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in December that no host has been confirmed.
Just when you think they might have cracked it, they go and shoot themselves in the foot again.
Liverpools 2022-23 season could probably be best summed up by two things that have happened to them in the past month - one was beating Manchester United 7-0 before losing 1-0 to Bournemouth, and another was going 2-0 up against Real Madrid before going down 5-2.
They still have, in theory, a chance to turn that Madrid tie around, but there has been some disappointing news for the squad as they head to Spanish capital on Tuesday.
Heres what we spotted from training and the airport.
Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has confessed he wanted to leave Arsenal soon after joining the Gunners on loan during Unai Emerys reign as manager.
With Emery at the helm, Arsenal landed Ceballos signature on loan in the summer of 2019. Few Gunners fans could forget his stunning debut against Burnley at home, which saw the Spaniard earn comparisons with Emirates favourite Santi Cazorla after just one game.
However, Ceballos failed to truly hit those heights at any other time during his stay in north London and has since confessed he never took to life at Arsenal and wanted to return to the Spanish capital almost immediately, though he admits there were some positives to his stint as a Gunner.
Cristiano Ronaldo could not contain his fury as he was denied a chance to end his Al-Nassr goal drought during Tuesday afternoons cup clash against Abha.
The superstar striker, 38, has failed to find the back of the net in his last two Saudi Pro League fixtures and was frustrated again during the King Cup quarter-final tie. Sami Al-Najei and Abdullah Al-Khaibari gave Al-Nassr an early two-goal lead but Ronaldo was clearly livid when the referee blew the half-time whistle as he attempted to burst out of his own half on the counter-attack.
He responded to the whistle by gesticulating angrily at the referee before picking up and booting the ball powerfully into the opposition half. Ronaldos act of petulance was punished with a yellow card, which only incensed him further as he trudged off the pitch towards the tunnel.
Gary Lineker is back at the BBC but has sent a clear message to bosses using the very words that adorn the walls of the corporations headquarters.
The 62-year-olds return to the broadcaster was confirmed on Monday after a weekend of chaos. Lineker had been temporarily suspended by the Beeb in light of social media posts criticising the Conservative governments Illegal Migration Bill.
On Monday, the BBC completed a humbling U-turn with director general Tim Davie confirming Linekers return. The ex-Tottenham and Leicester forward thanked fans for their support whilst doubling down on his support of refugees fleeing war and persecution.
And although he is now back in his old position, there is clearly some understandable, lingering resentment at the furore whipped up by his employers. In a pointed statement to bosses Lineker has updated his profile picture, with his face mocked up in front of the message outside the BBCs London headquarters.
New Wales captain Aaron Ramsey relishes the chance to atone for the hurt he suffered when stripped of the armband as a youngster.
Wales boss Rob Page has named Ramsey as Gareth Bales successorfollowing the record scorers retirement.
Claudio Reyna sent foul-mouthed texts to then-USAsporting director, Earnie Stewart, after his son Giovanni was snubbed by manager Gregg Berhalter for theWorld Cupgroup stage clash with Wales.
Giovanni, 20, played just two times for his country at last November-Decembers World Cup inQatar, playing seven minutes in the 0-0 draw with England and then 45 minutes in the 3-1 Round of 16 loss to Holland.
PSV Eindhovens director of football has slammedManchester Uniteds decision to splash 86million to signAntonyin the summer window.
Marcel Brands slammed the move to sign Antony as madness, highlighting similar players who have been signed for far less. He defended the decision to sell Gakpo in January, insisting PSV had to be realistic.
Manchester Unitedhave decidednot to appeal Casemiros red cardagainst Southampton - just a matter of months after they lodged a complaint at the same referee.
Back in November, the Red Devils were unhappy with Anthony Taylor after he moved the United wall further than the usual 10 yards, leading to Lucas Dignes strikein their 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa.
Digne put Unai Emerys side 2-0 ahead in the 11th minute of the game at Villa Park with a stunning free-kick. But the visitors wall was deemed to be put back more than the supposed distance.
ArsenalgoalkeeperAaron Ramsdalehas discussedTottenhamforwardRicharlisonfor the first time since the pair sparked an on-pitch brawl back in January.
The Gunners shot-stopper was celebrating his sides 2-0 victory just as the full-time whistle had been blown during the most recent North London derby. Richarlison clearly took issue with something he saw and confronted Ramsdale, appearing to slap him in the face and in turn causing a melee between both sets of players.
Alejandro Garnacho is facing up to several weeks out with an injury picked up inManchester Unitedsgoalless draw withSouthampton.
Garnacho came on in the second-half of Sundays stalemate but had to be substituted after sustaining the injury in a challenge from Saints defender Kyle Walker-Peters. United have not confirmed how long the injury will keep Garnacho out for, but the Argentina winger confirmed he will miss their next two games, as well as the upcoming international break.
Aaron Ramsdale has revealed he wants to become an Arsenal legend after a successful first 18 months at the club since his move from Sheffield United.
Question marks were raised when the Gunners forked out 24million for Ramsdale, who had previously been relegated from the Premier League in back-to-back campaigns with the Blades and Bournemouth.
However, it is safe to say the 24-year-old has proved the doubters wrong, having cemented the no.1 jersey his own and even forced Bernd Leno to leave the Gunners in search of regular first-team football.
Ramsdale has kept the joint-most clean sheets in the Premier League this season (12) alongside Newcastle stopper Nick Pope and is currently in the form of his career as Arsenal bid for their first title since 2004.
Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray has revealed Amads body has almost shut down after a gruelling season at the Stadium of Light.
Amad, who joined Sunderland on a season-long loan from Manchester United last summer, is currently in the middle of his first full campaign at senior level. The 20-year-old has impressed in the Championship - scoring eight goals in 28 games to silence his critics.
He was unavailable for Sunderlands 1-0 win against Norwich last Sunday and will not feature against Sheffield United on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury. Mowbrays confession will concern Erik ten Hag, who may give Amad a chance next term.
Romelu Lukaku has been told that even 49-year-old Christian Vieri would be capable of outscoring him as he rapidly approaches a difficult decision over his future.
The Belgian striker joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal last summer following a disappointing campaign with Chelsea following his 97m return. Lukaku has scored just five goals for the club in all competitions since and is very quickly en route to the lowest total of his entire career.
Whilst his season has been disrupted hugely through injury, he has managed to score three goals in his last five outings, the latest coming in Inters 2-1 defeat to Spezia. That has not left many convinced though - particularly ex Inter striker Vieri.
Gary Lineker has hailed Bukayo Saka after the Arsenal star was named as the Mens Young Player of the Year at the London Football Awards.
The 21-year-old beat competition from teammates Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba to the prize as Arsenal scooped up several awards from a successful evening in the capital.
Martin Odegaard was named as the Mens Player of the Year in a campaign that has already saw him notch an impressive 10 goals and seven assists in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta was chosen as the Manager of the Year ahead of the likes of Thomas Frank and Marco Silva, with the Spaniard guiding the Gunners to 21 victories from their 27 Premier League matches so far this term.
Eden Hazard has revealed his relationship with Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has completely broken down to the point the pair dont communicate with each other.
The Belgian international left Chelsea in the summer of 2019 to test himself in LaLiga with Los Blancos after securing a mega-money 100m move, but things have not gone to plan and Hazard has severely underwhelmed. The talented attacker has played a pitiful 98 league minutes this season and has just one year left to run on his current contract.
Hazards lack of game-time certainly isnt anything to do with injury, with the former Stamford Bridge favourite fully fit for the majority of the campaign. Instead, manager Ancelotti simply doesnt view the two-time Premier League winner as a useful option.
Jamie Carragher appears to have accepted Rio Ferdinands explanation that his small club mentality jibe at Liverpool was a joke.
Ferdinand slammed the Reds for their defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday, which was a serious blow to their hopes of finishing in the top four. Philip Billings first-half goal was enough to secure the three points for the Premier League strugglers.
The former United star also took aim at Klopps side on Monday has he took delight in the Reds defeat at the Vitality Stadium. He branded Liverpool a small club for the manner of their celebrations after the win over the Red Devils and then slipping to defeat at a relegation candidate.
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