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Frank Lampard is yet to win silverware as a manager though he has come mightily close.

He narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in his first season in management after seeing his Derby County side lose the Championship play-off final to Aston Villa.

He also led Chelsea to the FA Cup final in 2020 but saw them beaten 2-1 by Arsenal.

Lampard's managerial statistics by numbers:

Derby County: W25 D15 L16 PPG 1.63

Chelsea: W44 D15 L25 PPG 1.75

Everton: W12 D8 L24 PPG 1.00

Chelsea (interim): W1 D2 L8 PPG 0.45

PPG = points per game

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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Frank Lampard will be seeking redemption and a rebuilding of his managerial reputation as he dives back into the unforgiving surroundings of the Championship with Coventry City.

Lampard's last experience came when he left Chelsea 18 months ago after a dismal second spell in interim charge, an ill-starred return for a club legend, with only one win and eight defeats in an 11-game stay.

The 46-year-old now returns with ambitious Coventry City in what seems his 'now or never' moment after mixed fortunes at Derby County, Chelsea and Everton before a Stamford Bridge comeback that only succeeded in raising further questions about his pedigree.

Lampard will not only have to provide those answers after being head-hunted by Coventry owner Doug King, he will also have to prove he is a worthy successor to the much-loved Mark Robins, who took the Sky Blues to within one game of the Premier League when they were beaten by Luton Town at Wembley in the 2023 play-off final.

The stakes are high for Lampard as well as King, the man who has driven his appointment but who was heavily criticised by sections of Coventry's fanbase for sacking Robins.

Read more from Phil McNulty on Lampard becoming Coventry boss.

That's your lot from Fabian Hurzeler.

We'll have more from Premier League managers throughout the afternoon.

If you've been out and about or stuck in meetings all morning, you may have missed that Frank Lampard has a new job.

It has been rumoured for a few days, but the former Chelsea and Derby boss has replaced Mark Robins at Coventry.

He'll be speaking this afternoon too.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on Evan Ferguson potentially going out on loan in January: "I don't know where this information comes from because I said to Evan that I am happy that he is here and I am happy how he is training and what shape he is in physically and mentally.

"Of course he is a young player and needs game time but a great example of this is Igor [Julio]. Nobody expected Igor to play that many games but Igor always made sure that he was ready for games and when he gets the chance, he uses it. He always trained hard, he never complained, he accepted his role and when he got the chance he was there. It is the same thing I demand from the other players.

"It's what I demand from Evan and it's what I said to him. I've never said anything about a loan. We are happy Evan is here and I'm sure he can help us next week."

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on Julio Enciso playing for the Under-21s and what he needs to do to get back into first-team contention: "I watched him. I think it's a great thing when a player came on his own to ask me if he can play for the under-21s to stay in the rhythm. I think that's a great thing. He wants to improve, no matter for what team. I know he played for the Under-21s but he's also a very important player for us.

"It's a little bit the same with Evan [Ferguson], they are doing great in training, they are in a good shape mentally and physically. They both scored for the national team so they are in a great shape but the others are also in a great shape. It's competition and competition is part of the business. You need to make sure you are ready when you get the chance."

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on Carlos Baleba's second yellow card he received against Bournemouth: "What should I say to the player? He didn't make a mistake with the second yellow card, it wasn't a second yellow card. On the other side I have to reflect on myself - maybe I have to react earlier and think he's still a young player and we need to protect him and take him out of the game to make sure he's available so it's also learning from my side.

"In the end it was a false decision. False decisions happen in life so we have to accept it and keep going.

"We have to talk to the players about how to behave in a more clever way because in the end the most clever player was [Milos] Kerkez who made a big thing out of it and made this action into a yellow card."

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler on team news: "Last week I already said that Lewis [Dunk] will be an option but this week he will be, he will be back in the squad.

"Ferdi [Kadioglu], we are not sure if he will be available. We will have to see whether he can train today and then we will make a decision.

"Tariq [Lamptey] will be back in the squad and the rest will stay the same."

As promised a little while ago now, we'll start with some updates from Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler ahead of their game against Southampton on Friday.

Then throughout the afternoon, we'll have the following:

• More reaction to Frank Lampard becoming Coventry City boss
• The latest on Leicester's approach for Ruud van Nistelrooy to replace Steve Cooper
• Build-up to Man Utd, Tottenham, Rangers, Chelsea, Hearts, Larne and TNS in European action
• All the latest from the Premier League, including a news conference with Liverpool boss Arne Slot

It's time for us to start moving on from the Champions League, and looking ahead to Thursday's action in the Europa League and Europa Conference League. There will be build-up to the weekend's Premier League action too.

Before we do though, there's a new poll for you to take at the top of the page. Which of the British clubs will go furthest in the Champions League?

Go and have your say now.

For example then...

At the moment, that means Aston Villa, who are ninth, would be paired with Sporting. They would play one of Dinamo Zagreb or Real Madrid, who are currently 23rd and 24th. A draw would decide which side they face.

Manchester City, in 17th, would face one of Atletico Madrid or AC Milan.

Celtic, who sit 20th, would come up against Bayern Munich or Benfica.

Chad, you've opened a can of worms here. We've had a look and we're going to do our best to explain it.

• Teams in ninth to 16th are seeded and 17th to 24th are unseeded
• Within each of those, Uefa create pairs (ninth and 10th, 11th/12th through to 23rd/24th)
• The teams that are ninth and 10th face one of the teams that finish 23rd or 24th and 11th/12th face 21st/22nd
• A draw is conducted to work out which of the two teams each side will play
• That means it is possible to face teams from your own country
• The seeded teams (ninth to 16th) are at home in the second leg
• The winners are then unseeded for the round of 16 draw, with the teams who finish first to eighth seeded

Emma Smith
BBC Sport

While former Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham endured a torrid Champions League night with Real Madrid at Anfield, another Englishman building a reputation at the Bundesliga club was lighting up the competition.

Jamie Gittens has been one of the breakout stars in the competition this season, with his fourth goal in five league phase games setting Dortmund on their way to victory at Dinamo Zagreb.

It was a goal of real beauty from the 20-year-old too, cutting in from the left wing before shooting with his right foot from 18 yards and finding the corner.

And it was a goal that was important, coming towards the end of a first half where Dortmund had dominated without breaking through and seconds after Zagreb keeper Danijel Zagorac had quite brilliantly denied Donyell Malen.

Thanks to Gittens, Dortmund could relax in a game they controlled and eventually they strolled to a 3-0 victory in Croatia.

It serves as another calling card for the former Manchester City youngster, who seems to be following the path set by Jadon Sancho and Bellingham of a young English player making a mark on the European scene with Dortmund.

Whether that path leads him to the senior England squad like Sancho and Bellingham remains to be seen, but Gittens surely cannot fail to have caught the eye of new Three Lions manager and former Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel.

PSG

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Another side in danger is Paris St-Germain.

They currently sit 25th, with just four points from their first five matches. They are six points off the top eight and two off the play-off section.

Opta think there is a less than 0.1% chance of them finishing in the top eight (or even the top 11).

There is currently a 58% chance that they will finish in a play-off spot, but only a 7% chance that is between ninth and 16th, so likely an away leg second.

That means there is around a 42% chance that Luis Enrique's could be eliminated.

Their remaining games are against RB Salzburg (away, 10 Dec), Man City (home, 22 Jan) and Stuttgart (away, 29 Jan).

You can see Opta's full breakdown here.

Liverpool

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It wasn't the perfect night for Liverpool though, with a couple of late injuries dampening the mood.

Right-back Conor Bradley, who was superb throughout, went off in the 87th minute after appearing to hold his hamstring, while centre-back Ibrahima Konate also looked in discomfort at full-time.

In his post-match news conference, Liverpool boss Arne Slot said: “I know where they have pain, but how bad or how good it is is difficult to judge so close after the game.

"I am really hoping both of them [Konate and Bradley] are available to play because we want them all available, but if not someone else has to step up and until now this season everybody that I [have] selected to start has shown up."

Both are due to be assessed ahead of Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester City at Anfield.

Gary Cahill
Former Chelsea and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

The old saying is 'when you have a chance you have to take it' and Caoimhin Kelleher has certainly done that.

Liverpool have a world-class keeper in Alisson who will probably come back in, but it is a good headache for the manager to have.