Summary

  1. Goodbyepublished at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    That's all from us today after another jam-packed day of news conferences!

    We have been across plenty so do check out the summary points at the top of this page for anything you may have missed.

    Round four of the FA Cup gets underway this evening with Manchester United and Leicester City kicking things off from 20:00 GMT at Old Trafford.

    We'll be back to bring you live text coverage of that game later on or alternatively you can listen to full match commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live with Mike Minay and Michael Brown.

    Have a great weekend and we'll see you on Monday to do it all again.

    Catch you then!

  2. 'It's special to go back to Old Trafford'published at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Manchester United v Leicester (20:00 GMT)

    Leicester City

    Media caption,

    van Nistelrooy - it's special to go back to Old Trafford

    Ruud van Nistelrooy was speaking to the media before his side face Manchester United in the FA Cup.

    He talks about how "special" it is to be going back to Old Trafford.

  3. Sutton's predictions: Man Utd v Leicesterpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Manchester United v Leicester (20:00 GMT)

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    What a story it is to see Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has won the FA Cup with Manchester United as a player, going back to Old Trafford with Leicester.

    He was in charge of United when they beat the Foxes there twice in the space of two weeks earlier in the season, but he will want a different outcome this time.

    Leicester are struggling at the moment but this still won't be straightforward for United.

    It is amazing how many surprise results there have been in the Premier League this season, but the one constant has been that United have been awful throughout.

    I have absolutely no confidence in this prediction but, based on how poor Leicester have been recently, and also their heavy defeat by Everton last time out, I think the holders will find a way of winning this tie in 90 minutes to make it into the fifth-round draw.

    Sutton's prediction: 2-1

    Read the full predictions and have your say here

  4. Teens part of Foxes FA Cup squadpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Manchester United v Leicester (20:00 GMT)

    Leicester City

    Ruud van Nistelrooy confirmed that Jeremy Monga, 15, and Jake Evans, 16, will be part of the squad at Old Trafford, while midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is available for selection.

  5. Man Utd team newspublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Manchester United v Leicester (20:00 GMT)

    Manchester United

    • Following confirmation that Lisandro Martinez sustained a serious knee injury against Crystal Palace, Ruben Amorim said: "He is in a difficult situation. He's going to be out for a while. We don't know the extent of the injury but it's an injury that is going to take time."
    • Amorim also said Luke Shaw has had a "small issue in a different area" from his previous injury and the club "will try to be careful" with his recovery.
    • The United boss would not confirm whether new signings Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven will be involved against Leicester, but said they are available: "They are ready to play and are two more solutions to help us."
  6. Man United confirm Europa League squadpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Patrick DorguImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester United have confirmed their Europa League squad for the rest of the season.

    New signings Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven have both been included, while Antony, Marcus Rashford and Tyrell Malacia have all been removed from the squad following their exits.

  7. Tottenham confirm Europa League squadpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Mathys Tel looks onImage source, Getty Images

    Tottenham have confirmed their Europa League squad for the rest of the season.

    New signings Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel have both been added, as has defender Djed Spence.

    With manager Ange Postecoglou only allowed to add three players into the squad, new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has been left out.

    Goalkeeper Fraser Forster, centre-back Radu Dragusin and forward Timo Werner have all been left out.

  8. Palmer added to Chelsea's Conference League squadpublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Chelsea

    Cole Palmer dribbling with the ballImage source, Getty Images

    Chelsea have added midfielder Cole Palmer to their Conference League squad for the remainder of the season.

    Palmer, who was left out of the Blues' squad for the league phase, is one of three players to be added.

    Defender Trevoh Chalobah, who was recalled from his loan at Crystal Palace last month, is included. New signing Mathis Amougou, who joined the Blues from Saint-Etienne on deadline day, has also been included.

    French centre-back Wesley Fofana and Belgian midfielder Romeo Lavia both remain out, having also not featured in the league phase.

    Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei and Joao Felix, who all left Chelsea in January, have all dropped out.

  9. Postpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Aston Villa v Tottenham (Sun, 17:35 GMT)

    Nick Mashiter
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Aston Villa boss Unai Emery did not give much away when talking about Marcus Rashford but he said enough.

    It is clear there is a challenge to revive Rashford's career after his Manchester United exit and Emery has form for improving players.

    Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and John McGinn can all attest to how the manager has helped their game, with Emery the ideal person to aid Rashford's career.

    The 27-year-old has trained well this week and could be in contention for a debut in Sunday's FA Cup visit of Tottenham.

    Although, he has not played since December so a start is likely to beyond him but the England international has settled well in his first week at Villa.

  10. Football Manager 25 cancelled after two delayspublished at 14:58 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    The latest update in the popular Football Manager series has been cancelled, its makers have announced.

    Fans of the long-running video game began to speculate about its fate when an update due to be unveiled late last month did not arrive.

    In a blog post, developer Sports Interactive told players it had made the "difficult decision" to cancel the 2025 edition as it was "too far away from the standards you deserve".

    It said it would now shift focus to the 2026 version of the game and fans who had preordered the cancelled release could obtain a refund.

  11. 'An eye on Madrid but Leyton Orient deserve my attention'published at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Leyton Orient v Man City (Sat, 12:15 GMT)

    Manchester City

    Finally, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke about managing this FA Cup tie before a huge Champions League play-off first leg against Real Madrid.

    "Tomorrow after the game we will come back early to Manchester and after we have time to start to talk [about Real Madrid]," he said.

    "Of course I have an eye to Madrid but Leyton Orient deserve my attention; always it has been like that. Otherwise we would not get the amount of semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup that we had in the last five, six years.

    "That's why I'm concerned and focused on Leyton [Orient]."

    A reminder you can watch live coverage of Leyton Orient v Man City from 12:15 on Saturday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

    Get the latest news and and analysis on our dedicated Man City page

  12. Munetsi and Djiga 'need some time to adapt'published at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Blackburn Rovers v Wolves (Sun, 12:30 GMT)

    Wolverhampton Wanderers

    Wolves boss Vitor Pereira confirmed Marshall Munetsi and Nasser Djiga are unlikely to make their first appearances for the club in the FA Cup tie: "It's difficult. Marshall has trained once and Djiga will train tomorrow, so we will see. It's difficult to start Marshall, maybe I will give him some game time but he won't start."

    On what he hopes the two January signings will bring: "The squad has more balance and more solutions now. We are physically stronger and the club did good work, so I'm happy. They will need some time to adapt but they are strong physically. These two players can add something to the squad."

  13. New signing Palmer was 'on the radar for a while'published at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Coventry v Ipswich (Sat 15:00 GMT)

    Ipswich Town

    Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on the signing of goalkeeper Alex Palmer from West Brom: "We are pleased to bring him in. He is a really good and experienced keeper and is someone that has been on the radar for a while.

    "We felt it was the right time to bring another goalkeeper in. He has fitted into the group really well and he will travel with us for the game this weekend."

    Overall, McKenna is satisfied with the business done in the transfer window: "We worked really hard in the window and it gets more difficult every year. The squad is in a stronger position than it was at the start of January and we've got pretty good depth across the positions."

    Get the latest news and and analysis on our dedicated Ipswich page

  14. Glasner wants Palace to take 'second chance' in cup competitionpublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter at Crystal Palace's training ground

    Oliver Glasner has said that he wants his Crystal Palace side to take their 'second chance' in a cup competition this season.

    The Eagles reached the Carabao Cup quarter final but lost 3-2 to Arsenal and Glasner said that that the result 'still hurts'.

    "In England it is one of the few countries where you have a second chance. We want to take our second chance.

    "We don’t think about Wembley, we are focused on Doncaster.

    "When you go as a Premier League club to a League Two Club it is your responsibility to win this game."

  15. Wolves heading to Ewood Park 'to win the game'published at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Blackburn Rovers v Wolves (Sun, 12:30 GMT)

    Wolves

    Wolves boss Vitor Pereira on whether the FA Cup is a priority when the club is fighting for Premier League survival: "I just think about the next game because I cannot think away from that. In the next game, we will face a historical club in this country, away from home.

    "We will go there with just one thing in our minds, which is to win the game and move forward to the next round.

    "Our commitment is to do our best to win the game. As I have said before, a good result brings confidence."

  16. 'We have to retain our Premier League status'published at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Everton v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 GMT)

    Everton

    Everton manager David Moyes on balancing the league and the cup: "Let’s not kid everyone on, the biggest importance is to be a Premier League club, but every Everton supporter wants another trip to Wembley and a chance to win a trophy so we have to give the supporters that."

    "But our position is the overriding thing, we have to retain our Premier League status."

    On their form: “It feels great that we’ve won three games, I can sense it in the building, in the training with the players gaining confidence and a lot more self belief. We’ve got to keep it going, we’re a long way off the team I hope we can have in the future."

  17. 'We'll see' - Guardiola on latest injury updatespublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Leyton Orient v Man City (Sat, 12:15 GMT)

    Manchester City

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was non-committal when asked if players may return from injury for Saturday's trip to London.

    Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku, Ederson, and Nathan Ake all returned to first-team training this week.

    "Maybe some of them, we'll see..." Guardiola said.

    On City's free week after defeat at Arsenal:"We trained yesterday and today. We gave two days off because we have a lot of games, we had and we will have, and I prefer instead of training that the people go to families, rest a little bit, and it was fine."

  18. 'We couldn't sell Guehi on deadline day'published at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace (Mon, 19:45 GMT)

    Crystal Palace

    Tottenham had a late bid of £70m for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi rejected by the Eagles.

    Here's what manager Oliver Glasner had to say on that offer.

    "It was clear in our situation that we can't sell a player on deadline day as we can't find a replacement in a few hours. It is impossible," he said.

    "Credit to the chairman, he explained pretty quickly in our situation, Crystal Palace has to be number one in all considerations.

    "We can't sell Marc as we can't get a replacement. We lost Trevoh Chalobah and Chadi Riad through injury. There were no negotiations, it was pretty clear to them."

  19. 'Supporters and players getting connection back'published at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February

    Everton v Bournemouth (Sat, 15:00 GMT)

    Everton

    Everton have won three games in a row as David Moyes aims to guide the club to Premier League safety, doubling the tally of wins Everton achieved in their first 19 games of the campaign.

    “We’ve probably only got eight or nine games left at Goodison forever so quite rightly so they should enjoy it and embrace it," he said.

    "You get the feeling the supporters and players are beginning to get a connection back together.

    "For a club like ours, ‘The People's Club’, you need the players and supporters all working together."