A number of journalists at the Champions League draw say Liverpool drew Juventus, Monaco and Real Madrid in rehearsals.

That would certainly be tough for Brendan Rodgers's side if that is repeated in the main event.

Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne has been talking about his former Selhurst Park manager Neil Warnock returning to Crystal Palace.

"I was pleased for Palace that Neil Warnock was named manager," Clyne tells BBC Radio Solent.

"He has the club's best interests at heart. When I was there he gave me my opportunity to play in the first team so for the youngsters there it will be good for them. He has experience and is good at getting the best out of players and hopefully he will do well at Palace."

Some more Champions League chat before the draw starts.

Francois Guguen:, external Hoping for PSG to be drawn vs Barca, Ajax & Malmo #ZlatanTour

Chris Johnston:, external I'd love Champions League Group B to be Benfica, Basel, Bayer Leverkusen and Bate Borisov.

Steven Gleave:, external As a Liverpool fan I want Barca, PSG and Roma. Glitz and glamour over trips to eastern Europe!

Rian Hoskins:, external Hope Chelsea avoid Basel and Shakhtar so Zenit in pot two, probably Sporting Lisbon in pot three and Maribor or Malmo in pot four.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk wants Roy Hodgson to attend the Liberty Stadium after none of his players were called up by the England manager for two forthcoming internationals.

Hodgson named four uncapped players in his 22-man squad but overlooked the likes of Jonjo Shelvey and Nathan Dyer who have impressed as Swansea won their opening two games in the Premier League.

"I know he's never been here to the Liberty Stadium to watch them as England manager and he'd have to come and watch us first before he can pick anyone," said Monk ahead of West Brom's visit on Saturday. "If they work hard there's no excuse not to try and look at them."

Some thoughts on the upcoming Champions League draw.

Daniel Hodgkin:, external As a neutral hopefully we'll get Real Madrid, Dortmund, Liverpool and Roma in one group.

Josh Bailey:, external Arsenal need to avoid long trips to Zenit/Shakhtar and tricky teams like Olympiakos/APOEL would take Basel, Ajax and Malmo/Roma.

Niall Moran:, external As a confident Chelsea fan it doesn't matter who we are drawn against. Will top the group for sure.

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Amanda O'Shaughnessy:, external Liverpool fan just looking to avoid Barcelona/Suarez reunion, don't want that sale to come back and bite us.

So a reminder of how the Champions League draw, which begins at 16:45 BST, works. Each team is in one of four pots and cannot play another side from the same country. Each group will consist of one team from each pot.

Pot one: Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Chelsea, Porto, Real Madrid.

Pot two: Basel, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris St-Germain, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit St Petersburg.

Pot three: Ajax, Athletic Bilbao, Bayer Leverkusen, CSKA Moscow, Galatasaray, Liverpool, Olympiakos, Sporting Lisbon.

Pot four: Anderlecht, APOEL Nicosia, BATE Borisov, Ludogorets Razgrad, Malmo, Maribor, Monaco, Roma.

The Champions League draw is coming up from 16:45 BST. So we are asking Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea fans what sides you want to face and who do you want to avoid and why? Tweet us using #bbcsportsday

Liverpool are playing in the Champions League for the first time in five seasons and will be hoping the draw (16:45 BST) will be kind to them.

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A favourable draw for the 2005 winners could see them playing Porto (Portugal), Basel (Switzerland) and Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria).

The worst possible outcome would have them lining up against Real Madrid (Spain), Paris St-Germain (France) and Roma (Italy).

Lewis Holtby admits he could be moving on from Tottenham Hotspur this summer because of a lack of first-team action at White Hart Lane.

The former Schalke midfielder has been linked with a return to the Bundesliga with Hamburg.

"I'm a young player and I want to be playing all the time. That's very important for me, for my development and for my career," says the 23-year-old.

"Cristiano Ronaldo spoke to me at Madrid and explained how important it is. I hope I can live up to it," says Angel Di Maria when asked about his decision to wear the number seven shirt at Manchester United.

The Argentina international follows in the footsteps of Ronaldo, Eric Cantona, George Best, David Beckham and Bryan Robson.

Ben Smith
BBC Sport at Old Trafford

"The lasting impression of that press conference was the obvious pride and delight that was written across Louis van Gaal's face throughout.

"He spoke at the start to reiterate that his new £60m signing must be a team player and with every answer Di Maria echoed that sentiment, so much so that Van Gaal actually mentioned how impressed he was by his new player's answers as the press conference went on.

"Di Maria said he had spoken to Ronaldo about the significance of the number seven shirt and the impression he gave out was that he was very much revelling in his role as Britain's most expensive footballer."

Formula 1: Former Formula 1 driver Mark Webber questions whether Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg can remain team-mates at Mercedes.

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Golf: Scotland's Stephen Gallacher opens with a 72 at the Italian Open as he targets a top-two finish that would earn him a Ryder Cup place.

Rowing: Britain's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning are in dominant form as they cruise into Saturday's women's pair World Championship final.

Rugby union: London Irish boss Brian Smith says his side will mount a serious challenge for silverware this season.

Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal confirms Ander Herrera remains injured and Marcos Rojo is still waiting for a work permit.

"We have 10 injuries, one more than last week," says Van Gaal.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal expects to do more business by the end of the transfer window on Monday.

"The club will [announce] when the time's there. Players will leave, others will come," he tells a news conference.

United have already signed Angel Di Maria, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo this summer.

Manchester City are in the second pot for the Champions League draw (16:45 BST) and will be hoping to do better than last season when they were knocked out by Barcelona in the last-16 phase.

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A great draw for Manuel Pellegrini's side would see them facing Porto (Portugal), Athletic Bilbao (Spain) and Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria).

However, there will be no smiles if the draw sees them grouped with Real Madrid (Spain), CSKA Moscow (Russia) and Roma (Italy)

BBC Sport's Lawrence Barretto in Amsterdam: "Olympic champion Katherine Grainger, who will be part of the BBC rowing presentation team this week, tells me she's looking forward to seeing Britain's men's four of Alex Gregory, Andy Triggs Hodge, Moe Sbihi and George Nash, who are gold-medal favourites, in action this afternoon.

"We've seen the new-look men's four dominate every race they've done this season," she says. "They're talking very confidently and they feel they've improved in speed since we last saw them at the Lucerne World Cup.

"The exciting thing is, they are talking about how this could be the fastest men's four Britain have ever had which is quite a statement considering the success we have had in the event, winning gold at the last four Olympics."

More from Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, who has yet to win a game this season.

"We have to look at the future and we're doing that now with Manchester United by restoring and rebuilding a new team and that costs time," says Van Gaal.

"I'm sorry to say that for the fans because they are amazing. We lost 4-0 at MK Dons and they were singing and supporting the players. It's fantastic that we have such fans and I hope we shall fulfil their expectations, but it's not done in one month."