Summary

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  • Mourinho 'would not follow' Rodgers approach

  • Rodgers defends Liverpool team selection

  • England prop Cole set for Leicester return

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Live Reporting

Andy Cryer and Aimee Lewis

  1. Lineker on Twitter

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    When Liverpool's team was announced, Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker accused Brendan Rodgers of throwing in the towel but after hearing the Liverpool manager's response, Lineker tweeted: "Rodgers intimating that many of his players were dropped for being awful at Newcastle rather than being rested. If that's true, fair enough."

  2. Hello! Welcome to Sportsday. The Champions League continues at full speed this evening, but before we race ahead and look at Chelsea and Manchester City's ties, how about some early morning reflection?

    Let's start with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers who has defended his team selection for the Champions League loss at Real Madrid after being accused of "throwing in a white towel".

    "I didn't see this as a big showcase game where I had to play the so-called names," he says. "It might have seemed a gamble but for me it wasn't."

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  3. Did Liverpool wave the white flag even before kick-off against Real Madrid? Did Arsenal blow their chance of finishing top of their Champions League group? Will Manchester City avoid another early group-stage exit? Will Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho follow Brendan Rodgers and rest key players? Maybe. Yes. Possibly. Who knows.