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Liverpool and Arsenal's Champions League ties will kick off in an hour and a quarter with both still needing a positive result to help their progression from the group stages.

Arsenal need a point at home to Borussia Dortmund to guarantee qualification, while Liverpool know the importance of victory in Ludogorets.

You can follow on the live text commentary on BBC Sport from 18:30 BST and also listen live on BBC Radio 5 live from 19:00 GMT.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is adamant Arsene Wenger is still the right man to lead the club and believes the Frenchman should not be perturbed by criticism from the club's second-largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov.

Russian billionaire Usmanov has voiced his concerns over Arsenal's worst start to a Premier League season after four wins from 12 matches has left them eighth in the table.

"With what he's (Wenger) done for this club and for us as a group of players, every time we go in we want to work for him and get results for him," Ramsey told Sky Sports News.

"Everybody's in it together, and we know all about our qualities. Last season we had a great year, this season we wanted to build on that and hopefully we still can."

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Borussia Dortmund on twitter:, external Hello London, it's good to be back again!

Looks like Dortmund have arrived at the Emirates ahead of tonight's Champions League tie at Arsenal.

League One side Gillingham have signed Queens Park Rangers defender Max Ehmer on loan until 3 January.

The 22-year-old German centre-back has previously had loan spells at Yeovil Town, Preston, Stevenage and Carlisle United.

Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill says former captain Geordan Murphy is being developed to take over his role.

Murphy, 36, retired from playing in 2013 to take up the role of assistant coach at Welford Road.

While former Leicester centre Aaron Mauger starts as head coach next term, Cockerill insists the plan is for Murphy to be in control in the future.

"I've said to Geordan that one day he will have my job," Cockerill told BBC Radio Leicester. "He will be running the club and we want that succession plan, whether that is in three years, five years or 10 years, who knows?"

BBC Sport's Elizabeth Hudson: Britain's Andy Lapthorne has lost his opening round-robin match at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Singles Masters in London.

The US Open quad singles champion was beaten 2-6 6-4 6-4 by world number four Dylan Alcott of Australia.

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Portugal winger Nani is enjoying his loan spell with Sporting Lisbon, the Manchester Evening News reports., external

The 28-year-old - back in Portugal for the season from Manchester United - has now scored six times for the club.

The latest goal came in the Champions League on Tuesday against Maribor - his fourth of the campaign.

"Things are going well for me at the moment," he told the Uefa website.

"I'm very involved in the matches and that's what I want - to contribute to the success of the team.

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Borussia Dortmund on Twitter:, external Turn on the bright lights: It's #afcbvb tonight!

Sir Lanka win the opening one-day international against England. Follow our live text for reaction.

The Daily Mirror, external reports Luke Shaw is facing a two-week injury lay-off with an ankle injury suffered in Manchester United's win over Arsenal.

Shaw turned his ankle in the first-half of United's 2-1 win and is reported to be sidelined for at least a fortnight with strained ligaments.

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Borussia Dortmund on Twitter:, external As for the bus.... it's ready

It looks like Borussia Dortmund are ready to leave their team hotel ahead of tonight's Champions League tie at Arsenal.

Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson tells the Leicester Mercury, external the pressure is on him, not his players.

The Foxes have failed to win in their last seven games and have not scored in their last five fixtures.

"Someone needs to take the responsibility and I am happy to do that, more so when things don't go well," he said.

"I always feel it is beneficial for the players to have the freedom to play. I don't want them to feel any adverse pressure."

England need 42 runs off 30 balls with two wickets remaining to win their first One Day International against Sri Lanka. Follow live text commentary here now and listen live on BBC Radio 5 live.

BBC Radio 5 live

Former Liverpool manager Roy Evans spoke to Radio 5 Live earlier about Brendan Rodgers and his side's current form ahead of their crucial tie with Bulgarian champions Ludogorets tonight.

Is Brendan Rodgers job under threat given their current form?

Evans said: "We're in a results industry of course and if you don't get results in football, usually the end comes as a manager. After the success of last season, I think Brendan Rodgers' credibility is really high and obviously this season has been poor by the standards we set last year and somewhere along the line he has to start getting it right. But it's not just about Brendan Rodgers.

"These days, whatever happens in a football club seems to go on to the manager and not the players. The players haven't performed."

Former Wigan manager Uwe Rosler says he enjoyed working for chairman Dave Whelan despite being sacked by him earlier this month after less than a year in charge.

"It was a blow, it was unexpected," the 46-year-old German, who has been replaced by Malky Mackay, told BBC Radio Manchester.

"He gave me the job and then he took the job from me, but in general he's a football man and I really enjoyed working with him.

"I was hoping to get a little bit more time but that chapter is closed now and I wish them all the best as a club."

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Liverpool on Twitter:, external It's currently all quiet at the Vasil Levski stadium in Sofia ahead of kick off later this evening.

You imagine it won't be very quiet later as Ludogorets bid to upset Liverpool in the Champions League.

BBC Sport's Owen Phillips at the York Barbican: "Jimmy White wasted no time in closing out an impressive 6-2 win over Dave Harold in the first round of the UK Championship in York.

White, who will now face Ding Junhui, said: "The first game was a bit scrappy until 2-2 then I played pretty well in the second half of the match.

"I will have to play very well to beat Ding but on my day I can still beat anybody and those games are why I still play the game. I can still play."

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Barcelona are certainly making a fuss of their Argentine magician Lionel Messi after he broke the Champions League goal scorers record with a treble last night, as the above picture on their Twitter feed, external shows. I guess they should make the most of it as five goals for Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo this evening will see him become the outright record holder...

The Football League loan window closes tomorrow, and League One side Rochdale have acted a day early by bringing in midfielder Tomasz Cywka from Blackpool.

The 26-year-old former Poland Under-21 man has played seven times for the Tangerines this season, and has been reunited with Keith Hill, who was his manager while at Barnsley.