A nice humble tweet for a Tuesday morning...

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Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says he does not regret playing for Belgium during the international break against manager Manuel Pellegrini's wishes - and that it will not hurt his relationship with the Chilean.

"City and Belgium are two very important teams that have different goals and ambitions and it's just normal that stuff like this happens," Kompany said.

"My relationship with Manuel Pellegrini is good. The problem is there's two opinionated people who have strong characters with a difference in opinion on one single subject.

"But it doesn't compromise anything we do going forward. We still have the same goal."

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England might have lost the second Test to Pakistan but they can boast having the number one batsman in the world in their line-up.

Joe Root is back above Steve Smith at the top of the International Cricket Council Test batting rankings.

England's prolific number four - who with 1278 has made more Test runs than anyone this year - is ahead of Smith by just three ranking points from Smith.

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah took eight wickets in the second Test, a performance which has taken him above England seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad into second place in the bowlers' rankings - behind only South Africa's Dale Steyn. 

And the remaining FA Cup first round ties...

Barwell or AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Grays Athletic or Welling, FC Halifax or Guiseley v Wycombe , Crawley Town v Luton Town, Doncaster Rovers v Stalybridge or North Ferriby United, Didcot Town v Exeter City, Dagenham & Redbridge v Morecambe, Leyton Orient v Staines Town, Gainsborough Trinity v Shrewsbury Town.

Maidstone United v Yeovil Town, Braintree Town v Oxford United, Whitehawk v Tranmere Rovers or Lincoln City, Accrington Stanley v York City, Scunthorpe United v Southend United, AFC Wimbledon v Forest Green Rovers, Plymouth Argyle v Carlisle United, FC United of Manchester v Chesterfield, Rochdale AFC v Swindon Town, Wealdstone v Colchester United.

Thirty-two non-league sides join 48 league clubs in the FA Cup first round, with ties beginning on Friday, 6 November.

Here's the draw in full (part one):

Burton Albion v Peterborough United, Port Vale v Maidenhead United, Barnet v Blackpool, Bristol Rovers v Chesham United, Cambridge United v Basingstoke Town, Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic, Altrincham v Barnsley, Crewe Alexandra v Eastleigh, Northwich Victoria or Chorley v Boreham Wood, Coventry City v Northampton Town.

Brackley Town v Newport County AFC, Grimsby Town v St Albans City, Hartlepool United v Havant and Waterlooville or Cheltenham Town, Salford City v Notts County, Dover Athletic v Stourbridge, Stevenage v Gillingham, Millwall v AFC Fylde, Aldershot Town v Bradford City, Walsall v Fleetwood Town, Bury v Wigan Athletic, Portsmouth v Macclesfield Town, Sheffield United v Worcester City.

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup - always an exciting moment for fans of lower-league teams - was made live on the BBC.

Didcot, the lowest-ranked team in the FA Cup, will play League Two's Exeter City at home in the first round proper.

The Oxfordshire outfit play in the Southern Division One South & West, the eighth tier of English football.

Wigan, who won the cup in 2013 - pictured below - travel to fellow League One side Bury while 2008 winners Portsmouth will host Macclesfield Town.  

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Fifa presidential candidate Sheikh Salman has hit out at "nasty lies" over his time as head of the Bahrain Football Association.

He has been accused by Bahraini human rights groups of complicity in the detention and torture of footballers and other athletes.

"I cannot deny something that I haven't done," the 49-year-old told BBC Sport.

"Such accusations are not just damaging, it's really hurting. Some people have agenda on their table."

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Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is the overwhelming favourite to replace Jose Mourinho if he is sacked by Chelsea, report The Sun., external

However, The Times, external claims Roman Abramovich could well be frustrated in his pursuit of Guardiola, who is believed to be open to the possibility of extending his current deal with the German champions beyond this season.

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As you might not be too surprised to learn, Jose Mourinho's future again dominates the headlines in the morning papers.

The Mirror, external claims the manager is on the brink of leaving Chelsea with his senior players believing it is a case of 'when not if' the manager is sacked.

The club have started to discuss the possibility of sacking the 52-year-old, says ESPN, external,  but are mindful that his departure would cost £30m.

Meanwhile, the Independent , externalclaims Mourinho's representatives are already investigating a move to Paris St-Germain or a return to Inter Milan if he is dismissed.

Four League Cup games later on Tuesday, with four more on Wednesday.

Here's what you've got to look forward to...

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We'll have live text coverage of them all on the BBC website. The build-up to the games will be here on Sportsday, throughout the day.

So, your team is in serious trouble and some say your job is hanging by a thread.

What's the last thing you need? A Tuesday night trip to a cold and damp Stoke City is up there.

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All eyes will be on Jose Mourinho and Chelsea ahead of tonight's League Cup encounter. We'll bring you the build-up to that and the rest of the football action, and the rest of the day's breaking news.

It's Sportsday, first a gander at the papers...