Simon Stone
BBC Sport at Carrington

  "What mood will Louis van Gaal be in when he addresses the media this morning?"Van Gaal is generally on the front foot in these exchanges. But after Manchester United's Champions League exit, Van Gaal is under pressure.

"Will he be showing the strain ahead of Saturday's trip to Bournemouth?"    

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Yep, it's not been a bad month for Leicester. 

Vardy won Player of the Month last month, too, becoming the fifth player to retain the award. Can you name the other four? 

Sporting Lisbon's Teofilo Gutierrez knows how to celebrate.

The Colombian marked scoring his side's third in their Europa League win over Besiktas last night by pick-pocketing the referee and using his vanishing spray to try and write his own name on the pitch.

He got a yellow card for his trouble. Well worth it though some might argue...

Click on the tweet below for video of the incident.

We're asking about when celebrations have gone wrong. Did your star striker tweak a groin celebrating a goal? Or did one of your teammates once put their back out attempting a backflip? Send us your suggestions using #bbcsportsday on Twitter. 

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Bologna have told the London Evening Standard, external that they have turned down bids of £14.5m for 18-year-old midfielder Amadou Diawara from both Chelsea and Manchester City.

A price north of £36m has been quoted for a player who has been compared with Yaya Toure after making 15 Serie A appearances this season.

Team Sky have released their new kit for 2016.

Their request for feedback has backfired slightly with several social media users pointing out that it looks like a version of the Estonian road champion's jersey.

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Norwich suffered a blow last week with defeat at Watford, but boss Alex Neil is determined to put that right this coming weekend against Everton at Carrow Road.

"After a loss it takes a day or two to shake off. We've moved on now and are looking for a response," said Neil. "In football, it's all about the next game. There will be tough times but that's what makes you.

"Everton have top-quality players. They have a strong squad and we need to counteract that."

Neil added that midfielder Wes Hoolahan was fit and is included in the squad for Saturday's game, which will be live on BBC Radio 5 live from 12:45 GMT.

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Former England captain David Beckham caught Noel Gallagher and his High Flying  Birds at London's Royal Albert Hall last night.

By his account, the music was good, the stage dressing less so.

"Amazing evening only disappointment from the night was the color and size of this flag ... Cheers Noel if only it had been RED," said the former Manchester United midfielder in his Instagram post., external

Tony Pulis has confirmed that Stephane Sessegnon (hamstring) will miss Sunday's trip to Liverpool. Claudio Yacob is back from suspension.  

Arsene Wenger's news conference is done and dusted at the club's London Colney base.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on the demands of fans: "On one side people want you to have seven strikers, on the other side when you rest one they ask you why you are not playing him.

On reports linking the club with Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama: "I rate the player, but we are not on the case."

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "I am not in the job for chasing my own ego. I like doing well and doing well for all the people who care about Arsenal."

He adds that, contrary to reports, there is "no chance" of midfielder Jack Wilshere being fit by the end of December.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reacts to the sacking of Swansea manager Garry Monk earlier this week.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "I think it could be as many as six to eight teams competing for the Premier League title."

Wenger adds that he has no new names on his long injury list ahead of the weekend meeting with Aston Villa.

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Having won at Chelsea, the fixture lists doesn't get any easier for Bournemouth, who host Manchester United this weekend. However, Cherries boss Eddie Howe is relishing the challenge of another big fixture.

"Manchester United are 4th and near the top of the league, we know how difficult this game will be," Howe said at this morning's press conference.

"That's the beauty of the game - when one game is done you're looking to the next. We are proud to be hosting Manchester United. It's a big game in this club's history."

There was good news from Howe on the injury front, with goalkeeper Adam Federici's ankle injury not as bad as first feared. Also, midfielder Marc Pugh is back in training.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on his January transfer plans: "We will be out there and seeing what we can do, but we have the whole of December to go and we are in a strong position in the Premier League. But we are short and it is important that we don't lose any more players."

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has sat down for his news conference and is speaking about their Champions League qualification: "It was a fantastic performance but now we are in the last 16 let's focus on the Premier League where we are in a fantastic position."

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Liverpool have first refual on Birmingham attacker Demarai Grayaccording to Bleacher Report., external

It claims that the Reds will be given the chance to match any accepted offer for the 19-year-old as part of a deal that took Jordon Ibe to Birmingham on loan in the 2013-14 season.

Gray reportedly has a £3.75m release clause in his contract, which he is keen to take advantage of in January., external

Michel Platini has lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to have his 90 day provisional suspension from football overturned, but Fifa have been ordered not to extend it. 

In a statement, the panel said they "determined that maintaining the provisional suspension for the remainder of the 90 days does not cause irreparable harm to Michel Platini"

You can read the full decision on the CAS website, external. 

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