Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has confirmed Antonio Valencia is not fit to play tomorrow. Marcos Rojo could play 20 minutes.

David de Gea will not play.

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The Manchester Evening News reports, external that Inter Milan full-back Yuto Nagatomo will reject an approach by Manchester Unted.

The Old Trafford club tried to sign a full-back on loan in the January transfer window with the 29-year-old among those linked with a move.

“We haven’t set any meetings up yet and at the moment there are no major developments,” the agent told website FCInter1908.it., external

“We have offers from English clubs, but Nagatomo wants to stay in Italy and specifically with Inter.”

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Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet believes a League Cup final win on Sunday against Manchester City could start a reign of success for the Reds.

He told Sky Sports:, external "I remember for Chelsea a few years back, it was the League Cup they won and after that they managed to win a lot of trophies.

"It gives everybody a confidence boost when you win your first trophy for a long time.

"For this young group of lads, I think it could be something that pushes us on to be even hungrier for trophies."

Conor McNamara
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

Manchester City have never progressed further than this in the Champions League but their fans will feel that this time the club have given themselves their best chance yet. By winning their group, Manchester City have avoided one of the big guns at this stage.

Dynamo Kiev are managed by former Tottenham striker Sergei Rebrov, who has had an impressive start to his coaching career. He won the domestic double last year and is currently joint top of the Ukrainian league alongside Shakhtar Donetsk.

You can listen to live commentary of the game with Conor and Mark Lawrenson tonight on BBC Radio 5 live and on the BBC Sport website.

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The question was Australia beat NZ to become the world's No.1 Test side, which 4 victorious players have 5 letter surnames?

Al Ahly have named Martin Jol as their new head coach. One of his managerial rivals in the Egyptian league will be Alex McLeish - who agreed to take over Zamalek this week.

Dundee comfortably beat Dumbarton in a Scottish Cup replay (UK only).

Simon Stone
BBC Sport

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It's not the Uefa press conference backdrop Louis van Gaal had in mind in the summer. But Manchester United are not only in the Europa League, they will be embarrassingly out of it tomorrow night unless they can overturn a first-leg deficit against Danish outfit FC Midtjylland.

For someone who began their managerial career winning the Champions League with Ajax, it would be a chastening experience.

Van Gaal and United midfielder Juan Mata are due to address the media at 15:30 GMT.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "The situation is clear to us. There's no reason to play FC Augsburg's game, we need to assert ourselves and play our game."

Richard Newlove: Adrian Morley, first Test against Australia in 2003, sent off after 12 seconds for a high tackle, fastest dismissal in Test rugby league.  

Emeka Adukwu: How can I forget Mr Depay's cameo appearance against Chelsea - it was his sloppy pass that led to Costa's equaliser and the picture still plays in my head. Not surprised though because that young man is anything but good.

Hull KR assistant Willie Poching says he would like the head coach job after being named caretaker boss.

Chris Chester was sacked this morning.

Poching, 42, said: "I'm really excited. I've been 10 years as an assistant and I'm not a head coach yet - I'm just holding the fort. 

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"It's not the way I would have envisaged or liked but I've got a job to do. I'm genuinely excited to work with the players we have here."

When asked if he would like the job, he said: "Definitely. I've waited almost 10 years for a chance to come along. 

"I've bided my time, I've done an apprenticeship. I came into this gig as a coach to one day be in charge of a team and I still harbour that ambition."

Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt has been banned from the touchline for at least three matches after failing to leave the touchline when he was sent off during last weekend's defeat against Borussia Dortmund.

A German football federation tribunal on Wednesday imposed the ban for 'repeated unsportsmanlike behaviour'.

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Referee Felix Zwayer sent off Schmidt on Sunday after he complained vociferously over the positioning of a free kick in the build-up to Dortmund's winning goal. Schmidt refused to go, and Zwayer walked off himself. The game was interrupted for eight minutes. 

Schmidt has to serve the three-match ban immediately, with another ban of two matches is suspended and he was also fined 20,000 euros (£15,800).

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: "In this competition we've got big aims but that relies on performances and that's what we have to show against Augsburg."   

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not thinking about Sunday's League Cup final with Manchester City yet.

"If you think about the second step before the first step you will always fall down."

And now some team news...

"Dejan Lovren was one day in training, now he is ill. Joe Allen and Adam Lallana are not available." 

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been asked about injury-prone striker Daniel Sturridge.

"He is a really good footballer and now he is able to play which is what we want to see all the time."  

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge: "I'm very ambitious, very determined to help Liverpool have success, and I want to be on the pitch playing every game."   

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge: "It's been a difficult time being injured but it's part of football and I'm looking forward to the future with Liverpool.

"It's important for the collective to be ready for two big games. We're prepared and hopefully we can get the job done."

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Liverpool's news conference for their game with Augsburg tomorrow has just started. Jurgen Klopp and Daniel Sturridge are the men in the seats.

World super-bantamweight champions Scott Quigg and Carl Frampton are preparing for their unification fight in Manchester on Saturday.

BBC Sport looks ahead to the fight and speaks to some of the key figures involved.

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Matthew Cunningham: Worst cameo? Wilson Palacios against France at Brazil 2014 - 43 minutes of headless chicken running around before a red.

Christopher Gerrard: Everton 2-0 Man City in 2010, Robinho was subbed on but then they took him of at the hour mark as he was so poor

Guido van Asselt: There can be only one winner. Mateja Kezman's 37-second cameo at the European Championship.

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