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More from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who says that his players would be advised to get their booster jab to protect against Covid-19.

"We speak with the players every day to say be careful. Stay healthy, wear masks, social distance.

"It's Christmas, the tendency is to party and go out. But the virus is still here. The virus doesn’t allow you to suffer much, but cases rise day by day, so just be careful.

"I am concerned with society and the virus is still here. There are many, some people on the staff here have got it right now. We have told the players to be careful. Unfortunately the new variant and the old variant. Hopefully 95% of the people are vaccinated. Just be careful.

On telling players to get the booster: "Absolutely, the doctors suggest they have to do it."

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed, that bar Ferran Torres, the Blues have a clean bill of health for Tuesday's Premier League match against Leeds.

Speaking about the contest against Marcelo Bielsa's side, he said: "Before, we played against them, we knew it, we felt it. It is one of the toughest opponents.

"They play every week in a special unique way and we play against the special and unique way just two times a year. It is completely different to other opponents.

"They are going to play in a way we are not used to in these kinds of games. At the same time, it is at the Etihad, we know a lot of people will be there and we want to do a good game tomorrow.

"[Patrick] Bamford was injured for a long time now. [Kalvin] Phillips, too. A few important players. But if there is one person who doesn’t complain about what happens, it is Marcelo. He loves to work when the situation is tough."

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More from the Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the Champions League draw fiasco: "I think it makes sense [re-draw]. So there are no suspicions.

"All the opponents are tough. Some say one is better than the other but all are difficult."

Nearly James.

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Amid all the hulabaloo around the Champions League draw being voided there have been several Premier League news conferences taking place.

Including at Manchester City, who thought they were going to be (and still may) playing Villarreal in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Asked about the draw City boss Pep Guardiola said: "You want an assessment about the draw? It is going to happen again.

"It is fair. It was a mistake. These things can happen, to managers, players and Uefa too. It is fair. It would be a mistake not to repeat, there would suspicions."

Chris: In fairness to Uefa, it can be very difficult to pick some balls out of a pot, especially on their shoestring budget...

Ben: It’s good to see that on a big stage football can look at the admin rule book and admit they made a mistake and want to correct it.

Rapid Vienna v Vitesse or Tottenham. That concludes the draw.

Host Pedro Pinto says "take care and see you all soon."

Yep in 35 minutes!

Sparta Prague v Partizan Belgrade

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Celtic v Bodo/Glimt

Leicester City v Randers

Midtjylland v PAOK Salonika

Fenerbahce v Slavia Prague

PSV Eindhoven v Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Marseille v Qarabag is out first

Former Paris St-Germain, Marseille and Sunderland midfielder Lorik Cana is today’s special guest for the Europa Conference League play-off round draw.

He is on stage with Uefa's deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti.

Coming next. Without a repeat. Hopefully.

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Michael Owen, on BT Sport: "I can't see a fairer thing. It's disappointing but if something was fundamentally wrong, you just have to do it again."

Owen Hargreaves: "United will be delighted. Let's see what comes up. Some fans are going to be delighted but some will be very annoyed."