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Sterling will miss Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final against Paris St Germain and will need to prove his fitness to play for England in the European Championship starting in June.

City fans angry at the large increase on prices from the previous round against Dynamo Kiev last week (£30-£40), and from the group stage matches against Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach (£20-£40).

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has insisted that they will battle until the end of the football season to try to collect as many points as possible in the English Premier League (EPL).

United are four points behind fourth-placed City with nine games left this season. Asked if the derby was a 'do-or-die' match for his team's top-four ambitions, Van Gaal said: "I think so, yes . you have to win. Otherwise the gap is bigger and bigger."

"Following the recent decision by the IFAB to allow experimentation with a fourth substitution in extra-time, the FIFA executive committee agreed for such experiments to be conducted this year at the Olympics," FIFA said in a statement.

Juanfran's winning penalty sent Atletico Madrid into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, clinching an agonising 8-7 penalty shoot-out win over PSV Eindhoven.

Kompany limped off after five minutes with a muscle problem and Otamendi followed soon after as the hosts chalked up a 3-1 aggregate triumph that was entirely due to their first-leg victory.

Jerry Mawihmingthanga and Lallianzuala Chhangte (Zola) have been invited to Liverpool to take part in a week-long coaching programme at the LFC Academy in Kirkby.

Rooney has been out for eight games and will miss England's upcoming friendlies against Germany (March 26) and Netherlands (March 29) but is eyeing a return for United's Premier League fixture against his former club Everton on April 3.

Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham kept the pressure on Premier League leader Leicester with a 2-0 victory at bottom club Aston Villa on Sunday, provisionally moving Spurs to within two points of their title rivals.

Romelu Lukaku scored two superb goals to give Everton a 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory on Saturday over his former club Chelsea, for whom Diego Costa was sent off.

Crystal Palace reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 21 years as Yohan Cabaye's controversial penalty inspired a 2-0 win at second tier Reading on Friday.

City face a potentially pivotal week in their season, with Saturday's game being followed by a Champions League last-16 second leg match against Dynamo Kiev and a domestic derby clash with Manchester United.

Fans at the Hull game unfurled a banner that said, "Arsene, thanks for the memories but it's time to say goodbye," provoking a defiant response from the Frenchman. "I don't care," Wenger told reporters after the game.

Moshiri, a former Arsenal shareholder, ended Everton's long search for investment when he bought a 49.9 percent stake in the Goodison Park outfit last month.

Midfielder Abraham Gonzalez opened the scoring for Espanyol when he latched powerfully on to Marco Asensio's cross in the 12th minute. Perez won the match for the hosts with a powerful shot past goalkeeper Yoel Rodriguez in the 77th.