Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he does not take the FA Cup lightly despite arriving back from warm weather training in Abu Dhabi just 24 hours before their FA Cup fourth-round tie with Middlesbrough on Saturday – (Daily Telegraph)
Bradford City midfielder Billy Knott, 22, is so desperate to get his hands on John Terry’s shirt in their FA Cup clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday that the former Blues’ trainee has contacted ex-team-mate Josh McEachran and asked him to speak to Terry to see if he will give him his shirt at the final whistle – (Daily Star)
Police have been called to Manchester City’s training ground 31 times in five years for incidents that include youths spotted with a javelin – (Daily Mail)
Napoli will not be selling Liverpool and Arsenal target Gonzalo Higuain during the transfer window, according to club president, Aurelio De Laurentiis – (Metro)
Louis van Gaal admitted he was left “angry” after his United millionaires were humbled by lowly Cambridge – (Daily Mirror)
Arsenal have made a bid for Borussia Dortmund star Kevin Grosskreutz – (Daily Star)
Manchester United are one of many clubs that are interested in signing Marquinhos from Paris Saint-Germain according to the players agent – (Daily Express)
United are also ready to step up their pursuit of Barcelona star Dani Alves – (Daily Star)
Brighton have agreed a deal to sign Israel international midfielder Beram Kayal from Celtic for an undisclosed fee – (Sky Sports)