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Djourou, who has made 144 appearances for Arsenal, will move to the Bundesliga side for the remainder of the season.

Vilanova will return to the touchline for the first time since having throat surgery to remove a tumor 16 days ago.

Milan players walked off 26 minutes into a friendly against lower league side Pro Patria after monkey chants from a small section of the crowd.

Manchester City manager does not believe the relationship between the two Italians is at breaking point.

Trevor Morgan's side returned to winning ways with a 3-0 hammering of Pailan Arrows but they are still behind.

The club president said they would consider selling their top players only if they received offers well in excess of their market value.

Chelsea would aim to start 2013 on a winning note when relegation-threatened QPR visit Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham moved up to third place in the Premier League with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Reading at White Hart Lane.

Gareth McAuley's own goal put the Red Devils ahead before Robin van Persie scored in injury time. The Red Devils retained their seven-point lead over City.

Argentine striker Edin Dzeko scored a brace as City continued to trail leaders United by seven points.

"The Mohun Bagan officials took the decision [their pullout against East Bengal] without thinking of the consequences," Bhutia said.

Samir Nasri and defender Gael Clichy should be available after injury for City's Premier League trip to Norwich City.

The 22-year-old joined United in 2010 with boss Alex Ferguson saying Bebe was the only player he had ever signed without seeing him play.

"It's a great position but we're not going to think we have already done the job," Hernandez said after United's win over Newcastle on Wednesday.

UEFA will launch an appeal against all the sanctions imposed by their independent disciplinary on Serbia and England.

Ameobi made his Nigeria debut in a 3-1 friendly win over Venezuela last month.