great memories at the etihad stadium this seasonlj suspect etihad stadium this season.” suspect liverpoolmember only too well what happened when the plague city here in the league. their last visit to the etihad stadium, they were thrashed 5-0. its etihad stadium, they were thrashed 5—0. its city were to win by that scoreline to make, they would go through. —— if city. the big question for liverpool ‘s fitness of star striker mo salah, who picked up that injury at anfield last week in the first leg. no signs yet as to whether he will be fit to start the game tonight. such a key player for liverpool. they are in control of this tie, but despite the scoreline, they are taking nothing for granted. we are only in the lead. no problem with that, it is better than i could have expected, but we all know, and i think you almost, that there is still a lot of work to do. and that is why we are here, and not thinking about who is now favourite or whatever. it is all about going into the next round. but we will try our best. defending a 3-0 lead here is going to be a bit of a strange situation. but i

at the etihad stadium, david ornstein. good evening david. they are champions, we know that they are champions elect but just champions, we know that they are champions elect butjust a few doubts have crept in after what happened three days ago, they concealed the deal tomorrow by getting three points. yes, far from ideal preparation for city, short time to prepare whereas manchester united have had a week and they won't want to lose this match. for pep guardiola, will he rest players before the second leg against liverpool on tuesday or try to wrap up liverpool on tuesday or try to wrap up the title and take the momentum with them? willjose mourinho have learned from what liverpool did to city and impress them with a more attacking game that gives his players more freedom against his old adversary pep guardiola? manchester united have won their last four league games, their best run in more than a year league games, their best run in more thana yearand league games, their best run in more than a year and they haven't lost on their last two v

our sports correspondent azi farni is at the etihad stadium, how is it looking in the final stages? cheer is that these fans will have wanted. many of them leaving early from the etihad stadium behind me. they came in early as well. there was a bit of a party celebration ahead of the match. man city quietly comforted despite that midweek defeat to liverpool in the champions league and they started so strongly. going ahead thanks to bentsen company, a headerfrom him gave man city an early advantage that the thing company. it was too cold and five minutes from the home side. —— two goals in five minutes. a bad clea ra nce goals in five minutes. a bad clearance from the united keeper david de gea. man city took advantage and there was a lovely turn in to put the ball past the united keeper. from there man city really looked in control of the first half. the fans thought so and we re first half. the fans thought so and were singing along and have man city went off for the break they went off toa went off for the break they went off to a standing ovation from the fans, but it seems that

etihad stadium. leon osmanjoins me now. jurgen klopp cannot wait for friday's drawer. league semifinalfor the friday's drawer. the first champions league semifinal for the club in ten yea rs, league semifinal for the club in ten years, and they reached at co mforta ble. years, and they reached at comfortable. they did ultimately. the damage was done for manchester city in the first leg, to concede three goals in such a short space of time, jurgen klopp took his team to the etihad stadium last night knowing that they have got so much firepower. one goal would probably do it, and it turned out to be the case. we see the blue jesus putting manchester city ahead, but the 39th goal of the season for mo salah. has there been a better signing by a premier league side who has had as big an impact in his first season? yes, the impact, he has hit the ground running. the body expected him to play as well as he has, but certainly score as many as he has, and have the assists he has had. i think whether the experience at chelsea, having played in the premier league, knowing what is

they are already making their way to the etihad stadium.t will seal the fifth premier league title and what better way than to do it against your arch rivals. it would mean stealing a record from them as well, wrapping up the title with six games to spare would be the earliest it has ever been done in the premier league. but there are a few rhys jones over this match tonight, they we re jones over this match tonight, they were there a week ago. that is because of city ‘s midweek defeat to liverpool in the champions league. that three — zero last need city centres that three — zero last need city ce ntres ca n that three — zero last need city centres can have it all to do with etc leg 0n centres can have it all to do with etc leg on tuesday. will pep guardiola rest key players today ahead of that game? they have six more chances after this to win the premier league title but 0nly more chances after this to win the premier league title but only one chance to stay in the champions league and as much as these fans would like to see it done toda

they go to the etihad stadium next tuesday for the second leg.ean match against an english team away from home but they might not need to. man city have it all to do and before then they could win the league title on saturday at home to their archrivals manchester united. thank you so much forjoining us. it isa thank you so much forjoining us. it is a night for the highlights. the other quarterfinal five goals at the new camp, four goals for barcelona, one of gifted barcelona 82—0 lead with on goals from danieli de rossi and us before the gay tap in to make it 3-0. the and us before the gay tap in to make it 3—0. the rent is to get back into when the former manchester city striker scored a precious away goal, however luis suarez struck with his first champions league goal in over a year to make it 4—1 barcelona on the night meaning roma will have it all to do in the second leg next week. away from the action tonight tributes being paid from across the world of football after the news that the former england captain ray wilkins has died at the age

coverage of that all—important champions league game between manchester city and liverpool from the etihad stadiumtart—ups 7.45. city captain vincent kompany drops to the bench, while former liverpool forward raheem sterling isn't. mo salah will start. thanks forjoining us on salah will start. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. well, let's get more now on the news that yulia skripal, the daughter of a former russian spy, who was poisoned in along with her father, has left hospital in salisbury. sergei skripal is also said to be responding to treatment, more than a month after the nerve agent attack, which the government has said was most likely carried out by russia. medical staff said they hoped he would also be discharged soon. we can speak now to professor martin mccauley, who's a russia analyst and author of russia, america and the cold war. he joins us live in the studio. thanks for talking to us. we know that yulia skripal has made in some ways a miraculous recovery. she has left hospital. does that surprise you? it does, which it wasn't as badly affected as her father from the beginning, an

where else to start than at the etihad stadium and the quarterfinals of the champions league, where therearly manchester city storm to beat them on the night, 5—1 on aggregate, to send pep guardiola's site had become edition. andy suisse is that the... liverpool again proved too strong. as far as city were concerned, this was always going to bea concerned, this was always going to be a terribly tough call for them. only two teams in champions league history had overturned a bigger first leg deficit before this. pep guardiola in his press conference yesterday said they basically needed to plate the perfect game, and at first it looked like they may do so. two minutes had gone when city took the lead on the night. gabrieljesus on the night, or they in line for something special? controversyjust before the break. leroy sane's effort given out as offside but replays showed he was on site. that sparked fury from manchester city. pep guardiola was sent to the stands. most liverpool took commands with roberto firmino making it 2—1 on the night. city's hope of a famous combat —— in the end. it wa

here is our sports correspondent from the etihad stadium.k it seems nothing could go wrong for manchester city, but they know that they will need some comeback if they are to keep their champions league hopes alive here tomorrow night. after that dramatic defeat at anfield. they followed that up of course by throwing away a 2—0 lead against manchester united here at the weekend, for the first irony this season that their aura of invincibility seems to have deserted them. but manager pep guardiola was not beat the mood in front of the press today, praising his players. we know that tomorrow night only perfection will do. we have to baby perfection will do. we have to baby perfect game. create a lot of chances, b clinical, convert chances. defend well, and keepers save it, all of the conditions. we need to have the perfect game to go through, because of all the stuff. it is routine, but you have 90 minutes. in all sport everything can happen. so, all we can do, and all we are going to do is try it. city with all to do. as a liverpool, they wil

for liverpool, they will remember only too well what happened on their last visit here to the etihad stadiumk in september last year when they were thrashed 5-0 last year when they were thrashed 5—0 in the league. they know they cannot afford a similar result here tonight, so despite their advantage, their manager is taking nothing for granted. are still a lot of to do and that is why we are here and not thinking about who is now favourite. —— there is still a lot of work to do, and not thinking about the next round. the only guarantee it to my night is that there will be a pretty passionate atmosphere, obviously that spilt over in the first leg when the city bus was pelted with missiles thrown by liverpool fans as it arrived will stop the only drama will hopefully be on the pitch, liverpool with one foot in the champions league semifinals but manchester city hopeful that they can come up manchester city hopeful that they can come up with something very special. one other key line to come out of liverpool's training was that none of seller did take part in training with his teammates. the eg

our correspondent was watching at the etihad stadium. concerned, this would always be a tough call for them. only two teams in champions league history had overturned a biggerfirst league history had overturned a bigger first leg league history had overturned a biggerfirst leg deficit league history had overturned a bigger first leg deficit for this. pep guardiola in his press conference said they basically need to play the perfect game and at first it looked like they might do so. first it looked like they might do so. less than two minutes had gone when city took the lead on the night, jesus after one minute and 57 seconds, the perfect start for city. were they in line for something special? there was controversy before the break, this effort given offside but replays showed he was onside. that sparked fury from manchester city. pep guardiola was sent to the stands. come the second half, liverpool took control. mo salah's 39th goal of the season, that precious away goal ended city's hopes, and liverpool took command with firmino making

uefa have also charged liverpool at their fireworks are set off the objects thrown inside of the etihad stadiumare among with the five cricketers of the year, all three were in the national side captained by night which beat india do win the world cup last year. at six cimajimmy india do win the world cup last year. at six cima jimmy carter and shai hope complete the list. they also become the first woman to feature on the front cover of the publication. it means a huge amount to me. personally, but the thing i feel the buzz about if this is just a great reflection of where women's cricketers but how big and important, how was that world cup really captured the nation. you could put any number of people from the world cup winning team on the front cover and it would have exactly the impact. i guess it's a lwa ys exactly the impact. i guess it's always glad to be a first for something but hopefully this is the first of many there will be plenty of others do not cricketers on the front cover in years to come. fantastic performance from the team. that is offered forced that. a reminder of our top

it is here at the etihad stadium the city —— that city will hope to celebrate historic achievement.e has the premier league been one as early as the 7th of april, nor have the champions of england been crowned with as many as six games to spare. this site is something i have never seen like before. the football that is played is quite amazing. every player has the confidence and the ability to play the way that pep guardiola wants them to play. this is probably the best manchester city side there has ever been. with their dazzling style of play, pep guardiola's men have drawn comparisons to some of the greatest teams from down the years, beaten only once in the league, i6 teams from down the years, beaten only once in the league, 16 points clear, second—place united. only once in the league, 16 points clear, second-place united. to understand the number of points we have, we would be normally in the fight for the title, and we are not because man city has a very good numberof because man city has a very good number of points that makes it very, very difficult for the second to be fi

brought two premier league matches this season, 12 goals in total, 5—0 to manchester city at the etihad stadiuml winning for three mac at anfield. this is what both managers have had to say. it will be an interesting game. anything can happen. both results, anything is possible. in the end, only one thing is 100% sure, both teams need to invest everything in what they have to have a chance to win it. and i'm fine with that. of course, i know their qualities. i'm concerned with what they do. of course. i'm not so arrogant and presumptuous to know what they do and that we are good enough. no, but thinking about it, we will defend 90 minutes, that is not going to happen. do we think, david, that either manchester city or liverpool might alter their attacking styles because this is a tie over two legs, might we see a bit of caution from them? they won't want to lose or ship a lot of goals. possibly, but i don't think either team knows any other way than attacking. there is history on the side of liverpool, they have only lost to manchester city once in 37 years. manchester city come in as favourite

good evening, in the last ten minutes the full time whistle has gone at the etihad stadium and manchesterity are going to have to wait for at least another week for the premier league title. they threw away a two—nil lead against manchester united and lost three—two. a win would have done it for city with six games to spare and that would have been a premier league record, but united seemed determinded to spoil that, three goals after the break stunned city. stunned us, too. let's cross live to azi farni at the etihad. azi, a brillaint response from united but city's capitulation was shocking. when you consider what was at stake for city. yes, and the fans leaving the stadium now are very dejected and very angry. we were here hours before when they were coming into, three hours before kick—off, and really was a pretty atmosphere inside stadium. i city quietly confident despite the midweek defeat with liverpool. they started so strongly. captain vincent kompany putting them ahead, and it was... heading in from a corner. it was two goals in the space ofjust five minutes per city. they took

manchester city fans arrived here at etihad stadium quietly confident of victory over their archrivalsted strongly. captain vincent kompany put them ahead midway through the first half, and within five minutes they doubled their lead. gundewan would the goal after a poor attempt by david de gea. city looked in control after that and their fans thought they had it in the bag, singing and giving the team a standing ovation as they went down the tunnel at half—time. those celebrations came too soon. there we re celebrations came too soon. there were no changes after the break for the united managerjose mourinho, but perhaps an inspiring team talk, because his side came out a com pletely because his side came out a completely different because his side came out a com pletely different tea m because his side came out a completely different team after the break. two goals in two minutes from their world record signing. pol pot are their world record signing. pol pot a re really their world record signing. pol pot are really showing his work denied. -- paul are really showing his work denied.

david 0rnstein, bbc news, at the etihad stadium.ian erikssen. dundee at ibrox. aberdeen lost 2—0 away at hearts. is really giving him a run for his money at augusta. he's 11 under. two eagles on the back nine, he's three shots clear of mcilroy. feel like all the pressure is on him. him. and, you know, he's got that to deal with and sleep on the night. with and sleep on the night. feel like i can go out there and play like i've got nothing to lose. sebastian vettel will start today's bahrain grand prix on pole. bahrain grand prix on pole. from his team mate kimi raikkonen. due to a penalty for changing the gear box on his mercedes. the athletics in the 20 kilometre walk. walk. versus scotland in the final of the men's trebles. men's trebles. alex gulrajani takes up the story. sunday mornings down under don't get much better. much better. a packed house and golds on the line. scotland against australia. australia. an epic lawn bowls final was building up nicely. has he got it? what a bowl! pick the bowls out of that one! of that one!

they kick off at the etihad stadium in the next 15 minutes.ship. they w011 in the scottish premiership. they won 2—1 against hearts. goals from jason cummings and a great header saw them win the match. hearts got one back, but didn't threaten enough to get a point. manchester city women drew 0—0 in the first leg of their champions league semifinal against the holders leon. melissa lawley produced city's best effort. the city keeper kept that all—importa nt clean best effort. the city keeper kept that all—important clean sheet to stop the french getting a valuable away goal. 32nd sides met at this stage of the competition last season, with city winning in lyon by going out on aggregate. sorry hugely encouraging first leg result ahead of that second leg. great britain has failed to qualify for the world group two in tennis's fekir. they were beaten byjapan. johanna konta beat her opponent in straight sets and the reverse singles to give great britain a 2—1 lead overjapan, but heather watson lost to her opponent, so it went to a deciding double.

it‘s here at the etihad stadium that city will hope to celebrate an historic achievement.been crowned with as many as six games to spare. this side is something... i've never seen anything like before, the football that's played is quite amazing and every player has got the confidence and the ability to play the way that pep guardiola wants them to play. this is probably the best manchester city side there's ever been. with their dazzling style of play, guardiola‘s men have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest teams from down the years. beaten only once in the league, 16 points clear of second place united. to understand that, the number of points we have we would normally be in the fight for the title. and we are not because city has a very good number of points. that makes very, very difficult to the second to be fighting for the title, which we are not in this moment. defeat by liverpool in midweek dented city‘s european aspirations, but they‘ll have a second chance on tuesday, and will approach that game in the highest of spirits if they can clinch the title wit

david 0rnstein, bbc news, at the etihad stadium.oints with liverpool in third place. spurs beat stoke 2—1, thanks to two goals from christian erikssen. it has started raining here but it means we have got a rainbow. i wonder who will strike the pot of gold at the end of the masters. there's just one round to go at the masters golf, and patrick reed is still the man to catch, but rory mcilroy is really giving him a run for his money at augusta. this eagle at the 8th one of the highlights of his round, he's 11 under. but the american reed responded in style, two eagles on the back nine. he's three shots clear of mcilroy. padraig's got a three—shot lead so i feel like all the pressure is on him. he's got to go out and protect that and he's got a few guys chasing him who are pretty big—time players and, you know, he's got that to deal with and sleep on tonight. so i feel like i can go out there and play like i've got nothing to lose. the big news in the commonwealth games. northern ireland have won their first medal of the games. 18—yea

david ornstein of the etihad stadium in manchester.h golds in swimming, gymnastics and double success in a new event, paratriathlon. gymnastics and double success wales' world champion cyclist elinor barker took gold at the velodrome. cyclist elinor barker took but there's concern after security guards quit their posts in recent weeks in a row over working conditions. hywel griffith reports. working conditions. commentator: here he is, the defending champion, the olympic champion. the defending champion, undefeated for four years, and the holder of every title going. adam peaty came to these games for a different challenge, to bring his own 100 metre breaststroke world record under 57 seconds. breaststroke world this time it wasn't to be, but there was yet another gold medal for his collection. but there was yet another gold it's nowhere near my best, but sometimes it's about the race. and again, four years undefeated, can't complain. this is exactly the kind of moment the games‘ organisers want everyone to see. the games‘ organisers w

it's here at the etihad stadium that city will hope to celebrate an historic achievement.gland been crowned with as many as six games to spare. this side is something... i've never seen anything like before, the football that's played is quite amazing and every player has got the confidence and the ability to play the way that pep guardiola wants them to play. this is probably the best manchester city side there's ever been. with their dazzling style of play, guardiola's men have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest teams from down the years. beaten only once in the league, 16 points clear of secondplace united. to understand that, the number of points we have we would normally be in the fight for the title. and we are not because city has a very good number of points. that makes very, very difficult to the second to be fighting for the title, which we are not in this moment. defeat by liverpool in midweek dented city's european aspirations, but they'll have a second chance on tuesday, and will approach that game in the highest of spirits if they can clinch the titl

tomorrow at the etihad stadium will be another step to cementing what many manchester city fans believeow'd you feel about tomorrow? should city go all out to win or hold something back to try to beat liverpool in the champions league? what i have just been hearing from the gent there, it is a pivotal moment tomorrow. we should go all out with a full strength team to win the title against united. that would be my second biggest thrill as a city fan. obviously after the 2012 sergio aguero moment. to win it against united would be incredible. why would it mean so much? just to win it against united, really, because i know plenty of united fans andl because i know plenty of united fans and i know united fans who have tickets for the match tomorrow in the united end, and they said they will not be going. if there had been nothing on it tomorrow in terms of us winning the premier league against them, they would have gone, but because it has come to the stage where we could clinch the title against them, theyjust don't want to bea against them, theyjust don't want to be a part of it, really.

stadium and support the guys, because they deserve all of it. they deserve all the credit. because we defend that badge, the club. here at etihade been won as early as seventh april nor have the champions been crowned with as many as six games to spare. the side is something i have never seen before. the football is amazing. every player has the confidence and the ability to play the way that pep guardiola wants them to. with their dazzling, pep guardiola's men have been been compared with some of the greatest in history. beaten only once in the league. to understand with the number of points we have, we would normally be in the fight for the title. and we are not, because city has... a very good number of points that makes it very difficult to... to the second to be... to be fighting for the title, which we are not in this moment. defeat by liverpool in midweek dented city's european hopes but they will have a second chance on tuesday and will approach that game in high spirits if they can clinch the title with victory over their arch rivals. you can listen to all the action on bbc five live at 5.30. before that the merseyside