he sort of follows jurgen klopp in the early l of followsjurgen klopp in the early years, he won the being this thinking manager and doing the basis for the last couple years, he's been working with the likes of name are in dealing with very big characters. how do you think he's going to take that experience into this chelsea job? i that experience into this chelsea “ob? ~' , job? i think it will help him. i wasn't surprised _ job? i think it will help him. i wasn't surprised that - job? i think it will help him. i wasn't surprised that he - job? i think it will help him. i| wasn't surprised that he went job? i think it will help him. i. wasn't surprised that he went to job? i think it will help him. i- wasn't surprised that he went to a big club when he did go to paris because i think he's a really brilliant coach. i think what has maybe been a little problem for him is what you mentioned following jurgen klopp, because people always compare the two of them because they both come from but they are two different characters. he thinks his character is misjudged and i think chelsea can

and jurgen klopp is been fantastic with thejob he is done there. jurgen klopp is been fantastic with done there. obviously the premier— the job he is done there. obviously the premier league _ the job he is done there. obviously the premier league desperately i the premier league desperately wanting to keep football going. where you stand on the celebrations and the hugging? the where you stand on the celebrations and the hugging?— and the hugging? the football clubs are t in: and the hugging? the football clubs are trying their _ and the hugging? the football clubs are trying their best _ and the hugging? the football clubs are trying their best to _ and the hugging? the football clubs are trying their best to be _ and the hugging? the football clubs are trying their best to be in - and the hugging? the football clubs are trying their best to be in the - are trying their best to be in the rules. when this coronavirus kicked off, one of the first people to put their hands in the pocket and throw and support from the government and their support was footballers. they are putting their

jurgen klopp would hope this game would reignite his team, sometimes the switch only flicks when youic. a year ago this week united sign bruno fernandes cicely to do things like this without a robbery but on close geography sustained by competitive history is settled by individual quality. after the game manchester united manager 0le gunnar solskjaer was full of praise for the scorer of the winning goal, bruno fernandes great call. good free kick. the thing is when you leave

jurgen klopp would hope this game would reignite his team, sometimes the switch only flicks when you force it. most sparked, liverpool lived in old flame. it would be extinguished by magic. a year ago this week united sign bruno fernandes cicely to do things like this without a robbery but on close geography sustained by competitive history is settled by individual quality. after the game manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer was full of praise for the scorer of the winning goal, bruno fernandes great call. good free kick. the thing is when you leave him out like i had to do this time, i think he stayed about 45 minutes after the training yesterday shooting free kicks. i was quite confident he will hit the target. he is never happy with me when i tell them to go inside when he is playing the day after, so we got some time to practice. in the day's early match — tammy abraham's hat—trick gave chelsea a 3—1win over luton.... at a snowy stamford bridge. the victory eases some of the pressure on frank lampard and his side — who've lost 5 of their last 8 premier league games....

. —— australian jurgen klopp.ies including some big hitting from two englishman in the big bash league man city have confirmed for other women's first—team squad have tested positive for the virus. players involved will observe a self isolation period in accordance with the faa uk government protocol. joey barton joey barton has left his job as manager of league one fleetwood town. barton led them to last season's play—offs but leaves with the team tenth in the table after nearly three years at the club. some big hitting from two englishman in the big bash league alex hales hit 46 offjust 26 balls as sydney thunder set brisbane heat 175 to win. joe denly started slowly but 16 off just three deliveries brought up his 50 injust his second game in this year's competition. brisbane reached their target in the final over. the netball series between england and jamaica later this month has been called off because of covid—19 travel restrictions from the caribbean. it's hoped the four match series can be rearranged for l

jurgen klopp had hoped this game would reignite his team.rce it. salah sparked. liverpool lit an old flame. it would be extinguished by magic. a year ago this week, united signed bruno fernandes, precisely to do things like this. so a rivalry built on close geography, sustained by competitive history, is settled by individual quality. patrick gearey, bbc news. also into the fifth round are leicester, chelsea and everton and burnley came out on top in another all premier league tie. livingston will play stjohnstone in the scottish league cup final after they beat st mirren 1—0 at hampden. scott robinson with the goal. and manchester united returned to the top of the women's super league. leah galton with their first in a 2—0 win over birmingham city. manchester city won 7—1 at brighton. captainjoe root produced another batting masterclass, as england finished day three of the second test 42 runs behind sri lanka. after his matchwinning score in the series opener, his innings of 186 today leaves the second test finely balanced, asjoe wilson re

jurgen klopp says it's tight at the top of the premier league but they are ready for the challenge asy later this evening. the defending champions are six points behind leaders manchester united, although liverpool have a game in hand. they change all the time and that's because it's so close. we know that in a few weeks, and yes, that makes it... slightly different. title race or race in general this year. and we have to be ready, 100% and that's what we constantly try to do. i know that in this business, only results count. there have been complaints from some of the 72 tennis players having to quarantine ahead of the australian open, but some have decided to make the best of the situation and entertain themselves during the 14 days of isolation. here's what french player, edouard roger—vasselin has come up with. a chain reaction obstacle course. with10 days of quarantine remaining, he made use of a pillow, tennis bag, bananas, racquets and tennis ball cans, among other hotel room objects in a short video he posted on social media. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on

jurgen klopp�*s side have slipped to fifth in the table, only a point above spurs and have only scorede since that 7—0 win at crystal palace before christmas. the crystal palace before christmas. challenge is absol a lwa ys the challenge is absolutely fine, always a challenge, but it is how you approach it and we are in it. we are not happy about the situation but we think we can sort it, whatever. that's what we do. we will fight. england's paul casey has got off to a flying start at the dubai desert classic this morning. he birdied the first, 4 holes of his opening round to go straight to the top of the leaderboard. even when he was in trouble, he managed to rescue himself and was five under after seven holes. butjust a birdie and a bogey followed, which means he lies fifth, a shot off the leaders. england's cricketers are locked down in quarantine in india as they get ready for their test series. they arrived in chennai from sri lanka yesterday and players immediately went into four days of isolating on their own. the first of four tests starts a week on friday so players have been

allison had to make some late saves to prevent united coming away with a win — but the result means jurgen klopp'san face in football is playing against a side with world—class players and they all defend. they are all deep in the box. it is really difficult and a big challenge. but the way we understood the game, the way we felt the game, the way we we reacted in the moment was really good. elsewhere, manchester city are now second. they hammered crystal palace 4—0. and spurs are 5th, after beating sheffield united. barcelona were beaten by athletic bilbao, in the final of the spanish super cup on sunday and there was drama right at the end of the match. twice barca led, through french international antoine griezeman, but they were pegged back — bilbao with a 90th minute equaliser. so to extra—time it went, where inaki williams won it for the basque side. barca had captain lionel messi sent off, right at the end of extra time — lashing out at asier villalibre, which was spotted by the video assistant referee. and yan bingtao fought back to beatjohn higgins — and win snooker�*s masters. the 20—yea

jurgen klopp hoped this game would reignite his team, sometimes the switch only flag when you force itgs like this, so a rivalry built on close geography sustained by a competitive history is sustained by individual quality. the manchester united manager was full of praise for the scorer of the winning goal, bruno fernandes. goad winning goal, bruno fernandes. good coal, ureat winning goal, bruno fernandes. good goal. great free _ winning goal, bruno fernandes. good goal, great free kick, _ winning goal, bruno fernandes. (13mm goal, great free kick, when you leave him out like i had to do this time, i think he stayed about 45 minutes after the training yesterday shooting free kick so i was quite confident he would hit the target. so he is never happy with me when i tell him to go inside when he is playing the day after so he got some time to practise. salsa playing the day after so he got some time to practise.— time to practise. also today, a hat-trick from _ time to practise. also today, a hat-trick from tammy - time to practise. also today, a | hat-trick from tammy abraham time to p

there is a blueprint for german coaches here, and tuchel knows how to follow jurgen klopp. home, they call him the professor, a tactician who gets the best from those around him. but for coaches at chelsea, what matters most is the view of those above. joe lynskey, bbc news. former celtic and aston villa managerjozef venglos has died at the age of 8a. the slovakian had a long managerial career, taking charge of the australian, czechoslovakia and slovakia national teams. he became villa's first overseas manager in 1991, lasting just one campaign in the first division before taking over at celtic for a season six years later. in the first test match between pakistan and south africa in pakistan for more than a decade, 11t wickets fell on a topsy—turvy opening day of the first test in karachi. dean elgar�*s 58 was south africa's top scorer, as they struggled their way to 220 all out in theirfirst innings. pakistan's impressive feats with the ball couldn't be backed up with the bat. they slipped to 33—1t at the close. ireland, meanwhile, have lost their one day series against a

jurgen klopp keeps writing them out. i think he inspires a lot of people, jurgen klopp. liverpool's mini crisis is over, according to their manager. the champions returned to winning ways in the premier league with a 3—1victory at spurs last night. the first victory for them this year. natalie pirks was watching. a stuttering start, a lack of energy, and zero goals. yet liverpool's league form this year is pretty much all of us right now. and it looked like son had made things much worse for them straightaway. as he wheeled away in celebration, though, var drew the dreaded line. offside by a heel. there was no time to draw breath. mane looked menacing and, on the stroke of half—time, liverpool finally made their pressure count. their first league goal of 2021 was swiftly followed by their second. seconds into the second half. with harry kane off injured, tottenham needed to respond very quickly and, boy, did hojbjerg get the memo. what a way to score your first goal fore the club! this was frenetic. mo salah thought he'd

as for liverpool, their boss jurgen klopp says, with only four points separating the top six, it's going tough again. so, we wish it would not be that close but i am not surprised. so, now southampton will ask for different things. we have to be ready again. then aston villa and man united. this season is a tough one for its supporters. if they like it, if they are neutral then you will love it, i am pretty sure, because we are going to the wire probably. managerjoey barton has left fleetwood town with immediate effect after nearly three years in charge. the former manchester city and newcastle midfielder leaves the league one side with the club tenth in the table, just three points off the play—off places. he was initially appointed in 2018 and led fleetwood to last season's league one play—offs. the club has thanked barton for his work. and barton isn't the only manager in the efl to lose his job today. league two side port vale have parted company with john askey. they're currently 17th in the table. more on that and all of our stories on the bbc sport website. that is it for now. jan

game was all too much for hasenhuttl, who finally managed to get the better of his good friend jurgen klopphs ago where i said, look, when i wish something that i take a point against you one time. and, yeah, it was tactically, for both sides, very demanding and this was maybe the perfect day today — this was a special day. championship side derby county have been forced to close their training ground after several players and staff members tested positive for covid—i9. they're in talks with the league and the fa regarding their upcoming fixtures — the first one is on saturday, an fa cup tie against non—league side chorley. manchester city women are also affected, with four first—team players testing positive. they're due to play west ham on saturday. the women's fa cup has been suspended, as it's classed as non—elite at this stage of the competition. england's cricketers and the rest of the touring party in sri lanka have all been tested again for coronavirus. all being well, they hope to train for the first time tomorrow afternoon. until then, they have to stay in their rooms. after he te

jurgen klopp had hoped this game would reignite his team.t would be extinguished by magic. a year ago this week, united signed bruno fernandes, precisely to do things like this. so a rivalry built on close geography, sustained by competitive history, is settled by individual quality. patrick geary, bbc news. well better news for the blue side of merseyside. everton beat sheffield wednesday 3 nil at goodison. yerry mina scored their third goal. they'll play either tottenham or wycombe next. also through yesterday were chelsea, leicester and burnley livingston are in the scottish league cup final after a one nil win over st mirren. an early header from scott robinson made it 11 games unbeaten. it's just their second major final, and they'll play stjohnstone. former formula 1 world championjenson button will compete next years new extreme e racing series. he'll not only own thejbxe team but also be one of the team's two drivers. buttonjoins other high—profile names such as seven—time f1 world champion lewis hamilton. a male and a female driver

game was all too much for hasenhuttl, who finally managed to get the better of his good friend jurgen kloppgainst you one time. and, yeah, it was tactically, for both sides, very demanding and this was maybe the perfect day today — this was a special day. when you don't perform on your highest level — for us in a moment on the night, it was not possible — so we have to take that. and it's not a super moment, that's all — we really feel it and i think tonight we have to feel it, that that was not enough. and now we have to show a reaction. that's how it is. championship side derby county have been forced to close their training ground after several players and staff members tested positive for covid—19. they're in talks with the league and the fa regarding their upcoming fixtures — the first one is on saturday, an fa cup tie against non—league side chorley. manchester city women are also affected, with four first—team players testing positive. they're due to play west ham on saturday. the women's fa cup has been suspended, as it's classed as non—elite at this stage of the competition. despit

he's the man who replaced jurgen klopp at borussia dortmund and now thomas tuchel is set to get the jobue. there has been a lot of sympathy for lampard. his fellow managers know that, ultimately, results are all that matters. when the people talk about projects and ideas, it doesn't exist. you have to win, if not, you will be sacked. not the way we played, not about philosophy, this kind of thing, and the projects. so, you have to get results. you don't, you will be replaced for another manager. i'm always sad when a colleague loses hisjob. and, of course, frank is notjust a colleague, he is an important person in my career, so of course i feel sorry. but it's the brutality of football, especially the brutality of modern football. so when you become a manager, it's something that you have to know — that sooner or later is going to happen to you. mourinho's current team tottenham came from behind last night to beat wycombe wanderers in the fa cup. gareth bale got their equaliser. the game looked like it was heading to extra time, but three goals in the last five minutes made it 4—1. spur

jurgen klopp had hoped this game would reignite his team. by magic. a year ago this week, united signed bruno fernandes, precisely to do things like this. so a rivalry built on close geography, sustained by competitive history, is settled by individual quality. patrick geary, bbc news. livingston are in the scottish league cup final after a 1—0 win over st mirren. an early header from scott robinson made it 11 games unbeaten. it's just their second major final, and they'll play stjohnstone. manchester united have moved to the top of the women's super league. they beat birmingham city 2—0. they're now three points clear of chelsea, whose match was postponed because of the weather. and how about this, steph houghton scoring in manchester city's 7—1win over brighton. it's the second week in a row they've scored that many. city are up to third. england's cricketers have made a fantastic start to the fourth day of their second and final test against sri lanka. england were quickly bowled out in theirfirst innings, but they've made quick inroads i

the link between dementia and football, some of the game's biggest names in gareth southgate, jurgen kloppup for his team when he was working. when i was against him, i stood up for my club. i think if you support a football club, that is what you want to see. there was never any animosity. i think fans still look back at that time with really wonderful memories of a fierce rivalry. do you think we're still in that kind of place now? rivalry between liverpool and manchester united is there and has been there and will be there for a long time. they're two clubs that have been hugely successful and want to continue to be successful. someone standing in your road and that's your opponent, you do the best you can to get one over on them. jurgen has been absolutely fantastic at liverpool. the job he's done there is unbelievable. obviously, premier league particularly desperate to keep football going. where do you stand on the celebrations and the hugging? football clubs are trying their very best to be within the rules. they are not trying to be clever or arrogant. when the coronavirus kicked o

jurgen klopp's side have slipped to fifth in the table, only a point above spurs, and have scored justeally thrive on trying to improve myself as— i really thrive on trying to improve myself as a — i really thrive on trying to improve myself as a bowler, trying to get fitter~ _ myself as a bowler, trying to get fitter~ i_ myself as a bowler, trying to get fitter. i have done a lot of work on sprinting _ fitter. i have done a lot of work on sprinting in— fitter. i have done a lot of work on sprinting in the last six months in lockdown— sprinting in the last six months in lockdown then england reading to the series— lockdown then england reading to the series in— lockdown then england reading to the series in sri _ lockdown then england reading to the series in sri lanka, and got quicker and running — series in sri lanka, and got quicker and running as fast as i have in my entire _ and running as fast as i have in my entire career _ and running as fast as i have in my entire career. so i think it isjust that— entire career. so i think it isjust that are — entire career. so i think it isj

jurgen klopp says it's tight at the top of the premier league, but that liverpool are ready for the challengea few— is because it is so close. we know that in a few weeks. and yes, that makes _ that in a few weeks. and yes, that makes it— that in a few weeks. and yes, that makes it slightly different title race, — makes it slightly different title race, or — makes it slightly different title race, or race in general this year. and we _ race, or race in general this year. and we have _ race, or race in general this year. and we have to be ready, 100%, and that is— and we have to be ready, 100%, and that is what— and we have to be ready, 100%, and that is what we try to do constantly. i know that in this business. _ constantly. i know that in this business, only results count. this year's world rally championship is under way, with the traditional season opener the monte carlo rally. britain's elfyn evans will be hoping he can improve on last year's third place. well, he's currently in third place after today's action. the opening stage saw this spectacular crash for teemu suninen. the 26—year—

and jurgen klopp says he and united's legendary manager message quite a bit. yes, we have contact.well today. meanwhile, ross county got their first home win since the opening day of the season. they scored in the first minute on their way to beating aberdeen 4—1 to take them off the bottom of the table. glasgow survived a late fightback to just edge out edinburgh in rugby union's pro—14. this try from george turner put glasgow in control, edinburgh hit back and could have won it, butjaco van der walt�*s missed conversion preserved the hosts' i—point lead and moved them off the bottom of their conference. history will made at the masters snooker today. we'll either have the oldest ever winner injohn higgins or the youngest winner in 26 years in yan bingtao. two—time champion higgins, who knocked ronnie o'sullivan out in the quarter finals and first made a masters final back in 1995, saw off david gilbert last night and described his 20—year—old chinese opponent today as "an old head on young shoulders." it is set up to be a bit ofa... it is set up to bea bit ofa... i it is set up t

as for liverpool, their boss jurgen klopp says with only four points separating the top six, it‘s goingr steps to deal with rising coronavirus cases in england. the house of commons has been recalled to sit on wednesday. let‘s take a look at what we know so far. the uk coronavirus threat level — which is different to the tier system in england — has been increased to the highest level — level 5 — which means there is a risk that healthcare services will be overwhelmed and a lockdown begins. it comes as nicola sturgeon introduces a national lockdown for scotland, where people will be ordered to stay at home and schools closed for a month. and the leaders of scotland, wales and northern ireland will have a call with the prime minister to discuss the response across the four nations at 5pm this afternoon. the latest figures for the uk, nearly 60,000 cases recorded for the uk today. that is higher than at any time during the planned adamic. joining me now is sir ed davey, leader of the liberal democrats. those figures show we are at a record level of coronavirus infections. what is your adv