Liverpool re-open their training ground and FA Cup clash against Shrewsbury is ON despite their Covid outbreak… with Jurgen Klopp’s assistant Peter Krawietz set to be THIRD boss in three games

Liverpool have reopened their first-team training centre after a 48-hour closure following a Covid outbreak among players and staff. Preparations for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at home to League One side Shrewsbury will resume with assistant manager Peter Krawietz taking charge of the available players. Krawietz will also undertake pre-match media duties with…

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Kaide Gordon is set for his big Liverpool chance, Fulham’s rare diamond Fabio Carvalho can shine and Man City are ready to unleash Liam Delap: These are the 10 kids to watch out for in the FA Cup this weekend

As FA Cup action returns for the third round, and with that the entrance of the Premier League giants, so too does the prospect of seeing unpolished gems make their first tentative steps on the big stage. With teams across the football pyramid in action this weekend, managers up and down the country are poised…

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Kaide Gordon is set for his big Liverpool chance, Fulham’s rare diamond Fabio Carvalho can shine and Man City are ready to unleash Liam Delap: These are the 10 kids to watch out for in the FA Cup this weekend

As FA Cup action returns for the third round, and with that the entrance of the Premier League giants, so too does the prospect of seeing unpolished gems make their first tentative steps on the big stage. With teams across the football pyramid in action this weekend, managers up and down the country are poised…

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Norwich boss Dean Smith admits he’s unsure whether Todd Cantwell will remain at the club beyond January … with Newcastle among clubs linked to the midfielder who has appeared in just eight league games this season

Norwich head coach Dean Smith admits he has no idea if midfielder Todd Cantwell will still be at the club when the January transfer window closes. Cantwell struggled for opportunities earlier this season under former boss Daniel Farke, and has so far not made the most of a chance to kickstart his campaign following Smith’s…

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Norwich boss Dean Smith admits he’s unsure whether Todd Cantwell will remain at the club beyond January … with Newcastle among clubs linked to the midfielder who has appeared in just eight league games this season

Norwich head coach Dean Smith admits he has no idea if midfielder Todd Cantwell will still be at the club when the January transfer window closes. Cantwell struggled for opportunities earlier this season under former boss Daniel Farke, and has so far not made the most of a chance to kickstart his campaign following Smith’s…

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Patrick Vieira insists his Crystal Palace team are ‘far away from winning trophies’ – but admits he will play his ‘best team’ in FA Cup third-round derby against London rivals Millwall

Patrick Vieira intends to play Crystal Palace’s ‘best team’ at Millwall in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. The Eagles will be missing three key players in Cheikhou Kouyate, Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha due to their Africa Cup of Nations commitments, but the Premier League club have no plans to rotate against the…

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Patrick Vieira insists his Crystal Palace team are ‘far away from winning trophies’ – but admits he will play his ‘best team’ in FA Cup third-round derby against London rivals Millwall

Patrick Vieira intends to play Crystal Palace’s ‘best team’ at Millwall in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. The Eagles will be missing three key players in Cheikhou Kouyate, Jordan Ayew and Wilfried Zaha due to their Africa Cup of Nations commitments, but the Premier League club have no plans to rotate against the…

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Jamie Vardy faces eight weeks OUT due to a hamstring injury in huge blow to Leicester… with Brendan Rodgers fearing he could be left with just EIGHT outfield players for start of FA Cup defence against Watford

Brendan Rodgers has revealed Jamie Vardy will be out of action for eight weeks in a huge blow to injury-hit Leicester. Sportsmail revealed on Thursday that the Foxes would not rush Vardy back from his hamstring problem after initially saying he would be absent for only three or four weeks, and now Rodgers has confirmed…

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Jamie Vardy faces eight weeks OUT due to a hamstring injury in huge blow to Leicester… with Brendan Rodgers fearing he could be left with just EIGHT outfield players for start of FA Cup defence against Watford

Brendan Rodgers has revealed Jamie Vardy will be out of action for eight weeks in a huge blow to injury-hit Leicester. Sportsmail revealed on Thursday that the Foxes would not rush Vardy back from his hamstring problem after initially saying he would be absent for only three or four weeks, and now Rodgers has confirmed…

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‘You don’t know when these occasions will come around again’: Chesterfield’s Curtis Weston is relishing the chance to pull off a huge FA Cup shock against Chelsea… 18 years after becoming the youngest player EVER to appear in a final

FA Cup record breaker Curtis Weston urged his Chesterfield team-mates to seize their moment as they face the game of their lives against Chelsea. The National League leaders would create one of the greatest shocks in the history of the competition if they could knock out Thomas Tuchel’s European champions at Stamford Bridge on Saturday….

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