Manchester United's Fabio Da Silva set for Cardiff City switch

Manchester United's Fabio Da Silva is set to join Premier League strugglers Cardiff City.

The 23-year-old Brazil international has scored three times in 56 appearances since joining United from Fluminese in July 2008. He has made one league appearance since ending a loan spell at QPR last May. Fabio, who can play full-back or midfield and is twin brothers with United's Rafael, is due to have a medical at Cardiff on Sunday. He will strengthen a Cardiff team, who are managed by former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and sit bottom of the table, one point from safety.
Cardiff, who visit United on Tuesday, are also set to sign Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones with Peter Odemwingie moving in the opposite direction as part of a swap deal.

Arsenal vs Coventry

Arsenal vs Coventry 4-0

Arsenal eased into the FA Cup fifth round thanks to Lukas Podolski's two goals against Coventry City.

Mesut Ozil fed Podolski, who rounded keeper Joe Murphy to fire home, and the striker added a close-range header from Per Mertesacker's flick-on.
League One side Coventry rallied in the second half, with Leon Clarke hitting the post, but Olivier Giroud ended any doubt with a third from 12 yards out.
Santi Cazorla got a late fourth from a similar range.
Arsenal have not won a trophy since 2005 but remain in the hunt in three tournaments this season - the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
They lead the league table by one point from free-scoring Manchester City, and face holders Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League.

So it may be that the FA Cup will be Arsene Wenger's best hope of ending that nine-year barren run and, perhaps with that in mind, he named a strong line-up.

Podolski, who wasted chances to score a hat-trick, made his second start since August following a hamstring injury, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was starting for the first time since the opening day.
Coventry have had a trying season, playing their home games over 30 miles away in Northampton and starting the League One campaign on -10 points.
However, coach Steven Pressley has done an impressive job, leading them up to 11th in the table, and before the match he talked up their chances of winning and said they needed to be "aggressive in possession".
But for the first half of the game, they barely saw the ball.
Arsenal dominated from the start, with Jack Wilshere firing a shot wide within three minutes and Podolski and Oxlade-Chamberlain blazing over.
The Gunners opened the scoring when Ozil played a perfectly weighted ball to Podolski, who went around Murphy to fire home.
Coventry had only one chance in the first half but it was one of the moves of the game as Carl Baker ran 60 yards and hit a shot from outside the box which Lukasz Fabianski had to tip over.

Mohamed Salah: Chelsea agree deal to sign Basel midfielder

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Egypt midfielder Mohamed Salah from Swiss champions Basel for a fee in the region of £11m.

Salah, 21, is yet to undergo a medical or agree personal terms, but is expected to move to Stamford Bridge
Chelsea's Premier League rivals Liverpool had held talks with Basel with hope of making Salah their first signing of the January transfer window.

The Blues agreed to sell Juan Mata to Manchester United on Wednesday.

United's club-record £37m move for Mata appears to have encouraged Chelsea to move swiftly for Salah, who would become their third signing of the January transfer window after the arrivals of Nemanja Matic and Bertrand Traore.
His potential capture will also offer Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho a further attacking option, following Kevin De Bruyne's move to Wolfsburg.
"Chelsea Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with FC Basel for the transfer of their 21-year-old attacking midfielder Mohamed Salah," read a statement on the club's website.
Salah, who can operate in a variety of attacking roles, has been tracked by a number of clubs after impressive displays in the Europa League last season and this year's Champions League.
"Mohamed Salah Officially in @chelseafc", he wrote on Twitter.

Euro 2016 England among top seeds with Germany and Spain

England will avoid Germany and Spain in Euro 2016 qualifying after being named as one of the top seeds.

Italy, Holland, Portugal, Greece, Russia and Bosnia-Hercegovina are the other top seeds in qualifying.
The Republic of Ireland are among the second seeds, with Scotland and Wales among the fourth seeds and Northern Ireland among the fifth.
There will be eight groups of six and one group of five as teams aim to reach the 24-nation finals in France.
The draw will take place in Nice on 23 February.
Seedings are decided by Uefa's coefficient system, which is different to Fifa's world ranking.
France will also take part in qualifying, the first hosts to do so after a rule change, although no qualifying points will rest on their fixtures.
They will play in the finals whatever the outcome of their games.
Explaining the rule change, Uefa president Michel Platini said it was brought in because the hosts, who are normally exempt from qualifying, have found it hard in the past to arrange friendlies.
He added that France will join the group that includes five teams.
Gibraltar, taking part for the first time after being accepted as a Uefa member last year, will be kept apart from neighbours Spain in qualifying to avoid exacerbating political tensions.
Azerbaijan and Armenia will also be kept apart for the same reason, but Russia and Georgia, who do not share diplomatic ties following conflict between the two former Soviet republics in 2008, have agreed to play each other if drawn in the same pot.
There is also a change to the Euro 2016 fixture schedule, with qualifying matches spread over six days rather than being played on just Fridays and Tuesdays.
Uefa secretary general Gianni Infantino said the initiative was good news for fans, broadcasters and national associations.

Manchester United did not deserve to reach final, says David Moyes

Manchester United manager David Moyes admitted his side did not deserve to reach the Capital One Cup final after losing a penalty shootout to Sunderland at Old Trafford.

The Black Cats won 2-1 on penalties after a dramatic conclusion to extra-time to progress to Wembley, where they will face Manchester City on 2 March.
"I am disappointed. We didn't play well enough over the piece," said Moyes.
"If we were going to do it we were going to stumble over the line."
United had lost 2-1 in the first leg at the Stadium of Light, but levelled the tie on aggregate when Jonny Evans headed in eight minutes before half-time.
With no further goals before the end of 90 minutes, the game went to extra-time, where an error by United keeper David De Gea in the 118th minute gifted Phil Bardsley an equaliser on the night - and a goal that would have taken Sunderland to Wembley.
However, Javier Hernandez responded almost immediately when he tapped in from Adnan Januzaj's ball to force spot kicks.
Danny Welbeck and Phil Jones were off target for United and Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone denied Januzaj and then Rafael, with the latter save sending Gus Poyet's side into the final.

David Gold: West Ham are at a low point in their history

West Ham co-chairman David Gold says his club are at "a low point" in their history and face a "tough battle" to stay in the Premier League.

West Ham were beaten 9-0 on aggregate by Manchester City in the Capital One Cup semi-finals and are 18th in the Premier League table.

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“We know Sam has not lost his ambition or desire”

David Gold and David Sullivan in an open letter to supporters

"We must regroup and prepare for a tough relegation battle," said Gold, 77.

"[But] players are returning from injury and together we can survive."
Gold added on Twitter:  "We are out of both cup competitions having been beaten 5-0 and 9-0 - this is a low point in the history of our great club."
Sam Allardyce's side have lost seven of their last nine matches in all competitions and have won just four Premier League games all season.

786937738661666" data-ad-slot="4926521236" style="display: inline-block; height: 250px; width: 300px;"> Gold and his fellow co-owner David Sullivan issued an open letter to fans in support of boss Sam Allardyce following the 5-0 FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest and they are continuing to stand by their manager.
Striker Andy Carroll made his first start of the season on Tuesday, after nearly eight months out with a foot injury.

Roberto Mancini - I built current Manchester City team

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says he has played his part in the team's success this season. Current boss Manuel Pellegrini has been credited with making City - who have scored 106 goals already this season - more attacking.

But Galatasaray coach Mancini, who left City last summer, says it is the players he bought who are responsible. "I'm happy that Manchester City is one of the best teams in England because I built this team," Mancini, 49, said. "The players that score the goals are players that I bought - Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko, Yaya Toure, David Silva and Samir Nasri." After Mancini's departure, City recruited the likes of midfielder Fernandinho and striker Alvaro Negredo, who has already scored 23 goals in his first season. Pellegrini is targeting an unprecedented quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Capital One Cup. The Chilean boss has secured City's path to the knockout stages of the Champions League, something Mancini failed to do in two attempts.
Former Lazio and Inter Milan boss Mancini, who joined City in December 2009, guided the team to success in the FA Cup in 2011 and the Premier League title a year later. But after reportedly falling out with some of his players last season, he said he held no bitterness towards City over his sacking last summer, just days after his side were beaten by Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final at Wembley. "When you work, you know you can have some problem with the players, this is normal because the manager wants the players to work hard, play well and the players should understand this," he said. "When you change the manager, it is better maybe, because you change the way to work. "I think Pellegrini is doing a good job but what is happening now at Manchester City, we did three years ago. It's the same." The Italian added: "I'm very happy about what I did in Manchester, I love the Manchester City supporters and I had a fantastic experience.