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Manchester United and Chelsea are monitoring 20-year-old RB Leipzig and Slovenia forward Benjamin Sesko, who has a 50m euro (£42.8m) release clause. (Ben Jacobs), external

Liverpool and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in Barcelona B defender Mikayil Faye, 19, but will face competition from Lille, Monaco and Nice for the Senegal international. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish, external)

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Bayern Munich forward Jamal Musiala is emerging as Manchester City's top target for the summer, while Chelsea are also monitoring the Germany international's situation. (Guardian), external

However, Bayern have no intention of selling Musiala and are preparing a new contract offer for the 21-year-old. (Fabrizio Romano), external

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Former Premier League midfielder Cesc Fabregas spoke to the Planet Premier League Podcast about Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo: “Not only is he the future, he’s the present already. This talks about his personality, and his courage, because it's not so much about the quality and the talent.

"I always talk about how much you want the ball in difficult moments, because when you are winning 6-0, 5-0, it's very easy to throw in a young player and he will want the ball, he will want to prove himself.

"He plays without fear. And this is what I love about him, it's like he doesn't care. He just wants the ball. He wants to make things happen. I always talk about the attitude and the personality and this is what makes a really good player in difficult moments. He's showing that and hopefully he can go all the way because he will be great for football."

Former Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha added: "He's going to be learning so much about the game of football over the next few months and years. I think this is a time when it helps to have the right people around you, showing you the little things that maybe you don't see.

"He's great, but you can always get better, especially when you're 18 years of age and you've played 20, 30 games in his career, so those around him can make a big difference.

"We're talking about the upside of him when he's on the ball and the personality he shows, which is flawless. But then we also talk about United constantly getting hit on the break in midfield. So maybe an understanding about positioning and helping those alongside you to try and slow those moments down.

"That's what turns him into the complete footballer because one side of his game we can definitely see the potential, but the other side, not so much yet.”

Listen to the full episode here

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The prospect of a second successive all-Manchester FA Cup final looms over Wembley this weekend. But Chelsea and Coventry will want to spoil that party.

Coventry City's Joel Latibeaudiere is a former academy player of Manchester City and although he never played for the first team he could now face his old club if he helps his current one beat Manchester United on Sunday.

"Yes, I'm feeling confident. We all are to be fair," he's told Manchester City's website, external.

Coventry have every right to be. They were Wembley-goers last year in the Championship play-off final and knocked out Premier League side Wolves to reach the semi-finals.

“We know what we’re capable of and I think we’re capable of hurting any team when we’re on it," Latibeaudiere added.

"They’re the stages I want to play on. I want to play on the biggest stages and have the most pressure on me."

If Manchester City can do their bit on Saturday and Coventry theirs on Sunday then Latibeaudiere meets his old side in the self-described "best year" of his career.

“It just makes you really excited and it makes me want to win the game [against Manchester United] even more," he continued.

“I’d been at City since I was 12, so it was always a big game. But playing United at Wembley in the semi-final of the FA Cup will be massive.”

Take our quiz by identifying the disguised players who have scored for either Manchester City or Chelsea in the FA Cup before their semi-final this weekend.

Here are the key facts before Manchester City play Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday at Wembley (17:15 BST).

• Manchester City are unbeaten in their past eight meetings with Chelsea, though both games between the sides in the Premier League this season have been drawn.

• Chelsea have been eliminated from five of their past seven FA Cup ties against City, including in the third round last season. However, they did beat them 1-0 the last time they played them in the semi-finals (2020-21).

• This is the seventh time in eight seasons under Pep Guardiola that Manchester City are playing in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and they will be the first team to do so in six consecutive campaigns. However, they have only progressed from two of their previous six under the Spaniard (2019 and 2023), with three of their four defeats coming against London sides (two by Arsenal and one by Chelsea).

• If they do progress, City would reach the FA Cup final in consecutive campaigns for the third time, previously doing so in 1933-34 and 1955-56.

• City have won 28 of their past 31 FA Cup matches, including their past 10. The last team to win more in a row was Chelsea (13 between 2009 and 2011).

• Chelsea's Mauricio Pochettino has been eliminated from four of his eight major semi-finals in his managerial career. He lost both of his FA Cup semi-finals with Tottenham (2017 and 2018) and his only last-four tie against a Guardiola team (the 2020-21 Champions League semi-final when at Paris St-Germain).

• Raheem Sterling has scored in both of Chelsea’s meetings with Manchester City this season. He could be the first Blues player to score in three different games against them in a campaign.

Watch the FA Cup semi-final on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and listen to commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

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Former Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says forward Marcus Rashford may benefit from a move away from his boyhood club.

Schweinsteiger and Rashford were team-mates at Old Trafford from 2015 to 2016, lifting the FA Cup in the process.

"I would love to see him [Rashford] in a better team, where he gets the balls in the right moments," Schweinsteiger told ex-United defender Gary Neville on The Overlap., external

"In the past, you didn't really see that. If he played for a different team, maybe he would increase his level a little bit more. He is still the player who can decide the games but he doesn't show it many times. Maybe inside he's a little bit frustrated with how it is.

"He has to understand that he can be the example. You can handle frustration differently, but someone needs to tell him that it has to come from him. That's very important.

"Sometimes you have coaches who tell you to stay left or stay right, but you need to understand.

"For example, if you play for Pep Guardiola, you have to understand what he wants and you have to do it. He needs to understand why."

Listen to the full interview with Schweinsteiger on The Overlap Youtube channel, external

Manchester United will be firm favourites to overcome Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final, but they should not underestimate their opposition.

The pressure will not be on the Championship outfit at 15:30 BST on Sunday. Instead it will be on an Erik ten Hag side that is winless in four league games and might not qualify for European football at all.

If the Sky Blues take their chances - because they will almost certainly get them against this United side - then it could be a game of fine margins.

One player Harry Maguire will have to keep quiet is striker Ellis Simms.

Simms is one of the most in-form goalscorers in English football in 2024, netting 15 since January. He plays alongside the pacey USA international Haji Wright and the pair pose a dangerous threat.

Former United striker Mark Robins is at the helm for Coventry and it would not be an exaggeration to say he has worked miracles in his seven-year tenure.

Defeat by Birmingham City last weekend might have stalled their hopes of a top-six finish this season, but things are very much still on the up for a club that was 'homeless' just four seasons ago.

Notably, they were just one kick away from a return to the Premier League last season following 22 difficult years on and off the pitch.

And the current buzz around their club is a stark contrast to the vibe at Old Trafford.

The FA Cup is United's last chance of silverware in what has been another disappointing season.

Robins is credited for saving Sir Alex Ferguson's job in the season of 1989-90. Will he prove to be key in the downfall of Ten Hag?

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Manchester City midfielder Rodri was left frustrated with Real Madrid's tactics in their Champions League quarter-final loss, claiming he "saw only one team" trying to win.

The defending champions suffered an agonising penalty shootout defeat having dominated the La Liga leaders in the second leg of the tie, where they fought back to earn a 1-1 draw to force extra-time.

Pep Guardiola's side racked up 33 attempts on goal to the visitors' eight, but 14-time winners Real defended deep to frustrate them and ultimately ended City's hopes of an unprecedented 'double-Treble'.

Rodri, 27, said: "To be honest, I saw only one team. In terms of defending, they defended [well]. They knew how to suffer and we know how tough Real Madrid are.

"But in my opinion we should go through with that amount of chances but this is the trick of this competition. They know how to play it. We congratulate them.

"We gave everything, there is nothing to regret. This is football sometimes. This shows how difficult it is to win it, as we did last season. It was very frustrating and sometimes it is difficult to explain."

The Premier League leaders will now be looking to bounce-back when they head to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea on Saturday.

"We will have to digest the loss but we will have to wake up, stand up. We still have two more competitions to play for," added Rodri.

"We need the mentality [to be] positive, to find any ambition that right now is difficult to find. Tomorrow we will find it and go against Chelsea, try to be in another final and fight for the Premier League."

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Manchester City fan Emily Brobyn says she is now "worried" about Saturday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against Chelsea after a gruelling 120 minutes and penalties against Real Madrid that ended in defeat.

"Madrid came with a masterplan," she told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.

"They prepped, they planned and they did everything they could. They left it all out there.

"They disrupted the rhythm of the game completely. Every time they had possession they were throwing themselves on the floor and it really did disrupt the game.

"We gave it our all but in the final third we were just a little bit off it.

"Erling Haaland is still in Antonio Rudiger's pocket right now. He's a big game player and that was his opportunity to step up on the world stage. Did he? He didn't. Rudiger had his number over the two legs.

"Across the 120 minutes we had the chances, we had to take them. It's all on the league now and the FA Cup on Saturday.

"I'm worried about the FA Cup now and what the extra minutes in the legs will do for us."

Listen to the full chat from 06:20 on BBC Sounds

The key facts and figures before the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Coventry City at Wembley on Sunday.

• Manchester United have won 13 of their past 15 meetings with Coventry. This will be the first game between the sides since September 2007, when the Sky Blues won 2-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup.

• United are playing in their 32nd FA Cup semi-final, two more than any other side. They could reach the final for a record 22nd time (currently tied with Arsenal on 21).

• Coventry are playing in just their second FA Cup semi-final, previously beating Leeds United in 1986-87 on their way to winning the trophy.

• The Sky Blues have scored 19 goals in this season's FA Cup, more than any other side. The last club from outside the top flight to score more in a campaign was Wrexham in 1977-78 (22).

• Sides from outside the top-flight have lost their past six FA Cup semi-finals - most recently Sheffield United last season. The last side to reach the final was Cardiff City in 2008.

• Having failed to score in any of his first four FA Cup appearances, Ellis Simms has netted five goals in his past two. It is the most by a Coventry player in the competition since 1986-87, when Keith Houchen scored five as the Sky Blues lifted the trophy.

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary of Man Utd v Coventry at 15:30 BST on Sunday