Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has saluted Barcelona and Dutch legend Johan Cruyff as the inspiration behind his incredible success.

Former Arsenal star Alexander Hleb says he made a mistake by leaving the Emirates to join Barcelona in 2008, and expressed regret at turning his back on managerial “great” Arsene Wenger.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is eager to iron out the “easy to correct” errors in his game to both prove doubters wrong and retain his starting spot in Antonio Conte’s first team.

‘We need to think about tomorrow before we start thinking about Monday’

The United States will have one eye on their looming World Cup showdown with Mexico when they face Cuba in a rare trip to Havana today, only the third time in history the two nations have met on Cuban soil.

‘Nobody is perfect, I am the last to be. But I don’t steal, I don’t profit, I don’t cheat’

Second seed Rafael Nadal survived a late fightback from Adrian Mannarino as he beat the French qualifier 6-1 7-6(6) yesterday to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open during a rain-hit day in Beijing.

‘It was tough conditions but probably one of the best rounds I’ve played, so I’m very happy’

‘It’s just some snaps of us drivers, it’s quite funny. Hey man, we’ve been doing this a long, long time and it’s the same each time. We’ve got to keep adding new things to it’

‘The judging system can never become a scapegoat for boxers and coaches who perform disappointingly in the ring and display inappropriate behaviour.

Nissan’s Adel Hussein Abdulla has it all to do over today’s final special stage if he has to clinch victory in the FIA T2 category at the 2016 OiLibya Rally of Morocco.

‘The wind is likely to play a major role in the outcome of each race. I’m absolutely certain about seeing some highly exciting races’