Welcome to the programme. We ll start with the news manchester city fans didn t want to hear. Manager pep guardiola has confirmed their influential midfielder rodri will be out for a long time. He went off injured in city s 22 draw with arsenal on sunday and went to spain for further tests on monday. The full extent of the injury is not yet known, but there have been reports he could be out for the rest of the season. The confirmation of rodri s injury came after city booked their place in the fourth round of the english league cup. They overcame championship side watford 21. Jeremy doku gave city an early lead before matheus nunes doubled it before half time. Watford did get one back late on through tom ince, but the eighttime champions hung on to progress. Will be out for a long time, a while, but there are some opinions and it maybe will be less than we expect, but unfortunately he was injured. Right now, still i cannot tell you because we are awaiting the last phone calls from him
Confirmed their influential midfielder rodri will be out for a long time. He went off injured in city s 22 draw with arsenal on sunday and went to spain for further tests on monday. The full extent of the injury is not yet known, but there have been reports he could be out for the rest of the season. The confirmation of rodri s injury came after city booked their place in the fourth round of the english league cup. They overcame championship side watford 21. Jeremy doku gave city an early lead before matheus nunes doubled it before half time. Watford did get one back late on through tom ince, but the eighttime champions hung on to progress. Will be out for a long time, a while, but there are some opinions and it maybe will be less than we expect, but unfortunately he was injured. Right now, still i cannot tell you because we are awaiting the last phone calls from him and the doctors, to know exactly what definitely he has and the type of surgery that he has to get. City were one of fou
Welcome to the programme. We ll start with the news manchester city fans didn t want to hear. Manager pep guardiola has confirmed their influential midfielder rodri will be out for a long time. He went off injured in city s 22 draw with arsenal on sunday and went to spain for further tests on monday. The full extent of the injury is not yet known, but there have been reports he could be out for the rest of the season. The confirmation of rodri s injury came after city booked their place in the fourth round of the english league cup. They overcame championship side watford 21. Jeremy doku gave city an early lead before matheus nunes doubled it before half time. Watford did get one back late on through tom ince, but the eighttime champions hung on to progress. Will be out for a long time, a while, but there are some opinions and it maybe will be less than we expect, but unfortunately he was injured. Right now, still i cannot tell you because we are awaiting the last phone calls from him
the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, will arrive in the uk tomorrow for face to face talks with prime minister rishi sunak to discuss an imminent deal for trade in northern ireland. it all revolves around the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the irish taoisoech, leo varadkar, said. earlier the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, began to outline what might be in the deal including the right for politicians in northern ireland to have a say over any new eu rules that affect them. with more here s our political correspondent, iain watson. what better way to flag that an agreement with the eu is coming closer? the eu commission president, ursula von der leyen, will meet the prime minister tomorrow in london for the talks that could seal a deal. there is no deal done until the whole deal s done. but i think we ve made progress. and what s emerging is exactly what the deal could involve. post brexit, to keep an open border on the i
is working on a plan. leaders from the uk, us and australia will meet for talks on defence, including the plan for australia to get us nuclear submarines. and the countdown to the oscars begins but who will be smiling at the end of hollywood s biggest event of the year? the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removal from match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. there will be reduced coverage on the live broadcast of the women s super league clash between chelsea and manchester united on sunday. simon jones has more. no