should be asked to move on and make room for the next person through the doors. that has not been the case here at forest. it has not been obvious. and the reason is the connection steve cooper had built with this club and with its fans picking them up at the bottom of the championship, taking them to the premier league, getting them to stay in the premier league against the odds. what he s done is given whole generations of fans a connection and experience they ve never actually had before. that s how far you ve got to go back, how special it has been. and that is why there s been the delay, because one win in 13, not even won since bonfire night, that would have done for most managers long ago. but the owner, evangelos marinakis, has held on until tonight to pull the trigger, in the wake of defeat here against spurs. and now it s about what their decision means. we re pretty sure the new manager will be nuno espirito santo, the man who worked his own little miracles at wo
talented youngsters. it was a really important experience and the other is good for rhythm. so good performances and, of course, as a team, is a fair assessment, if they say now, top of the table belgium and come here and bring kids and altogether that is really difficult, but i thought they gave it a go and thatis thought they gave it a go and that is ok for me. aston villa are into the last 16 of the europa conference league. they could only draw at the bosnian side, zrinjski mostar, but that was enough to seal the top spot in theirgroup. unai emery had made eight changes from the side that beat arsenal last weekend. aberdeen were already out of the competition, but they managed their first group stage victory in nearly 16 years after beating bundesliga giants eintracht frankfurt 2 0. it was a frustrating night for chelsea women who missed out on the chance to top their champions league group. they were held to a goalless draw by the swedish side hacken, who stay top ahead
in a compromise of a post brexit arrangement. nearly two weeks on from turkeys devastating earthquakes officials say most rescue efforts to find survivors will end today. you re watching bbc news without coming up its sports today. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m lizzie greenwood hughes, the headlines tonight. two for rashford means there are 3 in the title race as manchester united see off leicester in the premier league. a daly double stretches england s unbeaten run to 28 matches as they beat italy in the arnold clarke cup. and england s men s cricketers storm to victory in new zealand with the captain warning they re only just starting. so, lots to get through tonight and we re starting at old trafford where manchester united beat leicester city 3 nil in the premier league to keep alive their title hopes. united now 3 points behind manchester city in second and 5 off the leaders arsenal. ben croucher reports. marcus rashford is a man at the peak of his powers, playi
we ll be live in north london. potter under pressure: the chelsea boss responds to critics, as his side travel to borussia dortmund in the champions league. and we ll have the latest on this week s women s internationals as scotland lose their opening game of the pinatar cup. hello and welcome along plenty to get through over the next half an hour. we start with football and the premier league s top two go head to head at the emirates stadium, as arsenal host manchester city in under an hours time. pep guardiola s side can move top on goal difference with a victory, joe lynskey previews the action. arsenal and manchester city are two clubs on each other s tail. the top two in the top flight. last summer, to city players left for arsenal and are key to their resurgence. because arteta is in his fourth year at arsenal after three years himself with city. 50 arsenal after three years himself with ci . ., ., ., ., with city. 50 animated almost mirror imaaes with city. 50 ani