The Leicester captain has not featured since scoring in last month’s stirring comeback triumph against Sevilla in the last 16 due to a back problem. The Premier League champions are 1-0 down from the first leg and will be without Morgan’s regular centre-back partner Robert Huth through suspension. Shakespeare told a pre-match news conference on Monday that the 33-year-old is progressing well in his bid to lead the hosts out at a sold-out King Power Stadium....

With the defensive quartet of Sergio Ramos, Daniel Carvajal, Raphael Varane and Casemiro ruled out of the clash due to suspension and injuries, the defender took the stage to make history at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 19-year-old who made his debut for Zinedine Zidane’s side against Espanyol on October 1, found the back of the net in his fourth league appearance this campaign to seal an emphatic triumph for Los Blancos....

Expected leaders Haloti Ngata and Terrell Suggs are carrying their weight, but it’s rookie inside linebacker C.J. Mosley who has made the Ravens one of the best run-stopping teams in the league. Physicality While the Ravens’ run defense was strong last year as well, the team lacked at inside linebacker, where starters Daryl Smith and Jameel McClain posted a combined -20.6 Pro Football Focus grade as run defenders. Replacing McClain with Mosley cured the problem before it became real, and the fix has led to more team confidence and allowed Suggs and Elvis Dumervil to take chances on the perimeter to generate pressure....

According to new research of 2,000 U.S. adults, 69 percent of people who have ever personally sold or bought a used item said they wish they could go back to before the deal was made, so they could do things differently—especially when it came to cars. Over the past year, used cars were the most commonly-bought items both online (34 percent) and in person (31 percent). Commissioned by CarLotz and conducted by OnePoll, the poll found 65 percent of Americans have purchased a vehicle from another individual—but only 27 percent bought their car from a stranger in person....

A Kentucky State Police spokesperson told Newsweek that police received a call Thursday afternoon from a girl who claimed her parent, identified as 32-year-old Brittany A. Kimsey, abused her in their Graves County home. The spokesperson said that officers were on their way to the house when troopers were informed that Kimsey left her home in a car. They located the car at an intersection, and one officer tried to pull it over, but Kimsey sped away, eventually reaching a speed of 100 mph....

Lorenzo rode to victory in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday — his third win in five races — while Marquez failed to score having been disqualified for missing his mandatory pit stop. The race at Phillip Island was the first race to feature the compulsory stops due to tyre overheating fears, however, Marquez failed to comply inside the 10-lap deadline, allowing Lorenzo to secure the triumph and narrow the gap with two races remaining....

Lured to Manchester to restore the glory days following several seasons of underachieving since Sir Alex Ferguson’s title-winning farewell in 2013, Mourinho’s side are showing signs of life after a stuttering start to the campaign. Mou not tempted by China riches Having gone eight top-flight games unbeaten, United find themselves only four points adrift of fourth-placed Arsenal and seven behind Liverpool, who are second in the standings after 17 games....

Mata: I’ve never had a problem with Mourinho! The Red Devils face Stoke City at Old Trafford on Sunday before returning from the international break to take on Liverpool, Fenerbahce, Chelsea and Manchester City in the space of nine days later in the month. And, just 10 games into his United regime, Mourinho claims he cannot be expected to know everything about his players until he has seen far more of them....

Lukaku opened the scoring in United’s 2-1 win at The Hawthorns on Sunday, heading home Marcus Rashford’s left-wing cross. But the Belgium international refused to celebrate his 10th Premier League goal of the season despite being mobbed by team-mates, leading to post-match criticism from television pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp. And Mourinho defended Lukaku, who scored his first Premier League goals at West Brom in a successful loan spell from Chelsea as a teenager....

City slumped to a surprise 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, potentially handing Mourinho an insight into how plot their downfall. However, the United boss batted away questions about learning from Liverpool’s approach, insisting: “I am not a pundit. I am not going to comment.” The only thing the Portuguese offered was that he believed his squad has the attacking prowess to worry their hosts....

The Red Devils have several players entering the final year of their current deals, but the vast majority have the option for 12-month extensions. 3/1 for Stoke and Man Utd draw That is the case with Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Daley Blind, Luke Shaw and Ashley Young, while talks are being planned with Marouane Fellaini. Only veteran performers Michael Carrick and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be given the opportunity to dictate their own fate, with Mourinho delighted to see United avoiding the struggles which have inflicted certain Premier League rivals – with Arsenal currently paying the price for failing to tie key men such as Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil down to fresh terms....

COMMENT: Desperate Leicester had to sack Ranieri The Premier League champions made the announcement on Thursday evening, a day after the Foxes were beaten 2-1 by Sevilla in the Champions League. After their quite extraordinary title win, Ranieri’s side have struggled in the 2016-17 season and find themselves in 17th place in the table with just five league wins from 25 matches. Leicester were also dumped out of the FA Cup by Millwall at the fifth-round stage, with the club’s hierarchy feeling a decision had to be made to arrest their decline....

Shaw was given his first start of the season in the 2-1 Champions League victory at Old Trafford as Mourinho gave a rest to some first-choice players ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday. The 22-year-old full-back put in an energetic display down the United left and came close to a goal and an assist in the first half, as the home side rallied from a goal down to win and finish top of Group A....

Europa League an ‘important competition’ for Mourinho The Zorya head coach was full of praise for his opposite number ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash in Odessa, from which United need a draw to secure their progression. Vernydub admitted his side were nervous ahead of their first meeting with the Premier League side - which finished 1-0 to United - something he hopes to avoid in matchday six. Facing Mourinho was an honour for the 50-year-old, Vernydub describing the Portuguese as “a great coach” and someone he is desperate to learn from....

The influential Frenchman, 24, had to be withdrawn after just 19 minutes during United’s Champions League victory over Basel on Tuesday after sustaining the muscular problem. 17/2 for Man Utd and Everton to draw 1-1 Pogba, who has played a key role in United’s unbeaten start to the new Premier League season, was pictured leaving Old Trafford after the game on crutches. Mourinho has confirmed the Frenchman is definitely ruled out of Sunday’s league clash against Everton and expects the midfielder to sit out of a couple of other games....

So far, however, ‘The Special One’ has failed to do that. Mou’s long-ball Utd an embarrassment After Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Everton at Old Trafford, the Red Devils have recorded 14 wins, 12 draws and three losses in the Premier League during Mourinho’s first season in charge. That record is good for 54 points – two fewer than Van Gaal had after 29 league games in the 2014/15 season....

Although the Red Devils stand a chance of winning the Europa League, in which they hold a 1-0 advantage over Celta Vigo ahead of Thursday’s semi-final second leg at Old Trafford, he believes their performance in the league has been insufficient, highlighting the fact that the club spent lavishly on players last summer, even breaking the world transfer record to secure Paul Pogba from Juventus for €105 million. Rooney wants Man Utd stay...

Armenia international Mkhitaryan started the season in impressive form, supplying five assists in United’s opening three Premier League matches before scoring in the 4-0 win over Everton in September. Mkhitaryan 5/4 to score v Brighton The 28-year-old’s form has tailed off since and he missed out on United’s last two matchday squads against Newcastle United and Basel. Mourinho told reporters the former Borussia Dortmund favourite would return to face Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday but left him under no illusions that his standards have been noted as dipping sharply....

“We went out to a side that’s more successful than Manchester United in last seven years in Europe,” he said. “We went out to a side that has a huge tradition in knockout competitions, a side in the Spanish Cup final. “We are out to a team that knocked out Atletico Madrid in two legs. We are knocked out to a team that is brilliant in their approach for many years, with their scouting system, the way they invest with every Euro they have....

Top 20 richest clubs in the world Aged 21, the winger was playing in the Isthmian League Division One South less than a year ago, for Lewes, but he gained internet fame for his body-double skills. The youngster has stood in for Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Neymar in advertisements for football boots, and his skills have seen him compared with Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez in recent weeks....