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Renault has appointed Paul Seaby as its new team manager, following the recent departure of John Wickham.   Seaby, who has been the team's engineering coordinator, will work alongside trackside operations director Alan Permane at Grands Prix, starting with Abu Dhabi on the weekend of 11-13 November.

Tottenham's Dutch attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has told team-mate Jermain Defoe: "starting spot is mine. " according to reports in The Metro. This season Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has rotated his three attacking players with Emmanuel Adebayor, van der Vaart and Defoe all scoring goals.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard appears set to make his long awaited return to the starting XI against fierce rivals Manchester United on Saturday afternoon. The 31-year-old had been sidelined for more than seven months after undergoing a groin operation in March and has only recently returned with three substitute appearances.

Arsenal assistant manager Pat Rice has hailed youngster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain following his performance in the 2-1 win over Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 18-year-old winger bagged Arsenal's opener and with it, became the youngest English player to ever score in the Champions League.