The Offside Daily – Manchester City manager blasts Chelsea, Ex-Liverpool striker in bovine/banjo experiment and Aston Villa’s training ground to be shut.

10 of the biggest football stories of the day:

1. Manuel Pellegrini suggests that Chelsea played like ‘a small team’ after he saw his team snatch a point against their title rivals.

2. Paul Lambert says Aston Villa’s training ground may have to be shut down to prevent the spread of a virus which has already affected three of his players.

3. Sam Allardyce has praised the West Ham player liaison team for ensuring new players settle in quickly by undertaking tasks such as finding housing and places of worship.

4. Police are investigating racist abuse aimed at Mario Balotelli after he tweeted his reaction to Manchester United’s 5-3 loss to Leicester.

5. Singapore businessman Peter Lim, worth £1.5 billion, is set to takeover half of Salford City FC, also owned by Manchester United’s ‘Class of 92’ legends.

6. Shadow chancellor Ed Balls draws blood in a football match between Labour politicians and political journalists. (BBC)

7. John Terry posted an emotional message for Frank Lampard after the 1-1 draw at the Etihad. (Metro)

8. Alessandro Florenzi of Roma was booked for going into the stands to hug his grandma after scoring against Cagliari. (Daily Mail)

9. Ian Wright calls for Ex-Gunner Gervinho to get a haircut with a not so flattering photo. Should it stay or go? (Twitter)

10. If you missed the highlight of the weekend’s football coverage, here it is: Emile Heskey hitting a cow’s arse with a banjo (YouTube)

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