Manager Southgate tried to convince the winger, 24, not to feature for Ivory Coast in Januarys African Nations Cup. Pogba does not shy away from making his affection towards his family public. Getty Images3Rafa Benitez is already planning ahead for next term with promotion looking more and mo. CHRIS SMALLING is pictured for the first time since picking up an injury whilst away on international duty with England and is wearing a leg brace. And Defoe admitted: Im not going to lie, I was just as confident. 1 superstar and flagbearer — and could be the man to lead them back to greatness. EvertonGetty Images3Cyle Larin has continued hos goalscoring form this season bagging three in his first two appearancesRonald Koeman is assessing options with Lukaku refusing to sign a new deal and throwing his future in serious doubt. The veteran Sunderland striker is defying the ageing process by going back to the Ice Age? —? or, to give it its technical name, the cryotherapy chamber. but Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho don't even make the top tenTied downChelsea 'agree. ts fan Bradley LoweryGetty Images9Lowery is a huge Mackems fan and an even bigger fan of his favourite playerRex Features9Defoe has gone out of his way to make every moment special for the terminally ill ladAnd Defoe revealed he felt a special responsibility to score after leading the team out with his little pal Bradley Lowery, the terminally ill five-year-old Sunderland fan who has captured the hearts of the nation.