Phil Brown has confirmed that Jimmy Bullard and Nick Barmby did have an altercation while warming down after a training session, but claims they have now shook hands and are united behind Hull’s bid for Premier League survival (Hull 3/4 Premier League Relegation).

The Tigers chief revealed that 31-year-old club-record £5million signing, Bullard, confronted the 36-year-old ex-England international, Barmby, close to the Humber Bridge where they warmed down after the session on Monday.

To make matters worse the whole incident was witnessed by a local Women’s Institute group and Brown was quick to apologise to those in the vicinity.

In the meantime Brown claims the whole situation has been resolved and he is looking forward to a united effort in Saturday’s televised Premier League clash against Arsenal (Hull 13/2, Arsenal 2/5, draw 11/4 90 Minutes) at the KC Stadium.

“This incident was unsavoury and very unfortunate,” said Brown. “But the players have settled their differences.

“It was back to normal at training on Tuesday. They shook hands and got on with it.

“It’s a sign for me that they care, and I am looking forward to the responses of the players in question.”

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Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is hoping to get one over on Juventus on Thursday evening (Juventus 8/15, Draw 11/4, Fulham 6/1 match odds) and make history in the process.

The transformation of the Cottagers since Hodgson took over in December 2007 has been phenomenal. Then, they were facing relegation but now they are enjoying their best ever European campaign and are comfortably tenth in the Premier League.

Speaking ahead of Thursday’s match, Hodgson stated, “Given our position when I came to the club in 2007 I don’t think many people would have actually given any credence to the fact that we’d be this far forward now in our development.”

Fulham go into the game on the back of two goalless draws and they would be happy to take that result away from the Stadio Olimipico di Torino. They are 11/1 for the 0-0.

Fulham knocked out the holders Shakhtar Donetsk in the last round and confidence is high. However, Juventus are overwhelming favourites for the match (8/15). Defender Brede Hangeland scored in the away leg against Donetsk and he is a 40/1 shout for First Goalscorer in Italy. He is 12/1 to score at any time.

The Cottagers will be without captain Danny Murphy, who is banned. Nicky Shorey and Stefano Okaka are cup-tied whilst Andy Johnson, Clint Dempsey and John Pantsil are all out with knee injuries.

Juventus are weakened too though, with Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini and Amauri injured and Felipe Melo suspended.

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Boss Rafa Benitez has called for the “real Liverpool” to stand up when they take on Lille in the first leg of the last-16 of the Europa League in France on Thursday (Lille 21/10, draw 23/10, Liverpool 13/10).

The Reds were beaten 1-0 at lowly Wigan in the Premier League on Monday night as they drew their third blank in their last four league games to seriously dent their top-four hopes (11/4).

But Benitez’s under-achievers get the chance to bounce back in Europe (5/1 Europa League Outright) and the Spaniard has urged them not to fluff their lines.

He said: “You cannot change things but we have an opportunity now in the Europa League and must try to do our best.

“A game right now will be a chance for the players to show their character.

“The last 10 games we have been all right. We had character, everyone was working hard, helping each other and working together.

“It was a surprise and hopefully this [Wigan] result is just a blip and we will see the real Liverpool on Thursday.”

Liverpool will be without midfielder Yossi Benayoun (ankle) but centre-half Daniel Agger should be available after illness.

Lille, who currently sit in sixth place in Ligue 1, have lost only two league games out of 14 at home so far this season.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Wayne Rooney to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s tally of 42 goals from two years ago over the course of the remainder of the season.

The England hitman moved on to 30 for the campaign after hitting a brace in the 4-0 win over AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday night as the Red Devils comfortably progressed 7-2 on aggregate.

Rooney (3/10 to finish as top scorer)  is currently the leading marksman in the Premier League with 23 goals to his name, four more than Chelsea’s Didier Drogba (12/5) with Darren Bent (20/1) of Sunderland further back on 18.

And Ferguson said: “It’s a challenge [for Rooney to get 42 goals]. I was just happy for him to reach 30, to be honest with you.

“But he keeps on improving and he was sensational again.”

Rooney was brought off in the second half against Milan but Ferguson has confirmed it was precautionary as he is still troubled by a slight knee problem.

“He is still carrying an injury, nothing serious, but with a game on Sunday (against Fulham) we wanted him off early,” said the Scot.

Rooney has now scored four Champions League goals after surprisingly drawing a blank in the group stage.

Ronaldo’s 42 goals from 2007/08 included 31 in the Premier League.

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“Do-or-die” is how midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo has described Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Lyon as his Real Madrid side attempt to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg (Real Madrid 3/10, draw 4/1, Lyon 9/1 match odds).

Ronaldo believes that home advantage will be telling and that the flair of ‘Los Galacticos’ will overcome the physical power of the French outfit.

He said: “We are familiar with Lyon. They are a strong team physically speaking, but it’s our turn to play at home. I am convinced that this team will respond and that we will make it through to the next round.”

Madrid are 5/1 about a 2-0 win and Ronaldo is 3/1 joint favourite to be First Goalscorer and 2/3 in the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Meanwhile, defender Sergio Ramos is also confident ahead of the clash. Madrid arrive in off the back of seven straight La Liga wins, including a thrilling 3-2 success against Sevilla at the weekend. Madrid clearly have the momentum as Lyon are going into the game off  the back of a goalless draw against lowly Boulogne. Ramos is 14/1 to be First Goalscorer and 4/1 in the Anytime Goalscorer market.

The defender is also convinced that Lyon will “fall back to defend” and that this will suit Madrid. He has confidently predicted a 3-0 success for the Spanish outfit, which is available at 7/1.

However, Real have disappointed in the Champions League in recent seasons, failing to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament in each of the past five seasons. A repeat of the first leg – a 1-0 Lyon success – is on offer at 12/1.

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AC Milan boss Leonardo is remaining tight-lipped about whether David Beckham will start against his old club Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The Italians are trailing 3-2 from the first leg and need to score at least twice to secure progression. They are 25/1 with totesport.com to make history by winning 2-0 at Old Trafford as United have never been knocked out of European competition after winning an away first leg.

Beckham will add another attacking dimension to the Milan side and the 34-year-old is expected to make an appearance against the club he left in 2003 at some point. This makes the 11/1 Last Goalscorer about Beckham tempting, particularly if Milan are forced to go all guns blazing to secure the goals they need.

If Milan are to succeed, they will need to keep Wayne Rooney quiet. He will return to the United side after missing the weekend’s Premier League trip to Wolves with a minor knee injury. Despite the absence, the England striker will be fresh and determined to prevail against his international team-mate. Rooney is the 7/2 favourite to be first scorer.

Ronaldinho has expressed his concern over Rooney, confidently suggesting “if we can stop him our own options soar”.

The Milan star is predicting “a very attacking game with many goals” and Totesport are offering 3/1 for 3 goals and 9/2 for 4 goals this evening.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he would like to see his side be drawn against either Manchester United or Chelsea in the next round of the Champions League.

The Gunners (8/1 to win the Champions League) booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Porto at the Emirates Stadium o Tuesday night, comfortably overturning the 2-1 deficit from the first leg.

Even without Cesc Fabregas Arsenal were in complete control right from the off with a Nicklas Bendtner hat-trick and one each for Emmanuel Eboue and Samir Nasri making sure  they reach the last eight stage for the third season running.

Wenger has now set his sights on meeting Manchester United (8/13 to beat AC Milan in the 90 minutes betting) or Chelsea in the next round of the competition.

Despite having lost to both home and away in the league this season Wenger believes it would be good for his young side to face one of the two English teams in the next round.

“I have a funny feeling, maybe it’s good for us to play an English team,” said the Frenchman.

“We have not done well against Chelsea and not done well against Man Utd this year and it would be a good opportunity to show that we can do it against them.”

The omens would not be good for the Gunners if they were to draw United (11/8 to win the Premier League) or Chelsea (6/4) having lost to both sides the last time they meet in European competition.

However, there is no guarantee Arsenal will be drawn against a British club with United still having to see off AC Milan on Wednesday night while the Blues have to overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg against Inter.

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Wayne Rooney looks set to feature for Manchester United in their huge Champions League showdown on Wednesday against AC Milan after coming through a training session on Tuesday (United 8/13, Milan 9/2 the draw 11/4 match odds).

The in-form striker was rated as doubtful for the last-16 second-leg clash and missed United’s 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday due to his knee injury.

However, he did train with the rest of the United squad at Carrington ahead of the much-anticipated Old Trafford game and looks like being fit to start against Leonardo’s side (United 11/2 Champions League outright winners).

Ryan Giggs, however, is not expected to play in the game, which United hold a slender 3-2 advantage from the first leg, despite training after having a plate removed from the arm he broke at Aston Villa recently.

Michael Carrick is suspended for the second leg following his late dismissal in the San Siro, so Darren Fletcher is in line to return to the starting line-up as boss Sir Alex Ferguson ponders his options.

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Arsene Wenger has confirmed Cesc Fabregas will not play when Arsenal take on Porto in the Champions League (Arsenal 4/7, Porto 4/1, draw 13/5 90 Minutes) on Tuesday evening.

The Gunners boss had hoped the Spanish star would be able to feature in the game as his side aim to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit at the Emirates Stadium.

However Wenger revealed that the recurrence of the hamstring injury which Fabregas picked up against Burnley on Saturday will keep him out against the Portuguese side as he does not want to risk making the problem worse for the Premier League (Arsenal 13/5 Premier League Outright) push.

“Cesc has a hamstring problem and we could not even take a gamble with him,” said Wenger. “I was hoping he would recover after the Burnley game because we were cautious with him.

“We don’t know how long he will be out. He is having a scan today and we are convinced it will only be a small time, and he has a small chance of getting back for next weekend against Hull, but to play him again would mean significant damage.”

Meanwhile Alex Song is available after serving a two-match ban while midfield duo Andrey Arshavin and Abou Diaby, who came off the bench at the weekend, could start.

William Gallas is again expected to miss out with a calf injury.

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Wigan teenager Victor Moses is closing in on his first start for Latics for the DW Stadium clash with Liverpool on Wednesday evening.

The Reds continue their pursuit of fourth place in the Premier League later and could be boosted by the availability of Glen Johnson who has been out since the end of last year with a knee problem (Wigan 9/2, draw 11/4, Liverpool 8/13).

But the excitement among home supporters will focus on January arrival Moses, the highly-rated forward who made the switch to Wigan from cash-strapped Crystal Palace.

Moses has yet to start a match for his new club but after impressing as a substitute it is thought boss Roberto Martinez will give him his chance against Liverpool.

Midfielder Charles N’Zogbia faces a late fitness test on a knee injury while midfielder Paul Scharner is also a doubt with a groin problem, although both are expected to be passed.

If Scharner and N’Zogbia make it then Wigan will have a virtually fully-fit squad to chose from, with just Ivorian defender Steve Gohouri ruled out with a back problem.

Liverpool should have centre-half Daniel Agger available after he picked up a knee problem last weekend while Ryan Babel and Alberto Aquilani – who cost over £32m between them - will probably have to make do with a place on the bench.