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Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is being lined up as an interim manager at Chelsea – should they fire under-pressure Jose Mourinho.

(Belfast Telegraph) 

Alternatively, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is preparing to replace manager Mourinho with former Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas.

(Metro) 

Manchester United will step up their bid to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 22, after they failed to score in 120 minutes in the League Cup defeat by Middlesbrough.


(Sun – subscription required) 

Chelsea are planning a January move for 25-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Alex Teixeira, who has scored more goals than Robert Lewandowski this season.

(Daily Mail) 

Manchester United and Liverpool target Nicolas Gaitan, 27, is ready to sign a new contract at Benfica.


(Daily Star) 

Paris St-Germain’s former Manchester United winger Angel di Maria, 27, says he never wanted to join the Old Trafford club.

(Marca) 

Chelsea and Manchester City will compete with Barcelona and Bayern Munich for 22-year-old Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who is valued at £72m.

(Daily Express) 

Arsenal are set to recall winger Serge Gnabry, 20, from his loan spell at West Bromwich Albion.



(Telegraph) 

Aston Villa’s hopes of securing Remi Garde, 49, as their next manager may have been hampered by the Frenchman’s former club Lyon.


(Guardian) 

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering Kieran Gibbs, 26, as an emergency winger after losing Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey to injury recently.



(Mirror) 

West Ham chairman David Sullivan believes the Hammers can complete a Premier League and FA Cup double.

(Talksport) 

Newcastle boss Steve McClaren has apologised to fans for the derby defeat by Sunderland.



(Chronicle) 

Aston Villa captain Micah Richards believes sacked manager Tim Sherwood should have been given more time to prove himself at the club.

(Daily Star) 

Stoke manager Mark Hughes hopes his club can reach agreement with Jon Walters, 32, to extend the striker’s stay at the Britannia Stadium.



(Daily Express) 

Manchester City prospect Kelechi Iheanacho, 19, says striker Wilfried Bony has been like a big brother to him at the Etihad Stadium

.

(Daily Mirror) 

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says players must consider where and when they go out after striker Andy Carroll, 26, was reportedly involved in a row with a Chelsea fan in a restaurant.



(Daily Mail) 

Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno, 23, says he suffered from an inner anger over his treatment by former manager Brendan Rodgers

.

(Daily Telegraph) 

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino claims he feels shame when he goes to the shops following a defeat for the struggling Championship club.



(Times – subscription required) 

Best of social media

Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri delivered on his promise of pizza for his squad as a reward for keeping a clean sheet against Crystal Palace.


(Daily Mail) 

Former Stoke, Aston Villa and Sunderland goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen, 39, offers a clue via

Twitter 

as to why he left English football at the end of last season.

And finally

A man has carved Arsenal legend Thierry Henry into a pumpkin as a wedding present for an Arsenal-mad couple.


(Metro)  

Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno says he will dance the flamenco if they win a trophy under new manager Jurgen Klopp.

(Liverpool Echo)