The major football stories which are making the back pages of this mornings newpapers. DAILY MIRROR Paul Lambert is hoping to secure new Aston Villa deals for Fabian Delph and Ron Vlaar. Arjen Robben has backed his former club and international boss Louis van Gaal to get Manchester United back into the Champions League at the first attempt. Under-fire Newcastle boss Alan Pardew admits the calls for him to resign has reached levels of mass hysteria.’ QPR manager Harry Redknapp has revealed that Adel Taarabt’s injury concerns are giving him a headache. DAILY STAR West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has spiced up this week’s meeting with Liverpool by saying Brendan Rodgers’ team underestimated Aston Villa last Saturday when they lost 1-0 at Anfield. Big Sam claims ‘they were complacent.’ Rodgers expects Daniel Sturridge to return to training next week but admits ‘we won’t rush him back.’ Fans of Manchester City have tweeted their annoyance at Yaya Toure embracing Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola at the end of Wednesday’s Champions League defeat in Germany. THE SUN Neil Lennon is leading the race for the Fulham job after Felix Magath was sacked. Alex Song has paid tribute to Arsene Wenger, his former boss at Arsenal, by saying: “He was like my father. I was 17 when I arrived and I knew nothing.” Stoke manager Mark Hughes says he is ‘baffled’ by reports linking Peter Crouch with Queens Park Rangers. Harry (Redknapp) hasn’t spoken to me about him, claims Hughes. Wenger reveals how he missing out on signing Cristiano Ronaldo in 2003. The Arsenal manager said: “My biggest regret. I was so close to signing him.” Dutchman Nigel de Jong rules out a move to Manchester United saying: “I want to stay with AC Milan.” DAILY RECORD Gibraltar have informed the Scottish FA that their Euro 2016 clash may have to be moved from Faro in Portugal, despite the fact that many Scotland fans have already made their travel arrangements for the game on October 11, 2015. DAILY MAIL Hampden Park look set to miss out on their bid to host games during the Euro 2020 finals although UEFA will give green lights to Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and England’s Wembley Stadium. UEFA describes Hampden’s bid as ‘inadequate.’ THE TIMES Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon has expressed an interest in taking charge of Cardiff City.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:30:39 +0000
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