Friday 14 February 2014

WHAT THE BRITISH PAPERS SAY

SUN

Fulham No 2 Ray Wilkins has confessed to a furious touch-line bust-up with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers during Wednesday's 3-2 defeat to the Reds.

Everton star Bryan Oviedo feared he had lost his foot when he came round after surgery on a broken leg.

Michael Carrick has defended Manchester United's under-fire midfield.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has got dreaded voted of confidence from Cardiff owner Vincent Tan.

Harry Redknapp looks to have beaten a host of Championship rivals to sign West ham's Ravel Morrison for QPR on loan until May.

Manchester United chief exec Ed Woodward is preparing for a busy summer of transfer activity, admitting they are looking at players to buy and sell.

United Tom Cleverley has canned his Twitter account after getting criticism from fans.

DAILY STAR

Chelsea have been offered striker Diego Costa in a sensational swap deal involving Thibaut Courtois.

Roy Hodgson has admitted Wayne Rooney has flopped at the last two World Cups - and urged him two deliver this summer.

Luis Suarez has admitted he fears a World Cup KO.

Angry Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has cancelled days off and plans to put his players through hell in a desperate bid to halt their alarming slump.

Hull's Paul McShane will have to wait until next week to find out if his season is over with an ankle problem.

Guly do Prado will leave Southampton at the end of the season.

DAILY MIRROR

Roy Hodgson has been backed to continue as England boss - even if the Three Lions flop at the World Cup.

Meanwhile, Hodgson wants the FA to decide once and for all whether he can pencil in Adrian Januzaj as a potential future England player.

Malkay Mackay has angrily hit back after his transfer dealings were branded "imprudent and careless" by Cardiff chief executive Simon Lim.

Manchester City have agreed to sign Argentinian midfield prospect Bruno Zuculini for around £15m.

DAILY EXPRESS

Roy Hodgson has hailed Joe Hart's strength of character and believes his decision to stand by the Manchester City goalkeeper has been fully vindicated.

Former Chelsea star Paulio Ferreira is at a centre of a tug of war between Leicester and Derby.

Fernandinho says his recall by Brazil is down to the higher profile he has enjoyed since joining Manchester City.

Wojciech Szczesny has ordered Arsenal to forget their Liverpool "humiliation" and muster and end to the season that matches last year's to claim the title.

DAILY MAIL

Arsenal fans are snubbing next week's glamour Champions League clash with Bayern Munich because of sky-high ticket prices.

Jose Mourinho last night welcomed Brendan Rodgers to the title dogfight and then heaped pressure on Liverpool by claiming their lack of European football puts them in a "privileged position".

Inter Milan are preparing a move for Manchester United 32-year-old France defender Patrice Evra, who is out of contract in the summer.

Former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos says Spurs don't care about winning... they're just out to make money.

Manchester City will sell Javi Garcia this summer as they target a new defensive midfielder.

DAILY EXPRESS

Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham are set to compete for the signing of Dinamo Zagreb striker Robert Muric in the summer. Ajax are also interested in the 17-year-old.

THE TIMES

Roy Hodgson has been backed to continue as England manager for the next two years even if the national team flop in the World Cup this summer.

Jose Mourinho has refused to write off Arsenal's chances of winning the Barclays Premier League title.

INDEPENDENT

Roy Hodgson says that the Football Association will have the ultimate say on whether the England manager will be permitted to select Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj, should he elect to play for the country.

Liverpool's title dream at threat from Kolo Toure's errors.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Adam Johnson stands by for an England World Cup lifeline after hitting top form for Sunderland.

Lazio have threatened legal action against anyone who questions the age of their 17-year-old Cameroonian player Joseph Minala over claims by Senagalese media that he is in fact 41.

Roy Hodgson, the England manager, admits he has a "decision to make" on Ashley Cole, the 33-year-old left-back who has lost his Chelsea place to Cesar Azpilicueta and is under pressure internationally from Everton's Leighton Baines.

Tottenham are preparing to offer Jan Vertonghen and Hugo Lloris extended and improved contracts after boosting their financial firepower with a new £80 million five-year shirt sponsorship deal.

Celtic manager says former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton's comments about Fraser Forster are an "injustice" and "really unfair" and adds that his No 1 deserves to go to Brazil.

Arsene wenger expected to regard Bacary Sagna an exception as he considers a new deal to keep the Frenchman.

METRO

Tottenham have beaten Barcelona to the signing of 16-year-old Nigeria youth international Musa Yahaya, who has been called the new Andres Iniesta.

DAILY RECORD

Multi-millionaire Edinburgh businesswoman Ann Budge has put £2.5m of £40m fortune to take over Hearts and save the club she loves.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has hit back at Peter Shilton and called on critics to give his club the credit they deserve.

Kilmarnock manager Allan Johnston admits he fears star striker Kris Boyd will leave the club in the summer.

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