A round-up of the football stories making the back
pages of Thursday's morning newspapers.
THE SUN
Roy Hodgson's half-baked stars served up another
stodgy dish with a Great English Turn Off at
Wembley and it was ten times worse than England's
World Cup efforts in Brazil.
Liverpool and England full-back Jon Flanagan, 21,
will sign a new four-year at Anfield.
Manchester City right-back Bacary Sagna claims he
has "boosted" his career by leaving Arsenal.
DAILY MIRROR
England stutter to a dull win over Norway with just
two shots on goal but angry Roy Hodgson says they
will be better against Switzerland.
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 22, is set to
sign a new contract at Chelsea after becoming the
club's No1 ahead of Petr Cech.
England are set to host two European
Championship Finals in the space of just eight years
- in 2020 and 2028 - after reaching an outline deal
with Germany.
INDEPENDENT
It's another false dawn as the young guns fail to fire
England to glory against Norway.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling's electric pace has
given England some hope ahead of their Euro 2016
qualifier against Switzerland.
DAILY STAR
Robin Van Persie has warned new team-mate
Radamel Falcao that he faces a fight for his place at
Manchester United.
Joel Campbell's agent has criticised Arsene Wenger
after the Arsenal manager rejected an offer for the
22-year-old forward to join Benfica on deadline
day.
DAILY MAIL
It's the same old drab England as Roy Hodgson's
men struggle to beat Norway 1-0 and only 40,181
fans turning up to watch the game - the lowest
attendance for an England match at Wembley since
it reopened.
New Manchester United signing Angel Di Maria
created three goals and scored one for Argentina as
they hammered Germany 4-2 in Dusseldorf.
Cristiano Ronaldo says he loves Manchester United
and will return to Old Trafford one day: "Everyone
knows that - I have said it many times. Manchester
is in my heart. I left many good friends there, the
supporters are amazing and I wish I can come back
one day."
Benoit Assou-Ekotto's future is in doubt after the
30-year-old defender was left out of Tottenham's
Premier League squad.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester United are set to bid £60m to bring
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 21, back to Old
Trafford next summer.
Liverpool striker Fabio Borini is being lined up by
Inter Milan for a move during the January transfer
window
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