today's regional newspaper.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Jose Mourinho admits his relationship with
Cristiano Ronaldo is 'non-existent' and dismissed
any chance of Chelsea signing the Real Madrid star.
Tony Pulis has revealed he and Steve Parish were
'going in different directions' when he decided to
call time on his Crystal Palace career last month.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany has said
he would like to face Scottish sides in the Premier
League.
Arjen Robben is convinced Louis van Gaal will lead
United straight back into the Champions League.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Daniel Sturridge is on course to be fit for next
Saturday's Merseyside derby at Anfield according to
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.
NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE
Fabricio Coloccini has pleaded with the Toon Army
to go easy on Newcastle United's young players
against Hull City.
Glenn Roeder feels that Newcastle United players
MUST stand up and take some responsibility in
their clash with Hull City this weekend.
THE JOURNAL
Ricky Alvarez will come into his own when
Sunderland are on top, according to Gus Poyet.
SUNDERLAND ECHO
Gus Poyet wants to make the most of his options by
tweaking Sunderland's line-up on a regular basis.
Sunderland forward Ricky Alvarez has sent his best
wishes to Newcastle United's Jonas Gutierrez, who
is battling cancer.
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
Paul Lambert insists Randy Lerner will only sell
Aston Villa to improve the club.
David Cotterill has insisted that Birmingham City
can move away from trouble.
Alan Irvine has finally declared West Bromwich
Albion an injury-free zone as he prepares for
Sunday's game at Tottenham Hotspur.
EXPRESS & STAR
West Brom boss Alan Irvine today leapt to the
defence of Jonas Olsson and urged fans not to judge
the Swede on his recent high-profile errors.
THE SENTINEL
Mark Hughes has brushed off Harry Redknapp's
confirmation that he fancied signing Peter Crouch in
the summer.
Tony Pulis admits he may have become obsessive in
his desire to serve the Coates family towards the end
of his seven-year reign as Stoke City manager.
NEWHAM RECORDER
Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade sees no reason
why they cannot have a successful season despite
their slow start to League One life this term.
FULHAM CHRONICLE
Danny Murphy has admitted he would be interested
in replacing Felix Magath at the Fulham helm.
SOUTH WALES EVENING POST
Garry Monk has taken the pressure off Wilfried
Bony as the striker eyes a first goal of the season,
declaring: "I don't care who scores."
WALES ONLINE
Swansea City manager Garry Monk has
sympathised with former Cardiff City manager Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer, suggesting the Norwegian was up
against it from the start.
THE PINK UN
Complacency is the enemy within for Norwich City
boss Neil Adams ahead of a Carrow Road return
against struggling Birmingham.
THE DAILY ECHO
Ronald Koeman has revealed that Graziano Pelle is
being monitored by the Italian national team and
believes the striker is good enough to play for his
country.
HULL DAILY MAIL
Ahmed Elmohamady wants to pile more misery on
Newcastle United tomorrow - almost a year to the
day after he last helped Hull City silence St James'
Park.
YORKSHIRE EVENING POST
Leeds United's search for a new head coach
remained up in the air last night as caretaker Neil
Redfearn insisted he was happy to remain in charge
for as long as necessary.
DERBY TELEGRAPH
Derby County must not let the turmoil at Cardiff
City affect them tomorrow, says first-team coach
Paul Simpson.
NOTTINGHAM POST
Britt Assombalonga believes Nottingham Forest's
simple will to win - and ability to secure three points
without being at their best - will have the rest of the
Championship running scared.
LEICESTER MERCURY
Leonardo Ulloa is determined to follow in the
footsteps of famous Argentinian exports who have
been a big hit in English football.
LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH
Sean Dyche will continue to let his players decide
among themselves who should take penalties -
despite Scott Arfield's late miss at Selhurst Park last
week.
THE BOLTON NEWS
Dougie Freedman has predicted the darkest days are
over for Bolton Wanderers after finally chalking up
their first win of the season.
WIGAN EVENING POST
James Tavernier admits he'll gain a great deal of
confidence from his cameo at Huddersfield in
midweek.
BLACKPOOL GAZETTE
Karl Oyston was today accused of having no respect
for Blackpool's fans after failing to show at a
supporters' forum last night.
EVENING GAZETTE
Middlesbrough youngster Adam Reach could find
himself at the centre of a Premier League tug-of-war
amid reports that up to nine top flight clubs have
been alerted to his scintillating early-season form.
THE STAR
Ben Davies has warned quitters will not be tolerated
at Sheffield United.
HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINER
Chris Powell says memories of watching his
childhood favourites Spurs play Arsenal in North
London derbies mean he knows just how important
a clash with Leeds United is to Huddersfield Town
fans.
DONCASTER FREE PRESS
Doncaster Rovers midfielder Richie Wellens has
made his intentions abundantly clear - he does not
want to hang around in League One.
READING POST
Nigel Adkins wants Reading to score 86 goals this
season to secure promotion to the Premier League.
THE ARGUS
Brighton boss Sami Hyypia has stood by David
Stockdale ahead of the goalkeeper's birthday clash
with Blackpool.
BOURNEMOUTH ECHO
Tommy Elphick insists Bournemouth must
rediscover their defensive mean streak as they
attempt to buck a worrying trend of conceding
leads.
THE SCOTSMAN
Ronny Deila last night hailed Craig Gordon's
contribution for Celtic as they began their Europa
League group stage campaign with a creditable 2-2
draw away to Austrian champions Red Bull
Salzburg.
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