DAILY MIRROR

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez insists he has the fans on his side as he roared back at his Anfield critics.

Andrey Arshavin has stunned Arsenal as he revealed he feels like quitting football.

Stewart Downing admits Tottenham's aborted swoop to sign him last season left him in turmoil.

Steve Bruce considered quitting football management until Wigan stepped in to save his career.

Roberto Martinez wants chairman Dave Whelan's backing to re-build Wigan - after the 'dodgy' signings left by Steve Bruce.

Joe Cole is reluctant to open contract talks at Chelsea until he hits top form as he wants to secure a bumper deal of over £100,000 per week.

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan is closing in on a deal for French striker Olivier Giroud.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out a move for AC Milan's Gennaro Gattuso.

DAILY MAIL

Roman Abramovich has told new Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay to make signing Franck Ribery his top priority.

Paul Gascoigne has returned to Newcastle United in a bid to reignite his coaching career.

Sheffield United defender Matt Kilgannon will join Newcastle in a £2million deal in the New Year.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says he won't give in to pressure to release Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor two weeks before the start of the African Cup of Nations.

THE SUN

New concerns are being raised over Notts County owners Qadbak after they failed in a bid to buy F1 team BMW.

Stewart Downing is desperate to repay Aston Villa for forking out a record £12million for him.

Eric Cantona could be lured out of retirement to play for tiny Bath City.

DAILY EXPRESS

Arsene Wenger has sent a chilling warning to Chelsea's Premier League rivals that Roman Abramovich will start splashing cash again in January.

Paul Gascoigne has returned to Newcastle United in a bid to reignite his coaching career.

Carlo Ancelotti wants to stay at Chelsea for 20 years and build an empire just like his rival Arsene Wenger has done at Arsenal.

Brede Hangeland has ended months of speculation by signing a new deal that will keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2013.

DAILY STAR

Arsene Wenger claims Chelsea have got off scot free over the Gael Kakuta affair.

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Russian star Andrey Arshavin was feeling depressed over his country's failure to qualify for the World Cup.

Carlo Ancelotti has set his sights on staying Chelsea boss for the next 20 years.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has told Sunderland counterpart Steve Bruce to forget about signing Maynor Figueroa.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has thanked Wigan chairman Dave Whelan for saving him from a life as a recluse.

Stewart Downing is desperate to repay Aston Villa for forking out a record £12million for him.

David Gold will make Robert Green's uncertain future his top priority if he pulls off his dream West Ham takeover.

Micah Richards has been assured by Mark Hughes that he has a big future at Manchester City.

THE GUARDIAN

Notts County's owner, Qadbak Investments, suffered a double blow on Friday after Sven-Goran Eriksson, the club's director of football, demanded immediate payment of a seven-figure sum he believes he is owed and its proposed acquisition of BMW's Formula One franchise collapsed.

THE TIMES

Arsene Wenger has cranked up the tension before Arsenal's Premier League showdown with Chelsea on Sunday by suggesting that their opponents have squirmed out of their punishment over the Gael Kakuta affair.