Regional Paper Talk
Friday 4 October 2019 14:00, UK
A round-up of the top stories and gossip making the back pages of Friday's regional newspapers.
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has given his backing to current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, amid fierce criticism from some supporters for the Norwegian.
Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus has dismissed rumours linking him with Bayern Munich with a one-word reply on Instagram.
LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Chelsea are hopeful of tying down Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham on long-term deals in the coming weeks.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is facing another headache at right-back for Saturday's game at Brighton, with Serge Aurier suspended.
Paul Pogba could be out until after the international break as Manchester United aim to finally resolve his ankle injury.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Liverpool star Fabinho has credited his former coach Leonardo Jardim with his successful conversion into a defensive midfielder.
Marco Silva says Anthony Gordon is "really close" to being handed a call-up to the Everton first-team.
Jean-Philippe Gbamin returned to on-field Everton training on Thursday as Marco Silva was handed a treble fitness boost with Andre Gomes and Theo Walcott also training at Finch Farm.
NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE
Steve Bruce did not play down talk of Matty Longstaff being handed his Premier League debut when Manchester United come to St James' Park.
Bruce will have both Jonjo Shelvey and Dwight Gayle in contention for the encounter against Manchester United.
Jack Ross thinks the delay behind Sunderland's takeover could be making keeping goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin more problematic.
SUNDERLAND ECHO
Jack Ross hopes that Luke O'Nien can be part of a core of players who have a long future at Sunderland and grow with the club.
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn has been nominated for the Premier League's player of the month award.
Ahmed Hegazi will join up with the Egyptian national team this coming international break as he continues to near a first-team return at West Brom.
Sean Dyche has responded to talk of Jay Rodriguez joining Inter Milan by declaring it as one of the oddest transfer rumours he's ever heard.
YORKSHIRE POST
Marcelo Bielsa has revealed two ways in which he might handle a midfield injury crisis ahead of tomorrow's trip to managerless Millwall.
LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH
Tony Mowbray says Derrick Williams can count himself unfortunate not to be joining his Rovers team-mates in the Republic of Ireland squad.
BOURNEMOUTH ECHO
Plans for Cherries' new multi-million training ground have approved unanimously by BCP Council.
Bournemouth's under-21s assistant manager Mark Molesley believes the construction of a new training complex will be "crucial" in helping the club develop players for the future.
DAILY ECHO
Sofiane Boufal has made it clear that leaving Southampton never crossed his mind.
FOOTBALL.LONDON
Kieran Tierney says that it was "an absolute honour" that Arsenal wanted to sign him and that he feels privileged to play for the Gunners.
WATFORD OBSERVER
Troy Deeney could be as little as two weeks away from returning to the Watford matchday squad according to head coach Quique Sanchez Flores.
WALES ONLINE
Ryan Giggs admitted that the selection dilemma over whether to pick Tom Lawrence for next week's Euro 2020 qualifiers was the hardest decision of his managerial career.
THE ARGUS
Adam Webster has been backed to play at "a high level" as he prepares for his next big test.
EVENING TIMES
Neil Lennon on Thursday night admitted he was excited by the enormous potential of his young Celtic side after seeing them move to the top of their Europa League group with a 2-0 win over Cluj at Parkhead.
