Leicester City are still five points clear at the top of the league but must overcome a strong and impressive Southampton team this weekend. Their nearest contenders, Tottenham Hotspur, have an equally tough game when they face Liverpool at Anfield this evening.
Elsewhere, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has begun to speculate on his own future at Old Trafford but it appears that the Red Devils could be about to land one of the hottest strikers in the league right now.
Arsenal, Newcastle United and Chelsea also feature on the back pages today, so let’s take a look at the biggest stories currently doing the rounds in the UK.
Elsewhere, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has begun to speculate on his own future at Old Trafford but it appears that the Red Devils could be about to land one of the hottest strikers in the league right now.
Arsenal, Newcastle United and Chelsea also feature on the back pages today, so let’s take a look at the biggest stories currently doing the rounds in the UK.
We shall kick things off with the back page of today’s Daily Mirror who have an exclusive which reveals that Everton’s Romelu Lukaku will be completing a move to Man Utd this summer even if the Red Devils do not make the Champions League this term. Southampton and Liverpool managers Ronald Koeman and Jurgen Klopp are also featured as they aim to keep the pressure on league leaders Leicester and Tottenham.
The Sun lead on the words of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who has hit back at his own player Mesut Ozil after the German claimed that the coach had “screwed up” the Gunners title bid this term. In other Arsenal news, Jack Wilshere is also back in training for the club and is jokingly mocked by the tabloid.
The fallout between Ozil and Wenger continues on the back page of the Guardian which also features the Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez as he aims to get his side out of the bottom three and maintain their place in the Premier League.
The Daily Star lead on Louis van Gaal’s admission that he might not be the Man Utd manager next season and has to concede that he has drastically underperformed in the role. This comes after months of speculation that the Dutchman could be sacked and replaced with Jose Mourinho.
Cricket dominates the Saturday’s Times but the broadsheet does confirm that Man Utd and England left-back Luke Shaw is likely to miss the European Championships this summer as he continues his rehabilitation period after breaking his leg in September. Henry Winter also talks to Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, whilst the Times also takes an in-depth look at Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Today’s Telegraph run a big feature on Leicester and how the city itself has adopted Claudio Ranieri’s charges. Steven Gerrard also speaks to the paper and wars Spurs Dele Alli that his life in the Premier League will get harder for the youngster.
Today’s Daily Express take a retrospective look at the career of Sir Bobby Charlton as he prepares to mark 60 years at Man Utd. Potential new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is said to be looking to sign both Radja Nainggolan and Kostas Manolas from Roma in the summer.
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