Manchester United have reportedly drawn up a five-man shortlist to replace head coach Michael Carrick, according to the Daily Star. The Sun reports that Eddie Howe is ready to return to management and has emerged as the bookies' favourite to take over at Old Trafford. The same paper says United have doubts about whether to hire Antonio Conte amid mounting uncertainty over Carrick's future, while the Daily Star reports that Julian Nagelsmann has been sounded out about the job following the club's dismal start to the campaign.
The club's problems appear to be piling up. According to the Daily Mail, there are growing tensions between director of football Jason Wilcox and director of recruitment Christopher Vivell. The Daily Mirror reports that Wayne Rooney has accused Bruno Fernandes of putting pressure on Carrick because he does not want to face it himself.
Elsewhere, the Daily Mail reports that Fernandes' house was raided by burglars while the United captain was playing for the club in their Champions League defeat to Como in Italy on Wednesday night.
In world football, Cristiano Ronaldo has become football's first multi-billionaire after raking in £225m this year, according to Forbes. In Scotland, Hearts have suffered another huge injury blow, with Harry Milne set to miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, the Scottish Sun reports. The same paper says David Moyes "could be tempted" by a return to Celtic, according to former West Ham scout Mick Brown.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing