The top stories making Thursday’s back pages in the UK…
The Sun: Sergio Aguero and Joe Hart were the heroes of City’s late dramatic win.
Also: Louis van Gaal warned his United team they must get better.
And: Jose Mourinho has been cleared of sexist swearing at former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro — after the FA brought in a lip reader.
Daily Mirror: Wolfsburg boss Dieter Hecking slammed Manchester United ‘s winner as a “s*** goal” following his side’s defeat at Old Trafford.
Also: Cristiano Ronaldo drew level with Raul as the top goalscorer in Real Madrid’s history on a historic night for the Portuguese forward in Sweden.
And: Liverpool are concerned about newly-fit striker Daniel Sturridge joining up with England for their next round of Euro 2016 qualifiers as the second match, away to Lithuania, is set to be played on an artificial pitch in Vilnius.
Plus: Liverpool are rumoured to be on the tail of Schalke starlet Leroy Sane.
Daily Star: Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has bemoaned Arsenal having an extra day’s rest ahead of their showdown on Sunday.
Also: Louis van Gaal admitted Manchester United got “lucky” as he told his men they have to start finishing teams off in Europe.
And: Chelsea fans have demanded Jose Mourinho restores axed skipper John Terry to the team.
Daily Mail: Chelsea’s supporters were still being held high inside the Dragao Stadium when John Terry emerged from the tunnel to perform a set of sprints and exercises. Those who had made the trip from London rose to greet Terry and launched into a chorus of: ‘We want our captain back.’
Also: Arsene Wenger accused his under-achieving Arsenal stars of lacking passion and desire during a fiery training ground inquest into their shambolic 3-2 defeat against Olympiacos.
And: Chelsea fans are the least attractive in the Premier League, with Manchester United not far behind, a new poll has revealed.
Daily Express: Liverpool should have replaced Luis Suarez with Neymar, says Jimmy Bullard.
Also: Arsenal are set to sign Celta Vigo forward Nolito in the January transfer window, according to reports.
And: Louis van Gaal praised an excellent performance from Chris Smalling at both ends of the pitch after the centre-half’s first goal of the season capped a fighting comeback from United.
Metro: Arsenal are willing to rival Barcelona for the signing of Celta Vigo attacker Nolito by meeting his £13.3million release clause, according to reports.
Also: Chelsea brought seven new recruits to Stamford Bridge in the summer transfer window but, after a difficult start to the season, Jose Mourinho will already be looking ahead to January.
Daily Telegraph: Joe Cole has held talks with Tim Sherwood over his Aston Villa future and is keen to join a Championship club on loan.
The Times: Brendan Rodgers has dismissed suggestions that Divock Origi could go on loan in January and has insisted that it will be only a matter of time before the forward demonstrates the “excellent qualities” that prompted Liverpool to pay £10 million for him in July last year.
Also: In the circumstances, this nervy victory, illuminated by a moment of brilliance from Juan Mata, will do nicely for Manchester United.
And: It was a game that raised as many questions as answers for Manuel Pellegrini but, by the end of an absorbing, chaotic evening in Germany, all that mattered to the Manchester City manager was the scoreline.
The Guardian: Concern is growing within the Chelsea dressing room at the perceived scapegoating of certain players by José Mourinho after the champions’ desperately poor start to the season.
