The top stories making Sunday’s back pages in the UK…
The Sun: Jose Mourinho got Chelsea in their mess — and now has pleaded for the chance to get them out of it.
Also: Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal he will decide on impulse when to retire.
And: Brendan Rodgers faces the axe if he loses the Merseyside derby today. And even if his Liverpool players deliver for him at Everton, the under-fire Kop boss could still be forced out of Anfield.
Sunday Mirror: Arsenal are ready to offer Alexis Sanchez a five-year, £130,000-a-week new contract.
Also: Manchester City are leading the chase for Benfica midfielder Victor Andrade.
And: Arsene Wenger is refusing to set a date on when he will leave Arsenal.
The People: Brendan Rodgers is facing D-Day in the Merseyside derby, with Liverpool’s owners ready to pull the trigger if they lose at Everton.
Also: Everton have joined the hunt for £12million-rated Ajax whizzkid Anwar El Ghazi.
Daily Star Sunday: Manchester United outcast Victor Valdes could put an end to his Old Trafford nightmare with a January move to Sevilla.
Also: Liverpool are keen on Portsmouth’s highly-rated striker Conor Chaplin.
Mail on Sunday: Treble-winning legend Denis Irwin has argued that former manager Sir Alex Ferguson got it wrong when naming the world-class players he had at Manchester United.
Also: Alan Pardew might be riding high with Crystal Palace at the moment, but the former Newcastle boss has his sights set on bigger things.
Sunday Express: Liverpool could lose playmaker Philippe Coutinho next summer. That is according to Brazil team-mate David Luiz, who believes Coutinho will be snapped up by a big club if the Reds fail to qualify for the Champions League again.
Metro: Arsene Wenger is furious with Monaco after the Arsenal boss insisted the French club’s information was that Manchester United new boy Anthony Martial was not for sale throughout the summer.
Also: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has personally recommended the transfer of Yacine Brahimi, according to reports.
Sunday Telegraph: Dick Advocaat has confirmed he has made a decision about his future and admitted he cannot say he will still be in charge of the Sunderland team after the international break.
Sunday Times: Arsene Wenger has promised he will not have to be forced out of Arsenal — but rather that he will retire when the time is right.
Also: Defeat approaching, defiance came: the Matthew Harding end sang about keeping the blue flag flying high. But the banner of champions might as well be lowered now. And the career of football’s most cocksure manager suddenly seems at half-mast.
And: It took 20 minutes and 27 seconds for Sergio Aguero to demonstrate in lethal fashion that reports of his demise have, to paraphrase Mark Twain, been greatly exaggerated.
The Observer: Sunderland appear in total chaos with Lee Congerton now set to join Dick Advocaat in quitting the struggling club.
Also: Bolivia’s national football team wielded guns and were urged by the military to give everything for the team in the South American 2018 World Cup qualifying matches.
