Keane's rant at WAG-bossed footballers, Alves on stand-by and Tevez's much-awaited debut

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Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales

Top Dog

Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales.

• Cruft's champion - Top stories that can dominate the news agenda
• Pedigree chum - Insights that tell you something you don't know
• Dog's dinner - Speculation, guesswork, or ideas that just don't come off.

Top Dog says:

There's big coverage of Everton's win at Tottenham, but story of the day is Roy Keane's spectacular tirade against footballers who let their wives and girlfriends dominate their careers - and won't let them sign for Sunderland because the shopping isn't good enough. At first glance the Sun's Steve Brenner seems to have missed out on the story. Could it be because he's a new boy on the patch? No - it's because the powers that be in Wapping decided it was such a good story they moved it to page one and then page nine too on the news pages!

Cruft's:

Daily Mail - Not Kings Road but Right Up my Street - A brilliant take on Roy Keane's complaints about the WAGs as the Mail's desk come up with the idea to send reporter Martin Hardy's wife Jane on a shopping trip in Sunderland. A good bit of fun to go with the serious news.

The Sun - From this .. to this - Eric Beauchamp uses his contacts in Spain to track the 60-year-old talent spotter who set Carlos Tevez on the road from rags to riches. Fascinating background and perfect timing on the day the Argentine ace is making his Manchester United debut. Tevez is 2.9 to score in 90 minutes tonight against Portsmouth and is third-favourite at 13.5 top be top scorer in the Premiership.

Pedigree Chum:

Daily Star - Don't feel sorry for Roo - Chief Sports Writer Brian Woolnough gets Norman Whiteside talking about the pressures of being a teenage Old Trafford star. Whitesdie is promoting his book, but that takes nothing from a good, thought provoking read.

The Sun - Jose Gets Alves - Spain based Eric Beauchamp has led the way following Chelsea's bid for Seville's class defender, and although other papers have the story of the deal getting tied up you can't blame him for claiming another exclusive. Good, dogged reporting. Alves or no Alves, Chelsea are favourites for the title at 2.74 after Man Utd's opening day slip-up.

Daly Express - Dyer move is back on - North East man Niall Hickman has been tipped the wink that West Ham are trying to resurrect their £6million move for Kieron Dyer as Newcastle want the cash to help buy Bolton's Abdoulaye Faye.

Dog's dinner:

Daily Star - Mac set to recall Heskey - Wigan boss Chris Hutchings is saying England should turn to Heskey, but the quotes don't justify the headline suggesting that Steve McClaren thinks the same way. Someone on the desk is trying too hard. Hutchings should focus on his own problems rather than McClaren's: he's favourite at 5.5 to be the first Premiership Managerial casualty on Betfair's Managerial Change market.

Daily Express - This ref justice stinks - Football Correspondent Mick Dennis tries to stick up for Graham Poll, but then he would. He ghosted Poll's book!

Today's other stories:

Daily Mail - Sven on his first Man City home game - Chelsea clinch Alves deal - Wenger says sorry over armband snub to Gilberto - Carling Cup match reports.

The Sun - Good detailed Carling Cup reports - nine pages of football - Fulham chasing Sammy Hyypia - Petr Cech on playing at Reading - Arsenal and Liverpool Champions League previews - Roy Keane on Steve Bruce

Daily Express - Doyle's saved from the drop - Wenger on Gallas - Gerrard on Champions League

Daily Star - Ten pages of football today - live match action - Wenger on why he made Gallas captain - Sven's search for goals - Jose Mourinho on Alex - Sanchez says sorry for accusing Arsenal of diving - Steve Bruce on Roy Keane

Daily Mirror - Owen fit for England - Benitez on rotating his squad - Eriksson on his home debut - Carling Cup action - Oliver Holt column

Tags: Daniel Alves, Roy Keane press conference, Tevez