Rooney praises Capello as Ferguson may turn to Larsson again

Today's Papers / Top Dog / 20 December 2007 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales

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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:

Two big interviews shared by all the papers today. Mark Hughes says the current crop of Arsenal kids are as good or maybe even better than Manchester United's class of '92 that formed the basis of their ultimate treble dream team. Could that make Wenger's Young Guns a good bet at [3.85] to win the Carling Cup? And Wayne Rooney has been at a function for England sponsors Nationwide to tell how much he's looking forward to working under Fabio Capello. Just hope he's right.

Cruft's:

Daily Express -- Fergie looks to sign Larsson again - Manchester man Richard Tanner broke the news of Manchester United's bid to get Dimitar Berbatov yesterday, and today comes up with their plan B, a repeat of last year's successful loan deal for Henrik Larsson. Whichever he gets it's proof that Fergie will beef up his squad.

Pedigree Chum:

The Sun - Moyes in £4m swoop - Mark Irwin links Everton with Valencia captain David Albelda and this one could happen. The defensive midfielder is out of favour with boss Ronald Koeman and Moyes is looking to replace veteran Lee Carsley who is out of contract in the summer

Daily Mirror - Fergie doesn't have favourites . . . he yells just as loud at all of us - Patrice Evra spills some Old Trafford secrets that "the hairdryer" works as well as ever! United are [1.93] to catch Arsenal over Christmas and be top on December 31, while despite being a point clear at the moment the Gunners are [2.02].

Daily Star - Moyes sets AJ on AZ - Liverpool couldn't rotate and get away with it, so will Everton's 12 match unbeaten run be ended if David Moyes gives Yakubu a rest? In form Everton are a tasty looking [4.9] to win in Holland tonight, with [3.9] the draw.

Daily Express - McLeish to miss out on Djourou - Bad news for Birmingham has Alex McLeish reveals Johan Djourou's loan from Arsenal won't be extended after January. The young defender has been one of Blues' better players. Birmingham are [3.15] for relegation

Dog' s dinner:

The Sun - Ramos: Berba's not for sale - Antony Kastrinakis specialises in stories that say two opposite things. His quote, almost certainly translated from somewhere in Spain, says on the back page "there's no chance Berbatov will leave". But follow the story inside to page 69 and Ramos says: "They have to put a lot of money on the table and many good players". So that means there is a chance, then!

The Sun - Sven ups Nic ante - The one problem with this story suggesting Manchester City want to hijack Nicolas Anelka's move to Chelsea is that the Bolton player has said he'll only move to a Champions League club. Sven's side might be in the top four at the moment, but Anelka's likely to share Betfair punters' view that it's [7.4] against them staying there!

Today's other stories:

The Sun - Baddy long legs - Roo: I'll make Fabio a legend - Flukey Frank - Robbo: I'm Fab - Mark Hughes on Arsenal's kids

Daily Express - Rafa's reserves get Lamped - Brooking berates FA doubters - No kidding Hughes on young Guns - Eriksson in good Hart - Moyes boys in the spotlight - O'Neill's £10m Gud New Year aim

Daily Star - Crouch Kop out horror - Roo will do for me Fab - Frankie's 99 so nice - Young Guns are like United's '92 wonderkids - Sven raid for Milito - Spurs appeal over Zokora red card

Daily Mirror - Cr-ouch - Roo: I can make Fab a legend - Anfield cash for players - Lampard's killer blow for Benitez - Sol Campbell on fans' abuse - Spurs tell United Berbatov is staying

Daily Mail - Cr-ouch - Fergie blasts Rio over party fallout - Hughes says Wenger boys can rule - Is our top team of refs cracking up ? - Owen's injury woes - FA must stop fans abusing us says Sol

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