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  1. Today's back pagespublished at 10:01 British Summer Time

    The Times

    Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka also heads up the back page of The Times.

    The headline is "Saka gets Gunners going" following his goal against the French champions.

    The back page of The TimesImage source, The Times
  2. 'They’ve just got a good spirit'published at 09:56 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 2-0 PSG

    Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on October 01, 2024 in London, England.Image source, Getty Images

    Former Arsenal women's captain Faye White spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live this morning about the men's side's 2-0 win over Paris St-Germain in the Champions League.

    White said that Arteta's side have a "bit of everything" this season.

    "They’ve taken a lot of confidence from the last couple of seasons. Pushing City all the way. They’ve just got a good spirit. They seems to be able to do the dirty parts of the game now," said White.

    "They’ve got a bit of everything to their game, they can attack so well and they don’t concede.

    "PSG aren’t quite the force that they were, they don’t have as many star names as they had in the past but it’s still a great night for Arsenal."

    You can listen to BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show in full here.

  3. 'Impressive' Arsenal still have more to givepublished at 09:48 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 2-0 Paris St-Germain

    Arsenal

    Leon Osman and Ian Dennis tell the Football Daily Podcast how "impressive" Arsenal still have more to give in the Champions League following their 2-0 over Paris St Germain at the Emirates.

    Listen to the Football Daily podcast here.

  4. 'They can’t even get on the pitch at the moment'published at 09:42 British Summer Time

    Arsenal 2-0 PSG

    Mikel Merino of Arsenal looks on, during the warm up prior to the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on October 01, 2024 in London, England.Image source, Getty Images

    Former Arsenal striker Faye White spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about how much Arsenal have progressed over the past couple of years.

    "They have shown a different resilience and they have increased the depth of their squad. Good that Mikel Merino finally got on last night after his shoulder injury," she said.

    !You look at players like Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko who really kick started this team under [Mikel] Arteta and they can’t even get on the pitch at the moment and that really shows how much Arsenal have progressed over the past couple of years and long may it continue."

    You can listen to BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast show in full here.

  5. Today's back pagespublished at 09:33 British Summer Time

    The Daily Telegraph

    In the Daily Telegraph, the focus is again on Arsenal's win over Paris St-Germain, with the London side described as going "great Guns".

    The paper headlines Manchester City's win in Bratislava as "David 0 Goliath 4".

    The Daily TelegraphImage source, Daily Telegraph
  6. Scarles signs new West Ham contractpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time

    West Ham United

    Ollie ScarlesImage source, Getty Images

    West Ham teenager Ollie Scarles has signed a contract extension at the London Stadium.

    Scarles, 18, has signed what the club has described as a "long-term" deal, making him the eighth member of the club's 2023 FA Youth Cup winning side to have recently signed fresh terms.

    The versatile left-back, who has represented England at under-18s level, made his one senior appearance, coming in the Europa Conference League against Romanian side FCSB, starting in a 3-0 win in Bucharest.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 09:20 British Summer Time

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    I can imagine it is hard for players to get motivated if a manager is constantly pessimistic each week. They need someone who is passionate about the history of the club and does not take losses lightly or as a norm, which seems to be the route ETH is heading down.

    James

  8. Man Utd need 'fortress mentality'published at 09:12 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    Media caption,

    The Football News Show: How Manchester United can make Old Trafford a fortress once more

    Sports psychologist Dr Gillian Cook has described how Manchester United can go about getting the fear factor back at Old Trafford, after suffering several heavy defeats under Erik ten Hag.

    “What Man United need to do moving forward, is get back to that fortress mentality, that siege mentality," she told the BBC's Football News show.

    "One of the biggest motivators in life is a sense of injustice, a sense of proving people wrong. How do we prove the doubters wrong? So it’s for the players, the manager and his coaching staff to come together, to talk about what do we need to do moving forward.

    "How do we want to define ourselves? What are Man United all about? Why are we here? What’s our collective mission? And then for the players to come out with sheer focus on that and only that, to go out and play well. What I think we’re seeing at the minute is when the players are at Old Trafford, and I think we saw this at the weekend, we’re starting to see fear creeping in. And when fear happens, your mind goes all the wrong places."

    More on the Football News Show on iPlayer.

    Dr Gill Cook
  9. 'Modern players want more passion' - McCarthypublished at 09:06 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    Benni McCarthyImage source, Getty Images

    Former Manchester United assistant coach Benni McCarthy has spoken out against Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag amid his uncertain future at Old Trafford.

    McCarthy said Ten Hag does not show enough passion compared to other coaches.

    "In modern football, I believe that players want to see a bit more passion in their coach," McCarthy is quoted as telling Portuguese outlet ZEROZERO, external.

    "They need to feel that the coach is with them and willing to fight alongside them.

    "Tactically, I feel that Erik is at the top. He lacks a bit of that fire, that passion. That's where we differ, him and I."

    McCarthy added that if other players in the squad emulated the passion of Portuguese duo Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot, it would be easier for the team to succeed.

    "If some of the Manchester United players had what Bruno [Fernandes] and Diogo [Dalot] have, it would have been easier to achieve good results," he added.

    "They both trained with incredible concentration, giving everything they had. Some of the others didn't do the same.

    "This ended up limiting United's progress, because some players weren't training to the best of their ability.

    "Even in games, the data showed us that some players were at their peak performance and others a little below."

    McCarthy worked under Ten Hag at Old Trafford before departing in June.

  10. What next for Man Utd?published at 09:00 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    How can Manchester United improve in a big week for the future of Erik ten Hag?

    The Football News Show details what Manchester United can tweak tactically, and boost psychologically, as well as hearing what supporters want to see change.

    Watch a Manchester United special from the Football News Show on BBC iPlayer.

    Media caption,

    How can Manchester United improve ahead of a big week for the future of Erik ten Hag?

  11. Today's back pagespublished at 08:54 British Summer Time

    Daily Mirror

    "Hav some of that" says the back page of the Daily Mirror in recognition of a win for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

    The Mirror also reports that Manchester United's players would be "open" to the possibility of assistant coach Ruud van Nistelrooy replacing Erik ten Hag as United's manager, should he depart Old Trafford.

    The back page of the Daily MirrorImage source, Daily Mirror
  12. 'I've proven in my career that always I will win' - Ten Hagpublished at 08:48 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    Manchester United

    Erik ten Hag with the FA CupImage source, PA Media
    Image caption,

    May's FA Cup final win over Man City has been credited as saving Erik ten Hag's job with Manchester United

    Erik ten Hag won the Carabao Cup in his first season with Manchester United and then the FA Cup in his second term, but nearly lost his job over the club's poor league performances.

    United were eighth last season, their worst Premier League finish, and are currently 11th in the table after two wins from six games.

    "If you lose your faith, you lose everything," he said in an interview with Sky Sports. "We have to keep going and stick to the plan.

    "For a long period, we are in transition at Manchester United. From the moment I came in, we knew we had to change. We had to replace some older players.

    "Our choice was to bring young players in and that takes time to get the messages on board, to get a game model on board and to introduce a new culture. That takes time.

    "In the meantime, you have to win and I think we have proven in the last two years that we win.

    "I've proven in my career that always I will win. The last six years I have eight trophies."

  13. 'Nothing for me to panic about' - Ten Hagpublished at 08:42 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    Manchester United

    Manchester United look set to stick with manager Erik ten Hag for matches against Porto and Aston Villa this week, despite their demoralising defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday.

    Ten Hag has endured a poor start to the season, which has left United 13th in the Premier League.

    "Nothing is easy, but this is nothing for me to panic about," he told Sky in an interview which took place on Monday and has been released today. "We can sort [the problems] out, this team can sort this out."

    Asked if he thinks he will still be in his job if the next two games go badly, Ten Hag said: "I'm not thinking about it, I'm not anxious.

    "We created a togetherness in the summer with the ownership and the leadership.

    "We made this agreement, and we were all behind it. We know the strategy [is to bring in] young players in a transition period.

    "They also know in May in all my last six seasons there were always trophies and that is what we are aiming for."

    Get all the latest Manchester United news and views here.

  14. Ten Hag faces the mediapublished at 08:35 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    Erik ten HagImage source, PA

    Beleaguered Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will be speaking to the media from Portugal this evening before his side's Europa League game against FC Porto.

    Before that United will be holding a training session at Carrington, which will be open to cameras for the first 15 minutes.

    It will give everyone a chance to assess Ten Hag's mood, although what we will actually glean is open to doubt.

    We will know if Kobbie Mainoo is there though.

    Mainoo was substituted during the first-half of Sunday's defeat by Tottenham with what he indicated was a hamstring injury.

    He was due to have a scan on Monday but so far there has been no update from United.

  15. 'We will make a success of season' - Ten Hagpublished at 08:29 British Summer Time

    FC Porto v Man Utd (Thur, 20:00 BST)

    Manchester United

    Erik ten Hag has insisted Manchester United will solve their problems and make a success of the season.

    United bosses are backing Ten Hag despite Sunday's 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League.

    His side face Porto and Aston Villa this week as pressure ramps up on the Dutchman before the international break.

    "We are going to make a success from the season," Ten Hag told Sky Sports.

    Erik ten HagImage source, PA
  16. Get Involvedpublished at 08:22 British Summer Time

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    Intelligent performance from Arsenal. Got the two goals and never really looked like conceding. Very sensible play all round. Hopefully Timber wasn’t taken off for an injury and it was just a precaution.

    Guy from Nottingham

  17. Today's back pagespublished at 08:14 British Summer Time

    The Guardian

    The Guardian describe Arsenal as being "up and running" in the Champions League following their 2-0 win over Paris St-Germain.

    Elsewhere, the paper calls Celtic "bruised Bhoys" following their thrashing at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.

    The back page of Wednesday's GuardianImage source, The Guardian
  18. Today's back pagespublished at 08:06 British Summer Time

    The Daily Mail

    We start with the back page of today's Daily Mail, which focuses on Arsenal's win over Paris St-Germain.

    They have gone with the headline "French Kiss" as Havertz blew a kiss during his goal celebration last night.

    Back page of the Daily MailImage source, Daily Mail
  19. Postpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time

    There is plenty more reaction to come from last night's matches across the Champions League, EFL Cup and more.

    But now, let's turn our attentions to today's back pages.

  20. Get Involvedpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time

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