After the news of Liverpool's Danny Ings suffering a cruciate ligament injury, Bournemouth FC striker Glenn Murray has tweeted blaming poor surfaces... and he has support from former Crystal Palace defender Peter Ramage.

Away from football for a second to bring you some great news from the British cycling world...

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Great Britain's men and women won gold in their team pursuit finals at the European Track Championships.

Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell Shand, Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker rode to an emphatic victory over Russia in a time of four minutes 17.010 seconds.

GB's male quartet of Sir Bradley Wiggins, Owain Doull, Andy Tennant and Jon Dibben sealed a memorable double by beating hosts Switzerland.

Read more here.

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Yesterday, BBC Sport released the results of it's annual Price of Football survey. 

As a result of the findings, former Manchester City and Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has suggested clubs should subsidise the cost of tickets for local fans.

The Burnley player, 33, said it is a "disgrace" there are any empty seats at Premier League grounds.

The cheapest match-day ticket in the top flight now costs more than £30 on average for the first time.

Ever felt like you have forgotten an appointment or need to be somewhere but can't pin it down?

Well Guisborough Town v Jarrow Roofing Ebac Northern League match was delayed 30 minutes after the referee forgot to turn up...

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The Daily Mirror, external suggest Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, 65, has suggested he will step down as manager in 2017 - 21 years after taking over. 

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According to The Sun, (subscription required), external, Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood's future at the club is in doubt after he angered club owner Randy Lerner by criticising Villa's transfer business in the summer.  

There appears to be a theme with today's back pages... 

The Independent also going with Mourinho and Cook. 

Who is looking forward to the Premier League being back this weekend?

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'The i' have also lead with Cook's achievement but have highlighted the disappointing news to come out of Liverpool. 

Danny Ings has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.

Ings, 23, suffered a cruciate ligament injury in his first training session with new manager Jurgen Klopp, after making his England debut in Monday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania.

Follow the live text and radio commentary on England against Pakistan here.

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The Telegraph have dubbed Alastair Cook, "England's greatest" after he hit 168 not out in the first test against Pakistan. 

Strong image.

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The Metro lead with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho after he "rages" against the FA. It emerged yesterday they are issuing him with a £50,000 fine for criticising refereeing decisions. It's so unlike him...

Mourinho had claimed Premier League officials were afraid to award his team penalties after Robert Madley denied the Blues a spot-kick in a 3-1 loss to Southampton.

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If Friday is not enough to get a smile on your face, how about these outstanding images from page one of The Guardian, of the ever over-competitive Mayor of London, Boris Johnson flattening a 10-year-old Japanese boy in a friendly game of rugby....? 

No?

Ok, then. Let's get on with today's back pages...

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