Unsurprisingly the UK's papers are still full of fallout stories from Saturday's stunning match at Old Trafford.

One of the most interesting stories surrounds Sir Alex Ferguson who it seems threw his toys out of his pram by boycotting his contractual obligation to give a post-match interview to Sky Sports, the channel who showed the lunchtime game live in the UK.

The Daily Star claim that Fergie was enraged by the 12.45 kick-off as it gave Liverpool an extra 24 hours to prepare for the game; Liverpool played their Champions League game on Tuesday, while United on the Wednesday.

A Sky insider told the Star: "We were not told officially the 12.45 kick-off time was the reason, but everyone knows that was the case. But United had agreed the fixture scheduling and were quite happy to take the £500,000 match fee, so it doesn’t reflect particularly well on them."

In the Daily Mail both Steven Gerrard and Rafa Benitez sought to turn the screw on United after the defeat, with Benitez insisting others can follow his side in conquering the reigning Champions and Gerrard suggesting that United will have been psychologically damaged by Liverpool's stunning 4-1 win.

A point which appeared to be fairly close to the truth, with Rio Ferdinand admitting to the Daily Mirror that the defeat was "a rude awakening".

But even in victory there was frustration for Liverpool, with Gerrard bemoaning his side's patchy form in the Daily Telegraph, suggesting that the title would be within their reach but for their inconsistency.

Also turning the heat up on Man Utd is Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink, who in the Daily Mail claimed his side have created "nervous tension" at the top after victory over Manchester City put them in second on goal difference, just four points behind United.

While the Daily Mirror also have quotes from Hiddink, who, in a playful mood, warned Ferguson: "We're in your rearview mirror."

It's all well and good celebrating victory, and it would be ridiculous not to try and goad and rile United after their slip, but beware the wounded animal. United will surely bite back.

In other Chelsea news in Monday's papers the Daily Mail have added two and two together to get nine by suggesting that Hiddink is advising the club to offload John Terry in the summer in swap deal with Manchester City for Robinho.

The Independent and the Sun have variations of the same story. While the Indy have City boss Mark Hughes defending another below-par performance from his £32m striker the Currant Bun have JT protesting (too much?) that he loves Chelsea with all his heart and would never ever leave.

Also in the Sun there are reports that Chelsea's Portuguese playmaker Deco could be out for the rest of the season after suffering a recurrence of his hamstring problem.

And finally The Times report that Joe Kinnear is still expected to return to work at Newcastle Untied next month despite contracting a minor chest infection as he convalesces from triple heart bypass surgery.

Which, as far as the Daily Mirror are concerned, means that Newcastle will not be bringing in former England boss Terry Venables to sub for the former Luton, Nottingham Forest and Wimbledon boss.