Young Kiko Macheda is the man who has made the headlines again on this Sunday morning. He's young man of the moment though nobody seems sure whether he meant to score or not against Sunderland. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt though the Daily Star has worked out that he won't receive a winners' medal if United win the Premier League. Considering Henrik Larsson was given one a couple of years ago, we'd refute that.
Anyway, by the looks of things, Manchester United are going to need youngsters like him. It's taken four years but it seems that the popular press have woken up to the idea that the debt-laden Glazer takeover is not a "good thing". The News of the World, after the club's account revealed a hefty debt mountain is climbing ever skywards, says United need to pay off £1.1bn of debt in the next nine years. In current climes the chances of that look as likely as Malcolm Glazer becoming a heart-throb.
Talking of debt-laden clubs, the Screws suggests that George Gillett is set to make a last-ditch bid to get Tom Hicks out of Liverpool. That soap opera, and an imminent pay-off of a loan, are runners that we've not heard the last of. Daniel Agger meanwhile says he may not sign a new deal with Liverpool because he has a problem with Rafa Benitez.
On to a club without debt. Manchester City want to sign Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta, says the NOTW. He may cost more than Robinho. The question is, as Garry Cook said about Kaka, is he as good as Stephen Ireland? According to the Daily Star Sunday, the formerly be-wigged one is now a target for Manchester United but City have made him an untouchable.
Could the man with the pink wheels on his Land Rover be considered as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo? Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a blast at Ron, say the Sunday Times. Too much moaning at the ref, says Fergie. Like the Glazer stuff, why has it taken so long to realise this? The Mail on Sunday has called it a "crisis confrontation" whereas it looks like perfect sense to me.
Here's an odd one. The Sunday Express say City and Liverpool are competing for a double deal for Glen Johnson and Peter Crouch, who if we're not mistaken has been at Liverpool before. They also contain the earthshattering story that Carlos Tevez is being touted around for £30m to anyone that wants him. Who would have believed Kia Jooranchian would attempt such a thing?
The other saga that has legs as long as Carl Lewis is the stewardship of Chelsea. Who is the next manager? There were links with a Mourinho return but Brave John Terry wants Hiddink to stay, say the Times. Over at The People, Roman Abramovich has been credited with a quality many would say he does not possess: patience. He's prepared to wait for Hiddink to make the right choice.
Over at West Ham, the People says that West Ham have tied Gianfranco Zola to a new deal as evasive action should Hiddink choose to go back to Russia. Though the Sunday Mirror's revelation that Hiddink has lined up Ramond Verheijen, a sports scientist, and Arno Phllips as a physio. That points to Guus staying, does it not?