What the back pages of the papers say - May 2

14 April 2012
DAILY MAIL

Chelsea are furious with West Ham manager Alan Curbishley for claiming that it would be "a great injustice" if Manchester United failed to win the league

• Read MATT LAWTON'S report here

Also: Reading's record signing Emerse Fae has vowed never to play for the club against after branding manager Steve Coppell "stupid".

• Read SIMON CASS' report here

THE GUARDIAN

Thaksin Shinawatra's decision to fire Sven-Goran Eriksson is threatening to lead to a dressing-room mutiny at Manchester City after it transpired that the players had offered to boycott the club's end-of-season promotional tour to Thailand in support of their beleaguered manager.

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Also: Chelsea have expressed concerns at comments made by Alan Curbishley in which he detailed his admiration for Sir Alex Ferguson and declared that "it would be a great injustice if Manchester United were to lose the Premier League title" given that his West Ham side are due to visit Old Trafford tomorrow.

DAILY STAR

Avram Grant is still waiting on his Chelsea future - despite being a history-maker.

Also: Manchester United are weighing up a shock summer bid for Dean Ashton.

DAILY EXPRESS

Thaksin Shinawatra has sensationally offered the job of Manchester City manager to Jose Mourinho.

Also: John Terry has told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich: "You can't sack Avram Grant now."

THE SUN

Nicolas Anelka is banned from playing against his former club Bolton on the last day of the season.

Also: John Terry has told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich: "You can't fire Avram now."

DAILY MIRROR

Luiz Felipe Scolari has agreed to become the new manager of Manchester City.

Also: Angry Avram Grant will today accuse West Ham boss Alan Curbishley of potentially destroying the integrity of the Premier League by saying that he wants to see Manchester United win the title.

THE INDEPENDENT

The simmering tension between Chelsea and Manchester United has intensified after the London club made objections to comments made by West Ham manager Alan Curbishley that it would be a "great injustice" if Sir Alex Ferguson was not to win the Premier League title.

Also: The day after guiding his side to the European Cup final, Chelsea manager Avram Grant put that triumph into a much wider context yesterday when he took part in the March of the Living at the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in Poland.

• Read MATT LAWTON'S report here

THE TIMES

Avram Grant's position at Stamford Bridge remains in doubt despite leading Chelsea to their first Champions League final.

Also: Ken Bates, the Leeds United chairman, called for the Football League board to resign en masse after an independent tribunal upheld the 15-point penalty imposed at the start of the season.

• Read JOHN EDWARDS' report here

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Just hours after leading his Chelsea team to their first Champions League final, Avram Grant found perspective at Auschwitz, where he said his pride at Israel's emergence from the horrors of the Holocaust surpassed any football achievement.

Also: Sven-Goran Eriksson has quelled a players' revolt at Manchester City by urging members of his squad to abandon threats to boycott the club's end-of-season tour to Thailand and Hong Kong.

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