There’s only one place to start with a round-up of Tuesday morning’s UK papers and that’s with the fallout from Newcastle’s 3-1 win over Middlesbrough.
The Magpies went behind early but managed to equalise before the break and allowed Alan Shearer to pull off what the Sun called a “tactical masterstroke” and the Daily Mail labelled “the managerial magic that could keep Newcastle in the Premier League”.
The Daily Star and the Daily Mirror both call Obafemi Martins and Peter Lovenkrands “supersubs” after Shearer brought them both on and watched as they scored the goals to seal victory in the tensest north-east derby in years.
The Daily Express claim Shearer’s decision to bring on Martins and Lovenkrands will earn them £50m arguing the win will stave off relegation, while the Times warn that the result means the writing is on the wall for Championship-bound Boro.
The Independent argue that the result signalled the moment Shearer arrived as a manager because it suggested he showed the skill all good managers must have: the ability to affect the course of a game at critical moments.
It’s a sentiment no doubt echoed by the Newcastle fans who worship Shearer, and who, as the Daily Telegraph mention “continues to give the Toon hope and joy, continues to script dramas in this passionate Geordie theatre”.
Elsewhere the Guardian claim that Chelsea officials met Carlo Ancelotti and his representatives on Monday night seeking assurances that he still intends to swap San Siro for Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
If Ancelotti does leave AC Milan it could mean that he misses the chance to coach Carlos Tevez, who the Daily Mail claim will be heading to the San Siro in a £40m deal from Manchester United.
The Sun however say that Tevez will move to Liverpool in the summer after United failed to make the Argentine feel wanted. The Daily Mail also reckon Liverpool are keen on Boro’s Stewart Downing and will make a £12m bid at the end of the season.
In other transfer news the Daily Mirror claim Jose Mourinho is ready to offer Chelsea £15m for midfielder John Obi Mikel, while the Daily Star report that Arsenal are targeting a summer move for defender Gary Cahill – but have been told it will take £20m to tempt Bolton into selling.
And finally the Sun have the story that Harry Redknapp will order a booze ban at Tottenham in the wake of Ledley King’s nightclub bust-up.
Bearing in mind the slump in form at Spurs last year when Juande Ramos banned ketchup at the training ground Harry will have to hope the players don’t miss a few beers or glasses of Cristal as much as the missed red sauce on their chips…
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