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Benitez 'would bank £16m' if he were sacked
A round-up of all the major sports stories from the UK's newspapers and websites.
THE SUN: David Beckham will have an emergency op on the heartbreak injury which crushed his World Cup dream. Also: Wayne Rooney showed again why Real Madrid are 'obsessed' about him...Gareth Bale has gone from Spurs jinx to their unstoppable lynx — a top cat at his peak.
DAILY MIRROR: Wayne Rooney was last night hailed as the world's best player after firing Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League. Also: Michael Ballack last night warned Jose Mourinho his Champions League mind games will count for nothing and told the Inter boss: "You're only history".
DAILY STAR: Sir Alex Ferguson has set his team a target of a perfect title run-in by telling them to win all their remaining games. Also: Jose Mourinho has refused to let his Inter Milan stars train at Stamford Bridge - fearing Chelsea spies may attempt to learn his tactical plans.
DAILY MAIL: Sir Alex Ferguson has finally conceded that Wayne Rooney can eclipse Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible mark of 42 goals in a season. Also: Rafa Benitez will have 16million paid immediately into his bank account if Liverpool sack him this summer.
DAILY EXPRESS: Wayne Rooney has the world at his feet, says Dimitar Berbatov, who insists his Manchester United team-mate can only get better. Also: Michael Ballack claims that, as far as Chelsea are concerned, Jose Mourinho is history: the Blues are well and truly over the Special One.
THE INDEPENDENT: If he was not quite the forgotten world champion, Fernando Alonso nonetheless enjoyed far less attention in the build-up to this season than perhaps he deserved. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson's minor revelation in his programme notes was that he has set his side "a title target - to win every game between now and the end of the season".
THE TIMES: Sir Alex Ferguson believes Arsenal pose the greatest threat to Manchester United's hopes of a record fourth successive Premier League title. Also: There are two glaring selection errors that Martin Johnson has made since he became England team manager.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: The life and times of Wayne Rooney are becoming so predictable. Also: With any luck Fernando Alonso is better at racing cars than he is at making predictions.
THE GUARDIAN: Liverpool have received what they consider the first serious offer to buy into the club after it was revealed that they are ready to open talks with the Rhone Group, a firm of multi-million pound fund managers. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken of his belief that Arsenal, not Chelsea, might pose the greater challenge to Manchester United's aspirations of winning the "tightest title race ever" and being crowned champions for a record fourth successive time.
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