THE SUNDAY TIMES: Jose Mourinho has targeted Manchester United as the ideal venue for a return to English football, and is optimistic Sir Alex Ferguson will recommend him as his successor when he retires. Also: Jenson Button had a guided tour of the McLaren Formula One factory on Friday.

THE OBSERVER: Sir Vivian Richards, who refused to wear a helmet in his playing days, wants bouncers restored to their full hostility and batsmen to throw away their "suits of armour". Also: The fragile red rose that is English rugby post-2003 was buffeted by a fierce and icy storm from the south Atlantic yesterday, and, despite a single-score win, the structural and tactical fault lines which have made this annual autumn international programme a recurring nightmare are no nearer being mended.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Sir Alex Ferguson will be forced to give interviews to the BBC after six years of boycotting the institution under new Premier League rules to come into effect next season. Also: John Terry claims Wayne Rooney should be his heir as England captain after watching the way the 24-year-old Manchester United striker led the national side against Brazil yesterday.

THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY: Fabio Capello claimed to have "learnt a lot" from the comprehensive 1-0 defeat in a friendly match in Brazil last night. Also: Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook has said the club cannot put a date on when they will begin to break even, despite the UEFA president Michel Platini's proposal that clubs who fail to balance their books within three years will be barred from European competition.

SUNDAY MIRROR: Laurent Blanc has emerged as a shock contender to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United boss. Also: West Ham will formally announce this week that Dean Ashton is to retire.

NEWS OF THE WORLD: Manchester City have agreed a £36million deal to sign Benfica's Angel Di Maria in January. Also: Tony Smith will quit as England rugby league boss this morning.

THE PEOPLE: Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has been threatened with arrest by an Italian judge after failing to turn up for the second time at the match-fixing trial. Also: David Dein is the red-hot favourite to be the new Football League supremo - in a move which will keep alive talk of a major top-level revolution.

MAIL ON SUNDAY: Arsenal's Premier League hopes suffered an enormous setback last night when striker Robin van Persie sustained a serious ankle injury in Holland's friendly international match against Italy in Pescara. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared to rely on his current Manchester United squad to land an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title.

SUNDAY EXPRESS: Liverpool star Javier Mascherano's advisers have agreed the player's personal terms with Barcelona - which will devastate Rafael Benitez. Also: Kaka believes his former team-mate David Beckham's return to AC Milan is the key to England's ambitions of winning next summer's World Cup.

DAILY STAR SUNDAY: Liverpool will bank the biggest ever pay-day in their history when Javier Mascherano packs his Gucci bags for Barcelona in a staggering £36million deal. Also: John Ruiz has vowed to silence David Haye when they meet in London.