THE SUN: Rafa Benitez’s future is on the brink after another balls-up. Also: Arsene Wenger’s Gunners were stopped in their tracks by an injury-time goal in Holland last night.

DAILY STAR: Liverpool’s season reached crisis-point at Anfield last night. Also: Angry Sir Alex Ferguson stormed out of a press conference yesterday after being quizzed over the Alan Wiley affair.

DAILY MIRROR: Steven Gerrard suffered a fresh injury setback on another disastrous night for Liverpool. Also: Arsenal were reeling last night as AZ Alkmaar scored in the last minute of stoppage time.

THE GUARDIAN: Liverpool are on the verge of elimination from the Champions League. Also: The Lions prop Phil Vickery has joined the long list of players who will miss England’s autumn campaign as concern mounts that rugby union has become too physical.

DAILY MAIL: Rafa Benitez was counting the cost of a Champions League gamble that backfired last night after Steven Gerrard limped off barely 25 minutes into a crushing 2-1 loss to Lyon. Also: Harry Redknapp will issue a stern reminder to his Tottenham players to stay away from nightclubs after Peter Crouch was pictured partying into the early hours of Sunday morning.

THE TIMES: The misery mounts for Liverpool. A late goal for Lyon by Cesar Delgado in a 2-1 loss consigned them to their fourth successive defeat and put their prospects of qualifying for the knockout stage of the champions league under serious threat. Also: John Barnes, the former England winger, filed for bankruptcy only five days after he was sacked as manager of Tranmere Rovers this month.

DAILY EXPRESS: Liverpool’s season took another huge dent as Lyon came from behind to beat them in the Champions League and Steve Gerrard limped out of action early at Anfield with a recurrence of his groin injury. Also: Sir Alex Ferguson angrily cut short his Champions League press conference here last night but not before confirming Wayne Rooney is facing an “uphill battle” to be fit for Manchester United’s trip to Anfield on Sunday.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Running on empty, Liverpool are running out of players, energy and ideas. Also: Stan Kroenke, the largest single shareholder in Arsenal, is poised to increase his holding in the club this week, taking his total stake close to the 29.9 per cent limit beyond which he would have to launch a full takeover.

THE INDEPENDENT: A last-minute goal from Cesar Delgado ensured Liverpool slumped to their fourth successive defeat in all competitions as Steven Gerrard limped off with a recurrence of his groin injury. Also: Rangers fans witnessed a second consecutive four-goal European haul at Ibrox last night but doom not boom was the order of the evening, again, as their team took another European pounding, this time at the hands of minnow tormentors.

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