20/11 The Sports Pages

The Sports Pages

The Daily Star up the ante over tomorrow’s Fulham vs. Manchester City clash as former City boss Mark Hughes tells Roberto Mancini he has “no class”, referring to secret talks between the club and Mancini before Hughes was unceremoniously ousted from his position. The paper has cleverly juxtaposed the ‘No Class’ headline with a photo of the usually stylish Italian manager in a horrendous overcoat.

Ahead of today’s North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, Samir Nasri tells the Daily Mirror that he will not shake hands with ex-team-mate and ex-Arsenal captain William Gallas when they meet this afternoon. Beleaguered Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner tells The Sun that he is 100% fit to play for Arsenal and cannot understand why he is being kept out of the side. Our answer? Maroune Chamakh, Theo Walcott and a nearly fully recovered Robin Van Persie. Stop moaning Nicklas.

Finally, The Sun reports that Declan Kidney believes Ireland have what it takes to defeat New Zealand for the first time in 24 attempts at the Aviva Stadium later this evening, stating “We want to go out and play an attacking brand of rugby.”