The 4thegame.com regular feature that brings you the best of the coverage from the UK press. It's not a mere news round-up, but instead gives you all the top headlines, outrageous puns and crazy stories...
Headline of the day...
REDEMPTION!
Paul Scholes is all over the back pages this morning after his wonder goal booked Manchester United's place in the Champions League Final, and the Daily Mail say that it is 'redemption' for a player who missed their triumph in 1999 through suspension.
Hold the back page...
FINALLY
The Independent take the same angle on United's 1-0 win over Barcelona, with their headline underlined presumably to show just how long Scholes has had to wait for his second chance.
FLASH OF VINTAGE SCHOLES SENDS UNITED BACK INTO DREAMLAND
The Guardian pay tribute to Scholes, but say that "Stubbornness more than style ensured that Manchester United are bound for Moscow."
SCHOLES SERVES UP A FULL ENGLISH
The Daily Express call Scholes 'one of Manchester United's true greats' and start to look forward to a first all-English Champions League Final.
WE'RE ALL OFF TO MOSCHO
And now, get ready for the red-tops with their rather similar (and rubbish) headline puns, all combining 'Moscow' with 'Scholes'. This one is from The Sun.
MOS-SCHO HERE WE COME
The Daily Star add an extra 's' and a hyphen to the pun to make it even worse (Mosscow?).
MOSCHOW HERE WE COME
And the Daily Mirror have the same basic headline, but get rid of the superfluous 's' and add a 'w' at the end to make it look a little bit more like Moscow.
Other top stories...
TEVEZ WORKS OVERTIME TO FILL THE ROONEY VOID
Jim White in the Daily Telegraph says that United's hero last night was Carlos Tevez: "While Cristiano Ronaldo looked burdened by one too many player-of-the-season awards, Tevez tore and harried, niggled and hassled, snapping at ankles with the energy of a terrier puppy that had just gorged on the household supply of Pro-Plus."
THE QUIET MAN MAKES HIMSELF HEART WITH SHOT OF REDEMPTION
Matt Dickinson in The Times pays tribute to the unassuming match-winner: "In the age of Hello!, Scholes is more akin to Hovis." He means that in a good way, of course.
BELIEF AND GUTS SEE FERGIE HOME
Steven Howard in The Sun says: "The rest of us had aged about 10 years. Alex Ferguson had shed a decade or two. Sixty-six going on 45. At this rate he will see us all out. The sheer, unbridled joy on his face lit up Old Trafford last night as the Reds finally made it to Red Square."
I'D PLAY WITH ALL MY FACE COVERED
Meanwhile, ahead of tonight's other semi-final, RoboKeeper Petr Cech tells the Daily Express: "Some people say I look at bit funny with my head guard and the chin strap, but even if I had to play with all my face covered I'd be happy." Avram Grant might not be quite so keen on a keeper who can't see anything...
THERE IS ONLY ONE LIFEBELT: A MANAGER MAY LOSE FAR MORE THAN THE TIE
The Guardian say: "The Champions League is as much as lifebelt as a gleaming crown. It has kept Rafael Benitez afloat at Liverpool, and triumph in that tournament still seems the most feasible way for Avram Grant to ensure he stays buoyant at Chelsea."
GRANT CALLS ON BLUES TO PLAY LIKE CHAMPIONS AGAIN
In The Independent, Avram Grant calls on his team to play like 'champions' again, like they did against United on Saturday.
GRANT'S HOME RULE
The Daily Mail write: "There was no sign of the lawnmowers at Stamford Bridge last night. Instead the 'steamrollers' were spraying Champions League balls across the penalty area with pinpoint accuracy."
THE TWEENIES, BARBIE.. THEN A DO-OR-DIE EURO BATTLE WITH CHELSEA
And finally, Steven Gerrard tells the Daily Mirror how he keeps sane away from football - his young daughters: "It's all Barbies and Tweenies and stuff like that. I'm just getting tickets for the LazyTown tour coming up - it's Sportacus they think is the hero, not me!"
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