Gossip column: Gerrard, Rooney, Wenger, McClaren

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Former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard, 35, claims Tottenham, Paris St-Germain and David Moyes's Real Sociedad wanted to sign him before he decided to join Los Angeles Galaxy. (Daily Mail) 

Gerrard also says he cried uncontrollably in the back of his car after Liverpool lost out on the chance of winning the Premier League title in 2014. (Daily Mail) 

Rooney has had a disappointing season so far for Manchester United

Manchester United could be without Wayne Rooney for Saturday's Premier League game with Liverpool after the skipper did not check into their team hotel with the rest of the squad. (Manchester Evening News) 

Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross says his old Manchester United team-mate Rooney deserves more credit than he is getting for breaking England's all-time goalscoring record. (Stoke Sentinel) 

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, has exiled himself to train with the under-21 side rather than training with the first team. (Daily Mirror) 

Former Arsenal player Charlie Nicholas says manager Arsene Wenger should not start out-of-form striker Olivier Giroud, 28, against Stoke City on Saturday. (Sky Sports) 

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that it was not his decision to sign defender Papy Djilobodji, 26, from Nantes on transfer deadline day. (Independent) 

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew does not want his team to play in the Europa League until the format is changed because of the difficulties of juggling it with the Premier League. (ESPN FC) 

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes midfielder Lucas Leiva, 28, is emerging as a key figure for Brendan Rodgers's squad. (Daily Express) 

Romelu Lukaku's old Anderlecht coach says the 22-year-old Everton striker's weaknesses are often shadowed by his goals. (Liverpool Echo) 

Gary Neville says that if Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was getting the same results at Bayern Munich or Barcelona "he would be in significant trouble". (Telegraph) 

Saturday's Daily Mirror back page features happy Manchester United faces

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes new £54m signing Kevin de Bruyne, 24, will make an immediate impact at the club. (Manchester Evening News) 

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Bundesliga clubs will struggle to keep hold of their star players because of the richness of Premier League teams. (Bloomberg) 

Tottenham Hotspur are open to entering a Wembley groundshare agreement with Chelsea to avoid the London clubs trying to outbid each other. (Telegraph) 

Newcastle manager Steve McClaren believes the resumption of the Premier League this weekend will feel like a "new start" for his side following the international break. (Newcastle Chronicle) 

Southampton midfielder Gaston Ramirez, 24, is negotiating to cancel his £65,000-a-week contract having been told by manager Ronald Koeman he does not have a future at St Mary's. (Daily Mirror) 

Best of social media

Manchester United keeper David De Gea, 24, signed a new four-year deal at the club and tweeted his gratitude.

And finally…

Former Liverpool striker Paul Walsh says he was "a drunkard" for much of his last season at the club before his move to Tottenham in 1988. (Liverpool Echo) 

Former Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel, 51, says he is proud his son Kasper, 28, of Leicester, has followed in his goalkeeping footsteps but insists he is not a pushy parent. (Mirror)