The Sun reports that Sir Alex wants more credit:
Bayern Munich are struggling and Liverpool could be another big team out."It shows how tough it is to retain the cup as we nearly did and maybe our achievement has been underestimated because you see how difficult the others are finding it."
The Times takes a scattergun approach reporting on Vidic's future in their Champions League preview:
Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, fears that he will lose Nemanja Vidic next summer.
Barcelona and Real Madrid want to take Vidic to Spain while the Serbia defender is also being tracked by AC Milan in Italy.
Ferguson will try to talk Vidic out of leaving, but he is understood to be genuinely concerned that the player may have had his head turned by the idea of a move to the Continent and is unsure that even the offer of a lucrative new contract would be enough to persuade the 27-year-old to stay.
Vidic denied reports in August that his wife, Ana, is unhappy in Manchester amid speculation about his future, but it is thought that the wishes of his family will have a significant bearing on any decision.
Given this is The Times, which is meant to have standards, I'd also like to be picky about their headlines use of the word "and" instead of "or" - "Sir Alex fears he could lose Vidic to Barcelona and Real Madrid" - what's he going to do, play for Barcelona one weekend, Real the next, alternate midweek fixtures?
And The Telegraph links us with Marek Hamsik, along with others:
Slovakia international Hamsik, rated at £25 million by Napoli, has been the subject of intensive scouting since the turn of the year and the 22 year-old has been credited as the driving force behind his country’s World Cup qualification.
Ferguson, who is set to turn to his young players in Wednesday’s Champions League Group B clash with Besiktas at Old Trafford, has also instructed his scouting network to monitor the progress of Palermo defender Simon Kjaer and Bolton centre-half Gary Cahill.
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