David Beckham claims he was on the verge of quitting football (The Sun)

Sven-Goran Eriksson reckons Man Utd could have blown their Champions League chances by selling David Beckham (Daily Star)

Arsene Wenger says David Seaman should still be England's number one choice between the sticks (Daily Express)

Hernan Crespo says he thinks Chelsea will be a European power on a par with Real Madrid inside three years (Daily Mirror)

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Steve Bruce has labelled Alan Shearer as "the best centre-forward this country has ever produced" (Daily Mail)

Graeme Souness says new signing Barry Ferguson can be as influential for Rovers as Roy Keane is for Man Utd (The Sun)

Leeds will resist any attempt to prise Mark Viduka away from Elland Road (The Guardian)