Leeds are set to sack manager Peter Reid following the weekend's disastrous 6-1 defeat by Portsmouth. Gordon Strachan, Paul Hart and Micky Adams are all likely successors. [Various papers]

England players will meet this week to try and agree a pay deal for Euro 2004. They are hoping for a bonus of �250,000 per man should they win the tournament. [Daily Mirror].

Michael Owen will not be back in action for Liverpool until the 22 November, when the Reds travel to Middlesbrough. [The Sun]

Gerard Houllier reckons Graham Poll's decision not to give Liverpool a penalty against Manchester United has cost his side any chance of winning the Premiership. [Daily Mirror]

Stockport are hoping to convince out-of-work midfielder Georgi Kinkladze to join them on a pay-as-you-play basis. [Daily Express]