Thursday's photos of the day

England's less-than-impressive win over Liechtenstein grabs the lion's share of the back page headlines on Thursday.

After a generally poor display in the 2-0 win at Old Trafford, the Daily Mirror homes in on the biggest plus - Wayne Rooney scoring in successive games.

"Now Sven can shoot for the Roon in 2004," the paper claims, as it drools over the "Wayne wonder show".

You could be forgiven for thinking England had played sensationally well and hammered Liechtenstein 10-0 thanks to the Daily Express, which exclaims "Bring on Turkey".

The Daily Mail is more realistic in its appraisal of a "less than convincing" win which will hardly have the Turks quaking in their boots.

The tensions surrounding England's final Euro 2004 qualifier in Istanbul are aired in several papers.

Most responsibly report Uefa's call for a "peace summit" ahead of the game.

Meanwhile, the Sun fans the flames, quoting England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence as saying Turkish FA boss Haluk Ulusoy "has a screw lose".

The other big story concerns claims that Chelsea made a "stunning bid" [Daily Star] to lure Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson to Stamford Bridge.

Away from football, Darren Gough's ire at not being selected for England's one-day cricket team fuels plenty of headlines.

"Gough with their heads," says the Sun, which quotes chairman of selectors David Graveney admitting the Dazzler spoke frankly of his "bitter disappointment" when he phoned with the bad news.