With the Football Association ready to charge numerous players over events at Old Trafford on Sunday, the newspapers remain transfixed by the subject. New FA chief executive Mark Palios is widely expected to come down hard on the players involved in the scuffle that followed Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.
And the bad feeling between the teams has clearly not subsided, with Ryan Giggs sticking the (verbal) boot in.
The Daily Mirror headline "Stupid" sums up the Welsh winger's view of Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira, and Giggs follows up by saying "you would never see us celebrate a goalless draw like that."
It is the Gunners who are very much on the back foot, according to the press, with The Sun claiming "wily Arsene Wenger" will try and manipulate the appeals procedure.
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The Frenchman apparently fears losing seven regulars for the visit of Chelsea next month, which could leave him asking to borrow some of Claudio Ranieri's midfielders. Three days on from Glenn Hoddle's sacking and we are still some way from discovering his successor at Tottenham - allowing the papers to do what they are best at and speculate.
The Daily Star throws up yet another new name in Denmark manager Morten Olsen, while The Sun reports that former Bayer Leverkusen boss Klaus Topmoller has already had talks in London.
And continuing the managerial game of musical chairs, a new entrant emerges as the Daily Mail suggests Tony Adams is on the shortlist at Reading.
The same paper says Chelsea will enter negotiations with Sven-Goran Eriksson in January over a move to Stamford Bridge after Euro 2004.
But all is not lost for current Blues boss Ranieri, who can save his job by winning the Premiership or the Champions League. Easy.
Frank Bruno's condition gets sympathy from all quarters, in contrast to some of the early headlines on Tuesday, and The Sun goes as far as starting a fund for the ex-champ on its front page.
Meanwhile, The Guardian says that while he may never have been "The Greatest" he was a "true champion".
One sportsman who has had a less pitiable fall from grace is Ben Johson, who claims in The Times that he is the best sprinter ever - despite failing a drugs test at the 1988 Olympics.
The Canadian goes on to suggest that with a more favourable wind, a fast modern track, and if he hadn't slowed down at the end, he could have run 9.60 seconds in Seoul.
MMIX
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