Joe Cole, nominated by some as Footballer of the Year, will have lost a few votes at Old Trafford yesterday when he was guilty of a miss that will haunt him as long as he lives.
Sunday Times
Master Benitez keeps Chelsea in check
The managers of these two sides know one another's tactical gambits as intimately as two chess grandmasters, which is why so many of their 10 encounters over the past two seasons have ended in stalemate.
Sunday Telegraph
Riise and shine for Team Benitez
Jose Mourinho's apparent belief in his tactical infallibility was crucially undermined last night and the latest battle in the Iberian managers' war went the way of Spain's Rafael Benitez.
Independent on Sunday
Luis Garcia leaves Mourinho Double ambition in ashes
If Rafa Benitez becomes any more popular with Liverpool fans Anfield will soon be getting an extra statue and pair of gates.
The Observer