As a means of avoiding responsibility for their own poor performance, a football manager blaming the officials in defeat is generally the equivalent of a train operator citing “leaves on the line” when their locomotives are late.
Sunday Times
Inspired Bolton win the war of words
The walls of Bolton's dressing room were, not for the first time, adorned with newspaper articles held in place by drawing pins yesterday.
Sunday Telegraph
Benitez discovers fine line between success and failure
A third defeat in their first four away games has left Liverpool's title ambitions looking sicker than Sam Allardyce in a Sky TV studio. Losing at Chelsea and Everton is one thing, being outplayed by Bolton quite another.
The Observer
Bolton prosper from Reina 'handball'
We are only just into October and Liverpool's chances of winning the Premiership this season appear to be disappearing. That is the best light you can shed; the worst would be that their title quest is already over.
Independent on Sunday
