Gossip column: Mourinho, Kane, Di Maria, Gaitan, Pogba

Manchester United will step up their bid to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 22, after they failed to score in 120 minutes in the League Cup defeat by Middlesbrough. (Sun - subscription required) 
Chelsea are planning a January move for 25-year-old Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Alex Teixeira, who has scored more goals than Robert Lewandowski this season. (Daily Mail) 
Manchester United and Liverpool target Nicolas Gaitan, 27, is ready to sign a new contract at Benfica. (Daily Star) 

Paul Scholes' comments to BBC Radio Manchester on Louis van Gaal's style of football at Manchester United is on the

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is preparing to replace manager Jose Mourinho with former Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas. (Metro) 
Paris St-Germain winger Angel Di Maria, 27, says he never wanted to join Manchester United. (Marca) 

Chelsea and Manchester City will compete with Barcelona and Bayern Munich for 22-year-old Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who is valued at £72m. (Daily Express) 
Arsenal are set to recall winger Serge Gnabry, 20, from his loan spell at West Bromwich Albion. (Telegraph) 
Aston Villa's hopes of securing Remi Garde, 49, as their next manager may have been hampered by the Frenchman's former club Lyon. (Guardian) 
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering Kieran Gibbs, 26, as an emergency winger after losing Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey to injury recently. (Mirror) 
West Ham chairman David Sullivan believes the Hammers can complete a Premier League and FA Cup double. (Talksport) 
Newcastle boss Steve McClaren has apologised to fans for the derby defeat to Sunderland. (Chronicle) 

Best of social media

Leicester defender Christian Fuchs (left) tweeted this picture of himself with team-mate Shinji Okazaki enjoying pizza

Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri delivered on his promise of pizza for his squad as a reward for keeping a clean sheet against Crystal Palace. (Daily Mail) 

And finally

A man has carved Arsenal legend Thierry Henry into a pumpkin as a wedding present for an Arsenal-mad couple. (Metro)  
Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno says he will dance the flamenco if they win a trophy under new manager Jurgen Klopp. (Liverpool Echo)