What the behind pages contend Sir Alex Ferguson blasts Mike Dean after Chelsea loss Wayne Rooney begs his trainer to let him lax opposite Bayern Munich

THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

Sir Alex Ferguson all but conceded the pretension yesterday after anabject opening by Manchester United and bad officiating sawChelsea jot down a 2-1 win at Old Trafford to go dual points transparent at thetop of the Premier League.

Fergie: Chelsea, it"s your pretension - Angry trainer admits better asBlues retaliate miserable United

Also: Martin Johnson hasattacked the idea that England"s rugby problems could be solvedby the lapse of Sir Clive Woodward as "simplistic".

Martin Johnson: On Sir Clive Woodward"s return, the critics who flout England and putting his repute on the line