Premier League - Round-Up: All over for Arsene? Wenger's crisis talks

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side face a tough run of fixtures

Arsene Wenger is in full-on crisis mode at Arsenal and Tottenham are finally after a like-for-like Gareth Bale replacement; here are the best stories from today's papers.

All over for Arsene? Wenger's crisis meeting after Chelsea disaster: The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian both carry stories about the incredible situation at Arsenal following their 6-0 humiliation by Chelsea on Saturday - a match which should have been a celebration of Arsene Wenger's 1000th match in charge of The Gunners. The Telegraph claims that Wenger held "a frank clear-the-air meeting with the Arsenal players yesterday in a final attempt to rescue the club’s fading Premier League title challenge," while the Guardian adds that, "the issues thrown up by the crippling disappointment across the capital were discussed as a group with key games to come."

Wenger has also cancelled his press conference that had been scheduled for Monday - enough to convince the Daily Mail that "Wenger's 18-year reign might be over… well-informed sources [claim] that the Frenchman is now considering his future at the club… there was even talk in well-placed north London circles that an announcement about the club’s path forward could be imminent."

The Guardian and Telegraph pour cold water on that idea, though: despite the debacle of the drubbing, and the nine years without a trophy, Wenger will still keep his job, and indeed is "understood to have agreed in principle to a new two-year deal," according the Telegraph.

Bendtner to leave Arsenal: The Daily Mirror claims that Arsenal's misfit striker will finally be cut loose after he was pictured watching a team in Denmark at the weekend. "Arsenal outcast Bendtner, fined two weeks' wages after going home for a boozy night out without club permission, watched FC Copenhagen this afternoon after flying home to his native Denmark." But with his contract up in the summer which club will he join? Apparently he, "sat next to long term pal Frank Arnesen who is sporting director at Hamburg. They also pictured with the director of FC Copenhagen, Anders Hørsholt."

Manchester United to land Coentrao: David Moyes still prefers Southampton's Luke Shaw, but his interest in the £30m-rated Englishman could be shelved in favour of a £10m move for Real Madrid's Portuguese defender Fabio Coentrao, according to the Daily Star.

Everyone wants Liverpool to win the title, says Liverpool star: Glen Johnson's words about Liverpool being the choice of the neutral this season are picked up by several papers. "This Liverpool side has style, swagger and is fast gaining admirers, so much so that Glen Johnson believes they are now the people’s favourites in the title race," reports the Daily Mail, quoting the England full-back saying, "I think just to spice things up the neutrals would want to see us win it. Nobody wants the same teams to be winning it over and over again. I guess the neutrals will be packing a punch for us. We must be good to watch."