Paper Round: Jose Mourinho's Manchester United humiliation and Liverpool's defensive woes

Jose Mourinho accused Antonio Conte of "humiliating" him towards the end of Chelsea's 4-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday - reports the Telegraph (and every other major British newspaper). Mourinho was apparently infuriated by the Chelsea manager's attempt to whip up the home crowd to make more noise towards the end of a game in which Jose's former side had given his new one a hiding.

Paper Round's view: This is absolute nonsense from Jose Mourinho, intended to do one thing, and one thing only:

Henry Winter is absolutely correct. This was not a slur towards United or Mourinho and by bringing it up the United boss is simply trying to turn the headlines away from focussing on his players... and a glance at the back pages suggests he's succeeded.

The strangest thing is, this incident actually should have reflected more badly on the Chelsea fans, as their own manager explained after the game:

Liverpool have no problem with defending according to their manager, Jurgen Klopp - reports the Guardian. Klopp was speaking after his side conceded a late goal against West Brom to set up a nervy finish in a game his side should have won comfortably. But Klopp is not concerned:

Paper Round's view: Klopp may deny it, but defending is Liverpool's problem. It might not be a terminal one and the quality of his team's attacking game should still ensure a top four challenge at the very least, but it's hard to deny that Liverpool's defensive game is their weak point.

They have conceded more goals than any of the other top six and are the only club in that group to be averaging more than a goal against per game so far this season. Many of those goals, as Klopp himself admitted, have come from set-pieces, so it's not as if this is an issue without a solution. But from open play Liverpool don't exactly exude confidence defensively - not because of a lack of quality in those positions, but rather because of a preference for flooding midfield with attacking personnel.

Let's be frank: when Jordan Henderson is the lone man tasked with shielding your centre-backs, you're never going to be watertight.

Manchester United's display against Chelsea on Sunday was the sort " commonly seen at the start of a managerial reign – or the end of one," according to Paul Doyle in the Guardian. United's lack of organisation and commitment was shocking at times in Sunday's game, and a big concern - according to Doyle - is that Jose Mourinho and his players do not seem to be close to being on the same page. This, as the writer says: "makes one wonder how things will turn out".

Paper Round's view: It's too early to write United off. But one concern would be that Mourinho doesn't appear to be close to finding his best team yet - particularly in central midfield, where there are a paucity of options in the crucial holding role that offers such an important platform for his preferred tactical shape.