What the back pages say: Aguero and Negredo light up Bonfire Night as City cruise
DAILY MAIL
Manchester City strikers Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo put on a dazzling Bonfire Night display to seal a place in the Champions League knockout stage for the first time.Also: England are ready to throw caution to the wind by picking Christian Wade on the wing against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.
DAILY EXPRESS
Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo scored a hat-trick to trample over CSKA Moscow at the Etihad and march into the knock-out stages of the Champions League for the first time.
Also: Brazil's World Cup build-up was thrown into chaos last night after the cancellation of a major football conference in Rio de Janeiro because of the continuing civil unrest in the country.
DAILY STAR
Manchester City sailed into the Champions League knockout
stages last night. Also: Jose Mourinho has accused his Chelsea stars of being too cocky.
DAILY MIRROR
Alvaro Negredo plundered a hat-trick as Manchester City
stormed into the knock-out stages of the Champions League for the first
time in the club's history. Also: Ashley Young was caught up in a fresh diving storm as Manchester United were held to a goalless draw in Spain.
THE SUN
Yaya Toure silenced CSKA's fans as City reached the Champions
League KO stages for the first time. Also: Marouane Fellaini saw red on a frustrating night for Manchester United.
THE TIMES
Manchester City finally ended their Champions League jinx
last night by sweeping aside CSKA Moscow 5-2 at the Etihad Stadium to
ensure they will feature in the competition's knockout stage for the
first time. Also: Perhaps all the talk of a Manchester United revival has been exaggerated.
THE INDEPENDENT
Manchester City reached the last 16 of the Champions
League for the first time last night as Alvaro Negredo and Sergio Aguero
helped them to a 5-2 win over CSKA Moscow. Also: The rain-streaked night had been bad enough before Ashley Young made it worse, in a desperately familiar way.
THE GUARDIAN
Manchester City have endured so many difficult moments in
the Champions League they will relish the fact they have finally
qualified for the knockout stages with something to spare. Also: Soccerex, the major football convention due to be staged in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the World Cup draw, has been summarily cancelled after it said the government had withdrawn its support because of "ongoing civic unrest".
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Manchester City progressed to the knockout stages of
the Champions League for the first time thanks to their brilliant
strike-force. Also: Ashley Young is facing further unwanted scrutiny for another diving controversy as Manchester United squandered the chance to secure a place in the Champions League knock-out stages.
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