DEFOE CHERRY GRIPE WITH HOWE
JERMAIN DEFOE’S return to Bournemouth is already turning sour amid a row with boss Eddie Howe over his fitness.
The England striker is angry at being left on the bench for both the Cherries’ opening league games following his
MANCHESTER UNITED have earmarked October 14 as the day they will find out whether they are genuine title contenders.
TURN TO PAGE 11 £130,000-a-week move from Sunderland. He is desperate to remain in the frame for a World Cup place next year having been brought back in to the England set-up last season.
Defoe (right), 34, was brought on as a sub in his side’s 2-0 home defeat by Watford on Saturday, but was unable to turn the tide.
His frustrations boiled over as he sent a blunt message to Howe (left), saying: “Itching to start? Yes, of course I am – everybody wants to play and I think the manager knows I’m
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