Monday's Football Headlines

Talking Points : Roberto Di Matteo, Joe Hart, Hector Bellerin, Alex Grimaldo, Thibaut Courtois

*Aston Villa manager Roberto di Matteo has been sacked after four months in charge. Villa have just one league win from their last 11 games under the Italian. (Daily Express)

*Manchester United are considering a move for Benfica left-back Alex Grimaldo, 21, despite his £51m buy-out clause.(Daily Mail)

*Arsenal will offer right-back Hector Bellerin, 21, a new five-year deal in an attempt to end interest from Barcelona and Manchester City. (Daily Mirror)

*Chelsea could make a move for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, 29, after manager Antonio Conte was spotted watching him play for Torino, where he is on loan. (Goal.com)

*Current Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois, 24, has played down rumours that he wants to return to Spain. (Daily Mirror)

*West Ham co-owner Davis Sullivan says trouble among some sections of the club's support has been blown out of proportion. (Daily Telegraph)

*Meanwhile, Hammers manager Slaven Bilic wants his team to train at the London Stadium to make it feel "more like home". (Daily Mail)

*Manchester City are interested in Lazio forward Alessandro Rossi, 19, according to his agent. (Gianluca di Marzo - in Italian)

*Liverpool midfielder James Milner, 30, says Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is the best manager he has played under. (Daily Telegraph)

*Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has denied the club are in crisis after their fourth successive draw of the season.(Marca - in Spanish)

*Steve McClaren says his former Manchester United coaching colleague Mike Phelan has been left in difficult position at Hull City. (Hull Daily Mail)

*Sunderland captain John O'Shea says the club are not in crisis despite their latest draw against West Brom. The Black Cats have not won a Premier League game since May. (Daily Telegraph)

Best of social media

*Leicester City defender Danny Simpson praised Southampton striker Charlie Austin after their 0-0 draw on Sunday.

*Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho celebrated his second game in four days with the Under-23s.

And finally;

*Arsenal fans travelling to Burnley were held up after a train hit a herd of cows. (London Evening Standard)