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PRESTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16:  Wayne Rooney of Manchester United draws a foul from Thorsten Stuckmann of Preston North End to win a penalty during the FA Cup Fifth round match between Preston North End and Manchester United at Deepdale on February 16, 2015 in Preston, England  (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
PRESTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United draws a foul from Thorsten Stuckmann of Preston North End to win a penalty during the FA Cup Fifth round match between Preston North End and Manchester United at Deepdale on February 16, 2015 in Preston, England (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)Michael Regan/Getty Images

UK Back Pages: Wayne Rooney's Dive for Man Utd, Diego Costa's Return for Chelsea

Mark PattersonFeb 16, 2015

Tuesday's back pages see a split focus between Monday night's FA Cup clash between Manchester United and Preston North End and Tuesday's big game in the Champions League, where Chelsea take on Paris Saint-Germain.

Wayne Rooney's dive—and his interfering role in the controversial first goal—are the Daily Mirror's angle:

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Tuesday's Daily Mirror back page: Lucky Devils #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/XVRNvYtmqm

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2015"

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Meanwhile in the Daily Express, a more general view of the match is the back page lead story:

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Tuesday's Daily Express back page: United forced to dig deep #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/g4pAmw7Jsw

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2015"

And The Sun, meanwhile, stink the place out with their "Phewy Van Gaal" headline pun:

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Tuesday's Sun back page: Phewy Van Gaal #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/34gDwe0yBo

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2015"

Diego Costa's return is the key takeaway from Jose Mourinho's pregame press conference, but the Chelsea manager has a warning that he won't be at his best:

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Tuesday's Times back page: We won't see best of Costa, says Mourinho #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/uFOggQh1FM

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2015"
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Tuesday's Independent Sport: Mourinho fears Costa will not be up to speed for crucial PSG test #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/uQK0CtOYQR

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) February 16, 2015"

[@SuttonNick, Twitter] 

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