They say snooker is all about angles (do they? - Ed.), and the slim pickings in Saturday's papers show a willingness to cast new light on some old, recurring stories.

Both the Mirror and the Sun revisit the David Silva and James Milner lines, but this time they speculate over what the arrival of such players would mean for Shaun Wright-Phillips.

"Manchester City ace Shaun Wright-Phillips' future will look bleak if Roberto Mancini lands his top targets this summer," writes Martin Blackburn.

"The Eastlands chief is confident of signing both James Milner and David Silva for a total fee of more than £50million.

"And that could leave England star Wright-Phillips, 28, facing a battle to win a regular starting spot in August.

"But City sources indicate they will not be looking to push the winger, who has two years on his deal, out of the exit door."

David Anderson at the Mirror concurs, and uses the word "splurge" in the process. - "Shaun Wright-Phillips could be one of the victims of Roberto Mancini's midfield spending splurge."

He also adds that the implications of City's supposed wish-list does not just end at SWP - "Stephen Ireland and Craig Bellamy's futures at Eastlands are also in doubt and Mancini is determined to improve on last season's fifth-place finish."

But we can't let Sunday's big match escape our attention, and there's a City angle to the Star's preview of Germany's danger men, with Mesut Ozil described as, "Wanted by a host of Europe's top clubs, including Arsenal and Manchester City." For the papers it seems that these days, who isn't wanted by City?