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Football

Will Castle
The second coming of Karius, eight years after his Liverpool nightmare
Richard Jolly
Without Amorim, Man Utd feel liberated — but here comes the hard part
Miguel Delaney
The unthinkable consequence and five vital questions over Man City case

Manchester United bid to dent Arsenal’s title hopes as rivals clash

Can Michael Carrick build on a strong start as interim Manchester United manager by knocking the league leaders off course?

<p>Amine Adli wheels away after scoring a late winner against Liverpool</p>

Premier LeagueFootball

Slot faced with recurring problem as Liverpool stunned by late winner

Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool: The Reds had hit back from two goals down to level but succumbed to a 95th-minute winner against the Cherries

<p>Erling Haaland finally got his much-needed rest</p>

richard jollyat the etihad

Man City finally find a solution for their Haaland problem

<p>Kobbie Mainoo endured a tough time under Ruben Amorim</p>

Mainoo is Man United’s future again – and he has Carrick to thank

Portsmouth and Southampton share points in fierce renewal of rivalry

Inside Football

<p>Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot shake hands (Alastair Grant/AP)</p>

The game plans behind the Premier League’s dullest feature this season

<p>Plenty has been made of the contrasting styles and fortunes of Glasner and Amorim </p>

Glasner raises uncomfortable truth – and makes life harder for himself

How United’s reset puts the spotlight on their next permanent manager

<p>Amorim attempted to shift the structure at United</p>

The cult of the sporting director and Premier League power struggles

ACFC

<p>Real Madrid's head coach Xabi Alonso shake hands with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior</p>

Football’s next tactical innovation is ‘just not having a manager’

<p>Discover the absurdities and oddities of the beautiful game with the Adam Clery Football Column</p>

Unpack football’s absurdities with Adam Clery’s ACFC newsletter

<p>Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo (2ndR) shows the red card to English forward Wayne Rooney</p>

Football wishes it was darts – but darts wants to be pro wrestling

<p>Scotland’s Scott McTominay scores the opening goal during the win over Denmark (Andrew Milligan/PA)</p>

Someone call the police! Scott McTominay has just been robbed

Premier League

Why is Cole Palmer not playing for Chelsea against Crystal Palace?

Liverpool manager Arne Slot felt some of his players ran out of energy (Adam Davy/PA).

Arne Slot says Liverpool ‘ran out of energy’ in dramatic defeat at Bournemouth

Van Dijk fumes at referee as Liverpool fall to late Bournemouth winner

Thomas Frank says his Tottenham players are working hard (Nick Potts/PA)

Under-pressure Frank working ‘very hard’ to end Tottenham’s slump

European football

<p>Newcastle are well placed to progress in the Champions League</p>

Newcastle show challenges and charms of new Champions League format

Gyokeres scores third goal to secure points for Arsenal in Milan

Gabriel Jesus, centre right, celebrates scoring Arsenal’s second goal against Inter (Fabrizio Carabelli/PA)

Gabriel Jesus’ return to form leaves Arteta with a decision to make

International football

<p>Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) may need to intercede with US president Donald Trump to avoid a World Cup boycott</p>

How Trump’s Greenland obsession could spark a World Cup boycott

<p>Brahim Diaz tried to Panenka the decisive penalty and missed</p>

Brahim Diaz and the worst Panenka penalty misses after Afcon despair

<p>Senegal fans try to invade the pitch amid the chaos of the Afcon final</p>

Why did Senegal walk off v Morocco? How Afcon final went into meltdown

Football League

<p>The fan sadly died after suffering a medical emergency at the Valley</p>

Charlton fan dies as Portsmouth game abandoned for medical emergency

Championship leaders Coventry strike late to go 10 points clear

<p>Sheffield Wednesday fans revel before kick-off outside Hillsborough</p>

Relegation looms for Sheffield Wednesday – and fans are excited again

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