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• Jose Mourinho claims he is not the only one to blame for Manchester United's slump

  05-10-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United are hoping to avoid going five games without a win at home for the first time since 1989-90 when there were calls for Sir Alex Ferguson to be sacked and the infamous 'Ta Ra Fergie' banner.
  
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• Man Utd's situation is going to improve - Mourinho

  05-10-2018 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says his side "can do better" than their current Premier League form and that there is "no doubt" that they will improve.
  
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• Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino claims players' workload is 'dangerous'

  05-10-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino claimed the relentless nature of modern football is dangerous for players as he confirmed Jan Vertonghen could be out for six weeks with a serious hamstring injury.
  
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• Man City boss Pep Guardiola vows to attack Liverpool in crunch tie

  05-10-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  City are back at Anfield for the first time since April's 3-0 humbling in the Champions League, a night Guardiola decided to alter a progressive style that had blown others rivals away.
  
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• Rafa Benitez is set to do a Keegan... and Newcastle fans will follow

  05-10-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT: Not for the first time, Rafa Benitez arrives at Old Trafford in challenging times. At Newcastle, he has fans who value him, though the sentiment does not seem to extend to Mike Ashley.
  
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• Weekend Guide: Itoje will make 100th Saracens appearance at Harlequins

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here, Sportsmail's WILL KELLEHER previews all of the weekend's action, including a landmark appearance for Saracens' Maro Itoje while Bristol's Zane Kirchner gets his first start in the Premiership.
  
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• Roy Hodgson backs Palace defender Mamadou Sakho after costly error

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Hodgson believes defender Mamadou Sakho is back to playing the first-class football that earned him a big-money move to Liverpool five years ago, despite his recent mistake.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, October 6 and Arc

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arc weekend invariably sees British racing fans pouring across the Channel for a magnificent weekend’s action, but one French handler will be hoping his own raiding party pays off.
  
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• Rafael Benitez: ‘Newcastle will stay in the Premier League, 100%’

  05-10-2018 23:30
  Rafael Benítez is hopeful of strengthening his squad in January, having emerged from his night out with Mike Ashley and Newcastle’s first-team squad.
  
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• Rafa Benitez pledges to do V-sign if Newcastle end winless start

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The manager's cheeky reference comes in light of Mike Ashley's strenuous denial that he intended to make the two-fingered gesture to protesting supporters as he left Wednesday night's dinner.
  
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• Police set to grill Cristiano Ronaldo over Las Vegas rape allegations

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to face a police interview over rape allegations as American detectives prepare to bring sophisticated new methods to their investigation.
  
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• Pep Guardiola insists Liverpool fans must behave themselves when Manchester City team bus arrives at Anfield

  05-10-2018 23:30
  Pep Guardiola yesterday suggested that the best protection for the Manchester City team bus as it arrives at Anfield for Sunday's Premier League clash would be for the Liverpool supporters to behave themselves.  
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Man City remain the team to beat

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's manager is ready for the most-eagerly awaited showdown of the season. Jurgen Klopp's team have won the last three Anfield meetings against Pep Guardiola's side.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton accuses stewards of giving Sebastian Vettel easy ride ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY IN SUZUKA: The defending champion, who dominated practice for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, pointed to a flashpoint in last weekend's race in Russia.
  
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• Juventus slammed for supporting 'great champion' Cristiano Ronaldo

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The club were described as ‘awful’ by Gary Lineker after they released a statement in support of ‘great champion’ Ronaldo. Sponsors Nike and EA distanced themselves from the 33-year-old .
  
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• Ian St John: The Anfield legend who put the red into Liverpool

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MICHAEL WALKER: On the day in 1961 when Ian St John first set eyes on Anfield, he was taken to the boardroom by Bill Shankly and introduced to chairman T. V. Williams.
  
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• IAN HERBERT: Cristiano Ronaldo will discover what the real world looks like

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT - COMMENTARY: Cristiano Ronaldo pays his people at player agency Gestifute an awful lot of money to do what they do. So you have to wonder where they have been this week.
  
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• 'I can be the next England kid,' says Emile Smith Rowe after netting first senior Arsenal goal

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  18-year-old Arsenal tyro Emile Smith Rowe intends to emulate youngsters Jadon Sancho and Mason Mount by becoming the next teenager to gatecrash the senior England squad.
  
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• England star Maro Itoje on Brexit, his Nigerian heritage and winding up opponents

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY WILL KELLEHER: 'I am not really concerned about the feelings of people I play against,' says England and Saracens lock Maro Itoje - a steeliness to his tone.
  
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• BIG MATCH GUIDE: Liverpool will face new pressure against Manchester City at Anfield

  05-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: It has been 15 years since Manchester City last breached the Anfield fortress, but there will be a new pressure on Liverpool for this huge Premier League clash.
  
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• Pochettino unhappy with Martinez for revealing Vertonghen hamstring injury

  05-10-2018 23:29
  Jan Vertonghen was injured during Tottenham's Premier League clash with Huddersfield last weekend.
  
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• Phil Neville relishing opportunity to test England side against Brazil

  05-10-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England Women manager Phil Neville has challenged his players to embrace the step up in opposition as they prepare to tackle Brazil on the road towards the 2019 World Cup.
  
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• Sam Tomkins stars to help Wigan into Grand Final against Warrington

  05-10-2018 23:04
  On an emotionally charged night in rugby league’s most illustrious town, how fitting it was that Wigan delivered a performance laced with the characteristics that Shaun Wane prides his sides on to reach Super League’s holy grail once again.
  
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• Manchester City prepare for showdown with Liverpool

  05-10-2018 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne were all in action ahead of the top-of-the-table clash on Sunday. De Bruyne returned to training this week following August's injury.
  
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• Calls grow for removal of British Athletics chairman Richard Bowker after just one year in charge

  05-10-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: The power struggle inside British Athletics showed no signs of abating after senior figures refused to back down in their calls for the removal of Bowker.
  
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• Brighton 1 West Ham 0: Glenn Murray strikes again to halt the Hammers' revival

  05-10-2018 22:55
  Glenn Murray's fifth league goal of the season proved enough to earn Brighton only their second win of the campaign and end West Ham's mini revival.
  
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• Premier League team news: Discover who's in and who's out with our guide to this weekend's matches 

  05-10-2018 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There could be early moves in the title race at Liverpool v Manchester City on Sunday afternoon, with both teams protecting unbeaten league starts. Find out who's in and who's out...
  
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• Jamie Carragher believes Manchester City remain big favourites to win Premier League

  05-10-2018 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are looking to retain their Premier League crown for the first time in their history this season but Liverpool have emerged as a serious threat to their ambitions.
  
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• John Gosden hopes season on the sidelines will work in Enable's favour in Arc

  05-10-2018 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The richest race in Europe with a prize fund of €5million promises to be a filly-fest with William Haggas-trained Irish and Yorkshire Oaks winner Sea of Class the second favourite.
  
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• Gary Neville feels Jose Mourinho is burning out as Manchester United boss

  05-10-2018 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former United player Neville, when quizzed on his old club's struggles prior to Brighton vs West Ham, admitted Mourinho looks 'fed up' with the job as pressure continues to mount on him.
  
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• Brighton v West Ham LIVE score Follow all the Premier League action

  05-10-2018 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham are looking to maintain their unbeaten run on Friday night as Brighton search for just their second win of the season. Join JAMES DUTTON for all the live action.
  
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• Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp all smiles ahead of Liverpool training

  05-10-2018 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salah's slight crisis in front of goal looked to have been no cause for concern though as the forward was pictured laughing as he took to the training pitches at the club's Melwood base on Friday night.
  
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• England come up against ambidextrous spinner in Sri Lanka tour opener

  05-10-2018 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Mendis bowled off-breaks to Morgan and slow left-arm to Root but had no success with either as both remained unbeaten when bad light ended play.
  
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• PETER CROUCH: Gareth Southgate is a special one and deserves long deal

  05-10-2018 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER CROUCH: If I was in charge at the FA and had to appoint a new manager, I always thought the last thing I’d do is hand out a four-year contract. In the modern game that is too long.
  
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• Liverpool front three scare Pep as City enter Anfield torture chamber

  05-10-2018 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All football managers have moments of doubt, no matter how successful they are. For Pep Guardiola, his most recent came back in March in the away dressing room at Goodison Park.
  
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• Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville face off in highly competitive sprint

  05-10-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville showed their competitive spirits remained intact as they raced each other across the pitch at the Amex Stadium.
  
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor is ON! Both fighters make weight ahead of Las Vegas bout

  05-10-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL GRIFFEE IN LAS VEGAS: The biggest fight in UFC history is on. Both McGregor and Khabib made the 155lbs limit ahead of their championship bout 36 hours later.
  
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• Adams ready for 'most important fight' of pro career

  05-10-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Nicola Adams says her WBO world-title fight with Isabel Millan is the most important bout of her professional career.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo taken off FIFA 19 social media by EA Sports

  05-10-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Juventus and Portuguese forward had featured in advertising on FIFA 19's Twitter and Facebook accounts following the release of the game on September 28.
  
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• Crystal Palace declare interest in Ruben Loftus-Cheek if Chelsea want to loan midfielder out

  05-10-2018 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace have declared their interest in Ruben Loftus-Cheek, should Chelsea decide to send their game-hungry midfielder out on loan this January.
  
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• Callum Wilson: Bournemouth striker on foster care and Cherries' 'difference in mentality'

  05-10-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson says a 'difference in mentality' is behind the club's success this season so far in the Premier League.
  
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• England come up against ambidextrous spinner Kamindu Mendis

  05-10-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Mendis bowled off-breaks to Morgan and slow left-arm to Root but had no success with either as both remained unbeaten when bad light ended play.
  
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• Atletico Madrid star Diego Costa out with left thigh injury

  05-10-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The La Liga outfit confirmed the injury news on Friday afternoon ahead of the weekend's action - in which Atletico take on Real Betis on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Xavi reveals how his mother convinced him to stay at Barcelona after 2014 World Cup

  05-10-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona legend Xavi admitted he was prepared to leave his boyhood club after the 2014 World Cup but his mother played a key role in convincing him to stay.
  
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• Are Man Utd players trying for Mourinho? What do the stats say?

  05-10-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Is there any validity to pundit claims the Manchester United players have stopped putting in the effort for their manager?
  
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• Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez hit with £60,000 fine for PRAISING referee Andre Marriner

  05-10-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez has been fined £60,000 by the Football Association after accepting a charge of commenting on a referee ahead of a game. 
  
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• Ravindra Jadeja hits maiden Test century to put India in control against West Indies on day two

  05-10-2018 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kohli, 72 overnight, went on to complete a 24th Test century during the morning session, after Rishabh Pant fell just short of his own hundred - out for 92, with India looking well set on 470 for five.
  
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• Is Mourinho yesterday's man? And who should be next in line?

  05-10-2018 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport visits Old Trafford to ask whether manager Jose Mourinho has a long-term future at Manchester United, or if recent poor results could lead to his tenure coming to an end.
  
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• Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac denies rumours of dressing room disharmony

  05-10-2018 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Niko Kovac insists Bayern Munich are unified despite a three-match winless run that has dropped them to second in both the Bundesliga and their Champions League group.
  
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• 'The whole world wants me!' - Ibrahimovic responds to Milan return rumours

  05-10-2018 18:01
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic is keeping his cards close to his chest when it comes to rumours of a possible return to AC Milan, with the LA Galaxy striker giving little away.
  
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