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• How a chaotic week in the life of Manchester United unfolded

  07-10-2018 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saturday September 29: A woeful United lose 3-1 at West Ham, making this their worst start to a season in 29 years. Jose Mourinho questions the players’ mental approach.
  
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• Matt Doherty shows Martin O'Neill that he can go on the attack

  07-10-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HARRY SLAVIN AT SELHURST PARK: Matt Doherty has been a pillar of consistency in a newly promoted side who have suffered only one defeat since returning to the Premier League.
  
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• Why do Man United play with so much fear? Nobody has done more to undermine the team than Mourinho

  07-10-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Before he turned to Brexit and the London weather, Jose Mourinho touched on some of the more relevant issues affecting him and his Man United players.
  
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• Thierry Henry is set to inherit a defensive nightmare 

  07-10-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AMITAI WINEHOUSE AT THE DEN: Thierry Henry has a task on his hands. What is even more important is that he is given time by Aston Villa to navigate through it.
  
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• Tyson Fury reveals 'private and confidential' email from Eddie Hearn in response to criticism

  07-10-2018 23:52
  Tyson Fury has a revealed an apparent “private and confidential” email that he received from Eddie Hearn about joining his Matchroom roster in response to the boxing promoter doubting the former world champion’s chances against Deontay Wilder.Fury, the former WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion, will take on WBC title holder Wilder on 1 December in California in what will be the Manchester boxer’s biggest fight since defeating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to claim the thr
  
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• Ross Barkley's spark is back as he shines with a goal and an assist

  07-10-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: It’s not often these days that a Chelsea player other than Eden Hazard gets named man of the match. But that’s what happened after Ross Barkley’s brilliant display at Southampton.
  
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• MARTIN ALLEN – MANAGING IN THE REAL WORLD: Ham and eggs but we've still not cracked it

  07-10-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It wasn’t your typical weekday lunchtime scene. Up in the higher rows of our main stand on Wednesday were my players with plates of ham, eggs, chips and beans on their laps, tucking in.
  
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• Pep Guardiola was unaware of Riyad Mahrez's rotten run from the penalty spot

  07-10-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mahrez has missed five of his last eight penalties – the last of which was for Leicester against Manchester City in May 2017 – but Guardiola seemingly had no idea about that record.
  
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• Toto Wolff denies title race is over but calls on Mercedes to seal the World Championship in USA

  07-10-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton has one hand on his ‘dream’ fifth world championship trophy after victory in Japan on Sunday. But his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is guarding against late complacency.
  
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• David Brooks and Bournemouth deserve Match of the Day praise

  07-10-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It seem a shame that Eddie Howe would deprive himself of watching Match of the Day, especially after Bournemouth achieved their biggest ever Premier League away win. Howe, you see, has strict rules.
  
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• Everton have a pedigree player in saint Bernard as the Brazilian stars in 2-1 win over Leicester 

  07-10-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Kept back by Marco Silva at the beginning of this season, the secret is now out about Bernard and just how good he is.
  
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• Championship verdict: Trevor Chalobah the hero for Ipswich as Tommy Elphick lets Hull City down

  07-10-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After another busy weekend of Championship action, Sportsmail's AMITAI WINEHOUSEtakes a closer look at the action and presents the things we learned.
  
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• Aaron Ramsey makes his point with sensational goal amid likely exit from Arsenal

  07-10-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Aaron Ramsey sent a clear message as he gestured with his outstretched arms in celebration of his wonderful goal at Craven Cottage. This is what you get if you pay the money.
  
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• England’s best players need to start upping their games

  07-10-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England’s best players must now start raising their levels again, starting hopefully with the first round of European matches this weekend.
  
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• Conor Murray can’t keep his injury secret... Munster and Ireland have a duty to inform their public

  07-10-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: When the question duly came, about the Conor Murray mystery, it was dismissed once again. 'I can't comment on Conor,' said Munster's director of rugby.
  
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• The Football Show - Watch Episode 16

  07-10-2018 23:31
  Get the latest Premier League opinions, analysis and reactions from former players and managers on Yahoo Sport’s "The Football Show".
  
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• Stony-faced off the pitch but Cristiano Ronaldo is still at ease on it

  07-10-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT STADIO FRIULI: Ronaldo is used to the glare, of course; courts it, even. But this felt different. His lips were pursed and his expression pensive. There were no selfies, no interviews.
  
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• Newcastle should have had a penalty at Man United... but it wasn't the ref's fault

  07-10-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK CLATTENBURG: Newcastle will feel aggrieved that they were not awarded a penalty at 2-0 after a handball by Ashley Young in the 40th minute.
  
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• Hamilton's in a league of his own: Mercedes ace on the verge of a fifth world title

  07-10-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY IN SUZUKA: It is a measure of Hamilton’s total mastery of the track that Vettel has been reduced to the type of self-damaging, gung-ho gamble that handed the Briton the world-title.
  
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• Martin Atkinson made the right call every time in Manchester City's stalemate at Liverpool

  07-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK CLATTENBURG: Referee Martin Atkinson was absolutely right to award Manchester City their penalty in the dying moments. Virgil van Dijk got none of the ball.
  
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• League One round-up: Nigel Clough left bemused by Burton woe

  07-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following another weekend of League One action, Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY takes a closer look and presents the things we learned.
  
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• Kenny Jackett's cloak of invincibility is lost but Portsmouth are on course for Championship return

  07-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ON THE ROAD - TOM FARMERY AT FRATTON PARK: When Kenny Jackett was appointed as manager of Portsmouth, he didn’t need to scour fan forums to understand what was expected of him.
  
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• Valencia 1-1 Barcelona: Lionel Messi's long-range effort cancels out Ezequiel Garay's early opener

  07-10-2018 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With their Champions League turbo button switched back off Barcelona failed to beat Valencia at Mestalla and go into the international break trailing Sevilla at the top of La Liga.
  
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• PSG 5-0 Lyon: Kylian Mbappe nets four goals in the space of 13 minutes

  07-10-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French forward Kylian Mbappe scored four goals in the space of 13 minutes as Paris Saint-Germain demolished Lyon at the Parc des Princes on Sunday night.
  
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• MATCH OF THEIR DAY: Nigel Spink - I wondered who'd go on... then I twigged it was me!

  07-10-2018 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATCH OF THEIR DAY - NIGEL SPINK: Under sudden pressure, in circumstances unforeseen, Nigel Spink’s sense of humour could hardly have been more self-deprecating.
  
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• Who's putting them away like a kid eating Smarties? Garth Crooks' team of the week

  07-10-2018 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Who is putting them away 'like a kid eating Smarties?' Who nearly broke the videprinter? And who owes who an apology? Find out in Garth's team of the week.
  
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• Relentless but wonky Mohamed Salah is like a supercar missing a wheel | Barney Ronay

  07-10-2018 23:03
  He was Liverpool’s best attacker against Manchester City but his highlights reel would still cut down to scuffs and bloopersWatching Mohamed Salah warm up before this game was to be struck by exactly the wrong thing. There is usually a kind of shock factor to seeing elite athletes close-up, a moment of higher-species recognition. For example, watching Harry Kane run through his shooting routine before the Champions League game at the San Siro two weeks ago was to be struck by how astonishi
  
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• Toronto 2-4 London: Broncos in Super League after Million Pound Game

  07-10-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GEORGE CLARKE AT LAMPORT STADIUM: Super League will return to London next season after the Broncos crashed Toronto’s promotion party with two penalties to win the Million Pound Game.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Monday, October 8

  07-10-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Monday's meetings at Stratford, Kempton, Pontefract and Windsor.
  
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• London beat Toronto in Million Pound Game for place in Super League

  07-10-2018 22:25
  • Toronto Wolfpack 2-4 London Broncos
  • Two goals from Jarrod Samutt secure promotionSuper League will have a presence in the capital next year for the first time in four years, after London defeated Toronto in arguably the most important, cosmopolitan rugby league game in history to secure promotion via the Million Pound Game.The Broncos, relegated from the top flight in 2014, were roundly written off as promotion candidates at the beginning of this season. But under their highly rega
  
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• John Terry announces retirement... and now is he joining Thierry Henry at Aston Villa?

  07-10-2018 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former England and Chelsea captain has called it a day as a player as he gets set to make his first moves into management by becoming Thierry Henry's assistant at Aston Villa.
  
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• Former England and Chelsea captain John Terry announces retirement from football

  07-10-2018 21:45
  Chelsea's 'captain, leader, legend' John Terry has announced his retirement from football after being linked with a managerial role at Aston Villa.
  
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• Mo Farah claims first marathon win in Chicago and breaks European record

  07-10-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He ran a marathon, won a sprint, smashed a European record and proved, rather forcefully and ominously, that there might well be another Olympic medal in those ageing legs.
  
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• Jamie Carragher: 'The focus is on Salah a lot, but the other two aren’t firing at all'

  07-10-2018 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Before the match, Pep Guardiola admitted his 'fear' of Liverpool's front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firminio. Jamie Carragher says the forwards are all underperforming
  
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• Worcester 52-7 Bristol: Warriors go on rampage in record-setting rout  

  07-10-2018 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLHER AT SIXWAYS: Worcester  a seven-try destruction on Bristol to set nerves aflutter at the bottom of the Premiership. It was their highest points tally and biggest league win ever.
  
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• Tyson Fury claims Eddie Hearn made offer to promote his fights

  07-10-2018 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Gypsy King shared an email purported to be sent to him by Hearn on Twitter on Sunday night, offering a £3m three-fight deal, with the first in April or May earlier this year.
  
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• Mohamed Salah is just not the threat that he was last season

  07-10-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An insticntive split-second call made by Liverpool forward Mo Salah during the second half told us much about a personal struggle that only a glut of goals will bring to an end.
  
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• England call up uncapped Brighton defender Lewis Dunk

  07-10-2018 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dunk has been watched extensively by England over the past 18 months and is drafted into Gareth Southgate's squad to replace injured Burnley centre-half James Tarkowski.
  
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• Liverpool star Jordan Henderson celebrates Riyad Mahrez's penalty miss

  07-10-2018 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Midfielder Henderson was visibly delighted to see Mahrez miss from the spot. The Liverpool captain was seen raising both hands in the air to celebrate after the Algerian blazed over.
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Manchester City PLAYER RATINGS: Stones and Lovren shackled the dangermen

  07-10-2018 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Riyad Mahrez missed an 85th-minute penalty as the Premier League's top two Manchester City and Liverpool drew 0-0 on Sunday.
  
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• Vunipola shakes off 'rusty' feeling in Saracens win over Harlequins

  07-10-2018 20:19
  Billy Vunipola’s physical wounds may have healed but his prolonged injury problems have clearly left psychological scars on the man England fans are praying will now remain 100 per cent fighting fit going into next year’s World Cup.
  
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• Sale wing Marland Yarde to 'stay positive' despite dislocating knee in victory over Newcastle

  07-10-2018 20:17
  Marland Yarde still attempted to be positive after suffering a serious knee injury in Sale’s hard-earned win on Saturday.
  
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• Hatton lets hat-trick chances slip to hand Lucas Bjerregaard Dunhill Links title

  07-10-2018 20:03
  Tyrrell Hatton threw away his chances of a third consecutive Dunhill Links Championship title by appearing to lose his nerve during the run-in at St Andrews.
  
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• Worcester's record rout over Bristol is perfect start for new owners

  07-10-2018 19:50
  No need for the new owners to go hunting for the receipt. Worcester capped off a week when their off-field business was resolved following the takeover by a new consortium by dishing out a 52-7 thumping on Bristol at Sixways, both a record win for the Warriors in the Gallagher Premiership and the most points they have ever scored in a league fixture.
  
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• 'It's f****** obvious!': Gary Neville swears live on Sky Sports

  07-10-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Sky Sports microphone picked up Neville swearing during Sunday's broadcast from Anfield. As Martin Tyler delivered his half-time summary, Neville could be heard in the background ranting.
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez blazes late penalty high over the bar at Anfield

  07-10-2018 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT ANFIELD: Riyad Mahrez squandered a great chance to end Manchester City's poor record at Anfield after he blasted a late penalty over the bar on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Mahrez penalty miss leaves Liverpool and Manchester City at impasse

  07-10-2018 19:34
  When the story is told of the 2018‑19 Premier League season it will be an oddity that the first heavyweight contest between the two sides who are widely assumed to have the outstanding players – the challengers versus the champions, according to the television blurb – is fit for a place in only the small print.Did Liverpool versus Manchester City, with all their attacking riches, really just finish in a 0-0 draw? Not many would have anticipated such an outcome and, for Riyad Ma
  
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• Southampton 0-3 Chelsea: Ross Barkley scores his first goal for Blues

  07-10-2018 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT ST MARY'S STADIUM: The future is bright, the socks are orange and the football is becoming like clockwork for Chelsea under Maurizio Sarri.
  
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• Mahrez penalty miss sees Liverpool escape with draw

  07-10-2018 19:26
  Liverpool escaped with a vital point as Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez missed a penalty with five minutes remaining in an otherwise tepid 0-0 Premier League clash at Anfield.
  
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• Man City and Liverpool still a step ahead of Chelsea, says Sarri

  07-10-2018 19:20
  The manager was pleased with his team's performance in dispatching Southampton, but will not get carried away with title speculation
  
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