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• How to fix Liverpool's leaky midfield: Snap up a new No 6, the unpalatable Florian Wirtz option, change the roles of Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong or bring in the academy kid who lit up pre-season29 August 2026, 1:01 am
  Liverpool may be on the verge of splashing over £100m on their Mo Salah replacement with the French winger Bradley Barcola on his way in, but he won't solve their midfield muddle.
  
• RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Aston Villa and Unai Emery want you to believe that Ollie Watkins is to blame for the most depressing transfer of the summer. Here's why they're wrong - and how years of chaotic spending pushed him out29 August 2026, 1:00 am
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Ollie Watkins is easy to like and admire. I have often thought the same about Aston Villa as a club. But I would also suggest this window says more about them than Watkins.
  
• How Arsenal overhauled their academy to produce a new wave of world-class Hale End talent: The two experts leading aggressive recruitment, the Folarin Balogun template and fighting back when rivals poach their top young stars29 August 2026, 1:00 am
  ISAAN KHAN: With a new hierarchy in place headed up by Per Mertesacker's replacement Pascal de Maesschalck, the Gunners are looking to reassert their status as an academy goldmine.
  
• Crystal Palace vs Manchester City - Premier League RECAP: Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki score twice in dominant win28 August 2026, 10:21 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live coverage to relive Crystal Palace's Premier League clash with Manchester City at Selhurst Park.
  
• Sky Sports forced to apologise for Rayan Cherki's x-rated interview after he called his performance 's***' - despite scoring TWICE - as Erling Haaland smirks alongside him following Man City's win at Palace28 August 2026, 10:15 pm
  Cherki starred at Selhurst Park by scoring twice in the second half, with Erling Haaland also adding a brace in the 4-1 victory.
  
• Atletico tell Julian Alvarez to join Arsenal or stay at the club, Aston Villa confirm £65m Nicolas Jackson signing and Spanish club joins race for Man United star Joshua Zirkzee: WINDOW WATCH28 August 2026, 9:42 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for every Premier press conference ahead of this weekend - plus the latest on the biggest transfer stories.
  
• Martin O'Neill expects Celtic to splash the cash in coming days as club aim to make their mark in Europa League28 August 2026, 9:41 pm
  Martin O'Neill believes Celtic will try and behave like a Champions League club in the next five days despite missing out on the riches of the competition.
  
• Celtic are still living 'life in the slow lane'... but boss Martin O'Neill vows to get the club back on track after Champions League debacle28 August 2026, 9:41 pm
  It's remarkable how prescient certain statements can prove to be in the fullness of time.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi holds transfer summit with Tottenham owners after £400m spend - as Spurs boss reveals aims for final days of the window28 August 2026, 9:33 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons, also recovering from serious knee injuries unlikely to be named in the squad.
  
• Rayan Cherki gets the Enzo Maresca era up and running as Man City thump Crystal Palace - but here's why Pep Guardiola's successor still has much work to do, writes JAMES SHARPE28 August 2026, 9:32 pm
  JAMES SHARPE AT SELHURST PARK: When Haaland added a second of his own five minutes from time, it certainly was. There is still much to do but the Maresca era is up and running.
  
• Rangers and Celtic hit with stadium closures and heavy fines as SFA get tough following Ibrox shame game28 August 2026, 9:27 pm
  The SFA have ordered Rangers and Celtic to play their next Scottish Cup home ties behind closed doors as a punishment for the shameful violence which marred the Old Firm derby back in March.
  
• The Preview: Stenhousemuir's flying start to life in the Championship is providing the feel-good factor our game desperately needs28 August 2026, 9:21 pm
  At the end of yet another utterly shameful week for our top clubs on the continent - well, two of them at least - it's hard to be too optimistic about the state of our national game.
  
• Premier League footballers living in Cheshire's exclusive 'Golden Triangle' forced to knock hundreds of thousands off asking price of their mansions28 August 2026, 6:52 pm
  Premier League footballers are knocking hundreds of thousands of pounds off the asking prices of their homes in a bid to sell them.
  
• Old Firm stadium ban is a line-in-the-sand moment for the Scottish game. Finally, the authorities have shown a bit of backbone28 August 2026, 5:58 pm
  For as long as anyone can remember, the fall-out from violence and disorder around an Old Firm match has always tended to follow a familiar pattern.
  
• Derek McInnes already looks doomed at Rangers... but many heads must roll over the directionless mess at Ibrox28 August 2026, 5:50 pm
  Among many other things, Rangers manager Derek McInnes felt his side looked 'young' and 'inexperienced' in Thursday night's barrel-scraping fiasco in Jablonec nad Nisou.