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• Chelsea should be STRIPPED of their last Premier League title - with Tottenham be crowned instead, says Mauricio Pochettino... as he reveals Spurs DID contact him earlier this year and he WOULD have gone back even if they'd been relegated10 September 2026, 7:25 am
  Ten years ago, Mauricio Pochettino was embarking upon a season in which his Tottenham team scored 86 goals and collected 86 points. And he is convinced they should be crowned as champions.
  
• Why Liverpool were RIGHT not to put a new deal on the table for Alexis Mac Allister... and sprint king Barcola won't be wasteful for long, writes LEWIS STEELE10 September 2026, 1:00 am
  LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: Little over 24 hours on from talking the talk, Mac Allister walked the walk and scored a thunderous goal to help Liverpool to a pleasing win over Atletico Madrid.
  
• Inside 'control freak' Benjamin Sesko's fight to start for Manchester United: Bulked-up striker's virtual reality glasses, mind coach, meditation and why Michael Carrick is persisting with struggling front four10 September 2026, 1:00 am
  The media in Slovenia have been bristling with indignation in the build-up to Manchester United's return to the Champions League over Michael Carrick's treatment of Benjamin Sesko.
  
• Martin O'Neill admits Celtic's stuttering stand-ins have made rested striker Camilo Duran undroppable9 September 2026, 11:21 pm
  Martin O'Neill believes he now can't live without Camilo Duran after watching Celtic struggle to get over the line against St Johnstone.
  
• Derek McInnes warns misfiring Rangers to find a clinical edge ahead of Old Firm clashes after seeing Bojan Miovski come out of the cold to earn win over St Mirren9 September 2026, 11:20 pm
  Derek McInnes has urged his Rangers team to find a killer touch in front of goal after a nerve-shredding victory over St Mirren.
  
• ST JOHNSTONE 0 CELTIC 1: Mika Baur steals in at the perfect time to keep feel-good factor rolling9 September 2026, 11:19 pm
  The received wisdom is that experiencing new things in life is the key to vitality as one gets older.
  
• RANGERS 1 ST MIRREN 0: Forgotten man Bojan Miovski rides to the rescue to get Derek McInnes' Ibrox strugglers out of jail9 September 2026, 11:18 pm
  When his new-look Rangers team were knee-deep in the brown stuff last month, Derek McInnes was consistent in his messaging.
  
• Morgan Rogers jokingly brands Cole Palmer winning player of the match 'criminal' in video after Chelsea's madcap 6-3 win over Leeds9 September 2026, 11:17 pm
  The introduction of Rogers and Palmer among four half-time substitutes had helped the Blues to fight back in the second half to secure a 6-3 victory over Leeds in the third round of the competition.
  
• Martin Odegaard is on a mission to put himself at top table of elite midfielders as captain's brilliance gives Arsenal the perfect start to Champions League campaign with victory at Napoli9 September 2026, 10:29 pm
  That was their biggest statement of the day - before Martin Odegaard , the man whose previous season was tarnished by injury and form, decided to step up and put Napoli to the curb.
  
• Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid and Napoli vs Arsenal - Champions League RECAP: Reaction as Premier League sides claim vital victories9 September 2026, 10:27 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's coverage of Wednesday night's Champions League group phase action, as Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid and Arsenal dispatched of Napoli.
  
• Chelsea vs Leeds - Carabao Cup RECAP: Blues win NINE-GOAL thriller after crazy second-half comeback9 September 2026, 10:03 pm
  Re-live Daily Mail Sport's live coverage of Chelsea's Carabao Cup game against Leeds from Stamford Bridge.
  
• Cole Palmer leads cavalry charge to avoid embarrassment on night of Carabao Cup mayhem: Chelsea 6-3 Leeds9 September 2026, 9:59 pm
  Valentin Barco scored the fifth to avert an anxious finale and Welbeck's second, deflecting a mis-hit Barco shot past Michael Zetterer, booked Chelsea into the fourth round.
  
• Alexis Mac Allister learns his lesson after public revelation over his Liverpool future - more of these destructive winners and there will be a new contract in front of him, writes IAN LADYMAN9 September 2026, 9:52 pm
  IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: The Liverpool midfielder this week learnt that maybe it's best to earn new contracts by winning matches rather than lighting up press conferences
  
• Steven Gerrard questions Alexis Mac Allister's 'unhelpful' admission after midfielder revealed he nearly left Liverpool this summer - and says Reds NEED Argentina star9 September 2026, 9:47 pm
  Speaking ahead of the Reds' Champions League opener against Atletico Madrid, Mac Allister said he was 'very sad' that the club have not offered him a new contract.
  
• Tottenham suffer huge blow as Mykhailo Mudryk is ruled out for up to two months with ankle injury - four days after playing for first time in almost two years after drugs ban9 September 2026, 9:41 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi said it would take time for the Ukraine international winger to get up to speed but his progress is halted by a setback in training.