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• The Arsenal star who emphatically answered his critics and the surprise change Mikel Arteta deserves huge credit for as Gunners blow away 'bottling' fears in Fulham win, writes ISAAN KHAN3 May 2026, 12:41 pm
  ISAAN KHAN: It was January when Mikel Arteta implored Arsenal supporters to 'jump in this boat, it's going to be fun'.
  
• Mason Greenwood torn apart by French press after 'scandalous' performance: Ex-Man United star given a ZERO rating after 'acting like he was in a circus' during Marseille's woeful 3-0 defeat3 May 2026, 12:41 pm
  Greenwood has enjoyed a productive season with 15 goals in Ligue 1 but he has only found the net once in his last nine games.
  
• Football manager gives most brutal interview ever: Furious boss labels players a 'disgrace', slams them for celebrating with their families and says 'I've wasted 10 months of my career on them'3 May 2026, 12:11 pm
  Wellens gave the astonishing verdict of his Leyton Orient side after they avoided relegation from League One on the final weekend of the season.
  
• Ex-Liverpool flop celebrates promotion from second-tier as glamorous wife reveals he came close to QUITTING the game after Champions League nightmare3 May 2026, 11:33 am
  He never played for Liverpool again after that fateful night and was released by the Anfield club in 2022. But now he has played a crucial role at his current club.
  
• McCowan has no intention of tuning in for Hearts and Rangers clash3 May 2026, 11:28 am
  Celtic midfielder Luke McCowan insists he will pay no attention to the title showdown between Hearts and Rangers at Tynecastle tomorrow.
  
• Shankland is the one that got away from Rangers3 May 2026, 11:27 am
  There are some things in life which seem destined to remain beyond our comprehension for all time.
  
• Jens Berthel Askou has been a roaring success at Motherwell... but here's the one massive mistake he will surely rue3 May 2026, 11:26 am
  Assuming he gets the big move this summer that he deserves, Jens Berthel Askou ought to leave Motherwell with one massive bugbear gnawing away at him.
  
• Danny Rohl's time will be up at Rangers if he finishes the season behind an OAP at a club in crisis and a team with a fraction of Ibrox budget3 May 2026, 11:25 am
  Professional football comes with some amount of lazy tropes attached. One of the real pearlers you hear on repeat is that clubs, no matter how grim their results, just can't keep changing managers.
  
• Virgil van Dijk is joined by Man United's 'Mr Reliable' in a back three, Michael Carrick's renaissance man sits in midfield but there is NO place for Arne Slot's mega-money signings: Stats boffins reveal combined Man United vs Liverpool XI3 May 2026, 11:05 am
  According to stats boffins SofaScore, the bitter northwest rivals have little to separate them - with five Anfield stars and six United players featuring in this combined XI.
  
• Watford sack Ed Still after just 15 GAMES in charge: Ruthless EFL club get rid of another manager in brutal fashion - six months after his brother was sacked by a rival club!3 May 2026, 10:41 am
  Still oversaw just three league wins, with Watford drawing twice and losing eight as they slid out of play-off contention to finish the season in 16th place.
  
• EFL stars awarded first ever RED boot: Why Swansea City and Leyton Orient stars are sharing new prize after Football League season came to a close3 May 2026, 10:41 am
  A pair of EFL footballers have been awarded the inaugural Sky Bet EFL Red Boot following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season on Saturday.
  
• Forgotten former Arsenal star shares cryptic social media post after explosive falling out with Real Madrid boss Alvaro Arbeloa - with player telling coach 'do NOT contact me anymore' after dressing room bust-up3 May 2026, 10:06 am
  On Friday, it was reported that the former Arsenal midfielder had requested a meeting with Arbeloa last week, having not featured since returning from injury at the start of April.
  
• Pep Guardiola's model daughter who is by Man City's side in Premier League title bid: Maria Guardiola reveals the one trait she shares with her legendary father3 May 2026, 9:26 am
  Maria Guardiola is the bedrock by her father Pep Guardiola's side as he pursues his seventh - and most impressive - Premier League title with Manchester City .
  
• Inside Man United's cancelled clash with Liverpool - five years on: Fans storming Old Trafford dressing room, abuse thrown at Jamie Carragher... and what club chiefs REALLY thought about the TV coverage3 May 2026, 1:00 am
  It was the spring uprising of 2021. Festering discontent over the Glazer family's ownership of Manchester United erupted in fury over the club's role in the failed European Super League.
  
• Ipswich's A Team! Ed Sheeran joins in the celebrations after beloved club's Premier League promotion as he drinks Guinness in the dressing room and stars belt out rendition of his hit song3 May 2026, 12:20 am
  Ed Sheeran joined in with the celebrations at Ipswich as they sealed their immediate return to the Premier League, taking centre stage as the players enjoyed a singalong in the Portman Road dressing rooms.