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• Steven Gerrard names the £65.5m former Liverpool star he wants BACK at Anfield - and reveals his ideal Mo Salah replacement8 April 2026, 7:57 am
  The star left the Reds in the summer after three years of service, departing for £65.5million to move leagues after he and the Premier League side failed to agree terms on a new contract.
  
• Former Champions League manager dies less than two weeks after leading his country in World Cup play-off8 April 2026, 7:45 am
  Romanian football has been rocked by the news of their recent men's national team manager Mircea Lucescu dying, less than a fortnight after trying to guide them to this summer's World Cup.
  
• These are the three instructions Arne Slot must give his players if Liverpool are to beat PSG - and how Liam Rosenior's Chelsea gave him the starting points for shock success in Paris8 April 2026, 6:52 am
  Before travelling to the Parc des Princes for their Champions League quarter-final, Liverpool's analysts will have pored over what happened when Chelsea made the same trip last month.
  
• Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Arsenal: Kai Havertz snatches dramatic late winner for gritty Gunners to soothe silverware-chasing jitters and stop the rot7 April 2026, 10:58 pm
  ISAAN KHAN AT THE JOSE ALVALADE STADIUM: The ghosts of Arsenal's previous seasons were lingering in the Lisbon air. The naysayers had the words 'bottle jobs' ready.
  
• Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich: Thomas Tuchel watches the best and the worst of Trent Alexander-Arnold as Harry Kane gives Germans the edge in Champions League quarter-final7 April 2026, 10:46 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: Bayern Munich edged it, as we thought they might, and head back to Bavaria as favourites to break a hold that Real Madrid have had over them for 14 years.
  
• Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal - Champions League RECAP: Gunners leave it late with vital goal7 April 2026, 10:31 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Sporting Lisbon host Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
  
• Premier League secures FIFTH Champions League spot for next season after Arsenal beat Sporting Lisbon7 April 2026, 10:23 pm
  There will be at least five Premier League teams in the Champions League next season after Arsenal beat Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.
  
• IT'S GAME ON! Celtic host Hearts and Rangers travel to Falkirk on final day as post-split fixtures throw up the potential for a blockbuster battle royal for the title7 April 2026, 8:48 pm
  Hearts and Celtic could be on a collision course to meet in a potential Premiership title decider on the final day of the season after the SPFL published the post-split fixtures.
  
• Man United Confidential: What United will do with Andre Onana this summer after plea to stay as full goalkeeper shake-up is revealed - and how Liberia could produce United's next academy star7 April 2026, 8:04 pm
  Onana is on loan at Trabzonspor in Turkey for the season, but still has two years left on his £120,000-a-week contract at United.
  
• Arne Slot delivers brutal warning to Liverpool stars ahead of Champions League showdown with PSG7 April 2026, 7:59 pm
  OLIVER HOLT IN PARIS: Liverpool manager Arne Slot has warned his beleaguered team that if they play as they did in their FA Cup drubbing, PSG will put another four goals past them.
  
• Meet the Sporting Lisbon striker hoping to sink Arsenal who is 'eating the Portuguese league alive', has scored more than Erling Haaland this season, and shares a name with a Liverpool legend!7 April 2026, 7:15 pm
  If Arsenal want to win the Champions League, they will first have to silence a man generating a volcanic level of noise in the Iberian Peninsula.
  
• Paul Scholes names the EIGHT players Manchester United should sell this summer - including England international he calls a 'great footballer'7 April 2026, 5:13 pm
  Paul Scholes has delivered a ruthless verdict on the Manchester United squad, naming eight players he would elect to sell in the upcoming summer transfer window.
  
• Barcelona boss Hansi Flick hails Marcus Rashford after Man United star bagged ANOTHER goal in win over Atletico Madrid - with LaLiga giants set for crunch talks with Old Trafford chiefs over his future7 April 2026, 4:20 pm
  Rashford impressed at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night, scoring an equaliser before Robert Lewandowski went on to send Barcelona seven points clear at the top of LaLiga.
  
• Gary Lineker claims Arsenal's mass withdrawal of stars during the international break was a 'signal of PANIC' after Southampton defeat while Alan Shearer pinpoints 'the most worrying thing' for Gunners fans following FA Cup exit7 April 2026, 4:16 pm
  The Premier League leaders were beaten 2-1 by the Championship side, with Shea Charles netting a dramatic winner five minutes from time to secure a spot in the semi-finals against the odds.
  
• Harry Maguire is STAYING at Man United: Defender, 33, signs new deal to finally end contract uncertainty following turnaround under Michael Carrick7 April 2026, 4:13 pm
  The 33-year-old was out of contract at the end of this season and looked to be heading for the Old Trafford exit door under former head coach Ruben Amorim.