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• The Arsenal star who is 'seemingly perfect', Man City's 'calculated risk'... and the man Spurs massively overpaid for: Our verdict on the Premier League's 10 most expensive signings of the summer5 September 2026, 10:25 pm
  The transfer window finally shut this week with Premier League clubs having spent a record £3.49bn across the summer.
  
• Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell says co-operation system means there's no need for return of a reserve league5 September 2026, 9:35 pm
  Ian Maxwell insists that bringing back reserve football would now be futile after the Scottish game adopted the co-operation system.
  
• ST MIRREN 1 CELTIC 2: Yang rides to the rescue as Martin O'Neill's men come back from behind to win5 September 2026, 9:34 pm
  For all these early weeks of the new season may have been coloured by the most humiliating of episodes in Europe, domestic matters remain a very different story for Celtic.
  
• Forget the big spenders, we can win trophies! Michael Carrick tells his Man United players they have the tools to challenge despite their quiet summer5 September 2026, 9:30 pm
  Michael Carrick believes Manchester United can compete for trophies this season despite being heavily outspent by their rivals in the transfer market.
  
• Spurs' goalless start to the season raises questions over Richarlison's exile as hosts fume over disallowed goal: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham5 September 2026, 9:30 pm
  No goals in three games leaves Tottenham to ponder the wisdom of exiling last season's top scorer while Nottingham Forest were left to seethe over the goal that was ruled out.
  
• Cardiff's former Arsenal star Krystian Bielik 'grabs young fan by the throat after being slapped' - and gets away without any punishment in bizarre incident5 September 2026, 8:21 pm
  The incident occurred in the 70th minute at Fratton Park with Cardiff trailing 2-0 to the hosts, as Bielik attempted to gather the ball from the stands ahead of a throw in.
  
• Unai Emery still awaits lift-off for his new-look side after another blank in front of goal - as unbeaten Tigers soar into second: Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa5 September 2026, 8:06 pm
  There was to be no third consecutive Premier League victory for hosts Hull City - although they did register a third straight clean sheet - while Aston Villa stopped the rot after two defeats.
  
• Furious Roberto De Zerbi takes aim at Tottenham's misfiring £165m attack - as toothless Spurs continue wait for first goal of the season after another blank at Nottingham Forest5 September 2026, 7:56 pm
  Roberto De Zerbi took aim at his £165million strike force after Tottenham left Nottingham Forest still searching for their first goal of the season.
  
• Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland faces MONTHS on the sidelines after suffering hamstring injury in win over Motherwell5 September 2026, 7:10 pm
  Rangers manager Derek McInnes fears captain Lawrence Shankland is facing months out of action with a hamstring injury.
  
• SFA 'panicked' in handing Steve Clarke new deal as Scotland boss before the World Cup5 September 2026, 7:01 pm
  Former Scotland boss Steve Clarke has remarkably revealed how the SFA 'panicked'
  
• Man City 1-0 Coventry: New £125m man Enzo Fernandez takes first step towards paying off his price tag, Rayan Cherki strengthens his claim to be Enzo Maresca's key creative spark - and the flaws the narrow win exposed5 September 2026, 6:01 pm
  A late call, a great ball, and one small step towards paying off the most baffling transfer fee of the window. Those hoping for Enzo Fernandez to fall flat at Manchester City will have to wait a while longer to land their punches. 
  
• Leicester City hit new low as they are thrashed FOUR-NIL at home by Oxford in League One - 10 years after they won the Premier League title5 September 2026, 6:00 pm
  Pressure is mounting on Russell Martin after his Leicester City side were thrashed 4-0 by Oxford United in their League One clash at the King Power Stadium.
  
• RANGERS 1 MOTHERWELL 0: Ryan Naderi makes the difference but Ibrox men will have to be more clinical in front of goal5 September 2026, 5:29 pm
  There's no question Rangers made a sufficient number of chances to win a couple of games here.
  
• 'The most competitive league in the world? Don't be ridiculous. It's rigged': Angry insiders doubt whether Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Co can ever break the Premier League's glass ceiling and challenge the 'arrogant', free-spending 'Big Six'5 September 2026, 5:24 pm
  After a summer that has seen our big Premier League clubs spend with all the dignity of the Wolf of Wall Street trading floor, the mood among many of our rank and file top flight clubs is unanimous.
  
• Premier League RECAP: All the reaction as toothless Spurs hold Nottingham Forest to goalless draw, Erling Haaland strikes again for Man City - and it's a great day for Crystal Palace left-backs!5 September 2026, 5:23 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live coverage as Newcastle were held to a draw by Bournemouth, plus every goal, score and major update from the five 3pm kick-offs.