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• These are desperate days for Man United: After derby defeat and academy star JJ Gabriel's public snub, it gets even worse for Michael Carrick as Brighton fight back to knock them out of the Carabao Cup16 September 2026, 9:20 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: What desperate days these are for Manchester United.
  
• Man United 2-3 Brighton PLAYER RATINGS: Which player endured a 'very difficult night'? Who did himself no favours after falling down the pecking order - and which three stars disappointed with 4/10 displays?16 September 2026, 9:19 pm
  NATHAN SALT AT OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United crashed out of the Carabao Cup as boos rang out at Old Trafford on another damaging night for Michael Carrick. Here are how players rated.
  
• Aston Villa heap misery on Frank Lampard's Coventry with 3-1 Carabao Cup victory... it's early days but this season is already looking alarming for the Sky Blues, writes TOM COLLOMOSSE16 September 2026, 9:18 pm
  OM COLLOMOSSE AT CBS ARENA: Coventry have now lost five of six in all competitions as Aston Villa claimed their first victory in domestic football this term.
  
• Man United vs Brighton: Reaction as Carrick's men crash OUT of Carabao Cup with visitors fighting back from two goals down16 September 2026, 9:18 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog of Man United v Brighton in the Carabao Cup third round, including updates from Coventry City v Aston Villa - and Sunderland v AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.
  
• Enzo Le Fee's magic lit up the Stadium of Light to inspire Sunderland to an unforgettable 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar - and the Black Cats showed why they belong in Europe, writes CRAIG HOPE16 September 2026, 9:11 pm
  CRAIG HOPE AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: For now at least, Enzo Le Fee is the reason Sunderland are playing, and winning, in the Europa League.
  
• Alejandro Garnacho is already playing catch-up at Aston Villa - if his chance does not come at Coventry tonight, the ex-Man United man may wonder when it will, writes TOM COLLOMOSSE16 September 2026, 9:04 pm
  Garnacho is not the only Villa player to be told off in public by Unai Emery this season for dawdling on the touchline before being introduced as a substitute.
  
• Liverpool Confidential: Latest on new deal for Rio Ngumoha revealed, the clubs keen to poach him, why he's guaranteed more minutes this season, how Lewis Koumas reached 'dreamland' and injury updates on three key defenders16 September 2026, 8:52 pm
  LEWIS STEELE: Ngumoha signed a three-year professional contract on September 25 of last year. That was the longest deal a player of his age could sign.
  
• Man United flop Tyrell Malacia trains with MLS side: Defender, 27, undergoes trial with FC Cincinnati after Old Trafford nightmare as search for new club continues16 September 2026, 8:19 pm
  Malacia's United nightmare finally came to an end in the summer when he was released by the club after four years.
  
• 'Where's OUR apology?': Enzo Maresca claims Man City have waited THREE years for call from referees' boss Howard Webb as he hits back at Erling Haaland row16 September 2026, 8:15 pm
  Enzo Maresca declared that Manchester City are still waiting on an apology from referees' chief Howard Webb for a controversial derby goal in 2023.
  
• The pushy father behind JJ Gabriel's Man United quit bombshell: Why agents have long been in disbelief at his behaviour, how he riled families of other starlets, offended Chelsea - and why he'll stop at nothing to fast-track his son to the top16 September 2026, 7:47 pm
  Joe O'Cearuill, a former Ireland international who burns with ambition for his son's career, is the capricious and demanding figure who United must satisfy if they are to hang on to their academy talent.
  
• Thomas Tuchel reveals how Argentina's 'f*** it football' exposed England and left them 'waiting for death' - as he admits World Cup semi-final defeat left a 'scar' after late heartbreak16 September 2026, 7:17 pm
  Thomas Tuchel has opened up on England's World Cup semi-final capitulation to Argentina and admitted he 'has to live with the scar' of the result. 
  
• David Gray will always be a legend in Leith but it became harder and harder to believe he was the right man to lead Hibs16 September 2026, 7:08 pm
  In the end, the writing was on the wall for David Gray. An insipid 1-0 home defeat to Kilmarnock on Tuesday night proved to be his final act as Hibernian's head coach.
  
• Man United academy star aims cryptic swipe at JJ Gabriel after teenager's quit threat - as teenager wipes ALL mention of Red Devils from his Instagram account16 September 2026, 7:03 pm
  The incipient talent, dubbed 'kid Messi', left the hierarchy shocked with his request and it is understood that he has been dropped for today's Carabao Cup match against Brighton.
  
• Anthony Elanga's likely return date as club insiders sweat on injury, Toon's transfer plan at centre back and Matthias Jaissle's 'naivety' at Leeds: Newcastle Confidential Q&A Special16 September 2026, 6:30 pm
  Newcastle's bruising defeat at Leeds has raised questions over Matthias Jaissle's tactics and the make-up of his squad. So, what happens next - and how worried should supporters be?
  
• Chelsea suffer huge blow as Joao Pedro is forced to withdraw from Brazil squad through injury just two days before Brentford clash16 September 2026, 6:25 pm
  KIERAN GILL: Joao Pedro has been forced to pull out of the Brazil squad for the upcoming international break because of injury.