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• 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.
  
• Original Liverpool 'This Is Anfield' sign sells for £115,000 at auction9 September 2026, 6:46 pm
  The winning bid was £115,000, reportedly a record price for any UK sports stadium interior sign, with the overall cost standing at £149,500 due to including commission and VAT.