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• Goading, running himself into the ground and feeding off Man United disdain - Enzo Fernandez showed what £125m buys you and his innate desire to win at all costs is gold dust for City14 September 2026, 6:05 am
  JACK GAUGHAN: He may have joined on deadline day for a British record fee but Sunday was when Enzo Fernandez arrived as a Manchester City player, as what Enzo Maresca needed.
  
• Worryingly flat on the pitch and mutiny festering in the stands, this was a painful derby defeat for Man United, writes CHRIS WHEELER - Michael Carrick's big Benjamin Sesko call backfired and there's little sign of progress14 September 2026, 6:04 am
  CHRIS WHEELER: United fans are not militant by nature and it takes a lot for them to turn on the club in this way - and in a game of this magnitude. It demonstrates the level of ill feeling.
  
• Allowing Erling Haaland's match-winning Manchester derby goal was a MISTAKE, admits referees' body, after Michael Carrick's side fumed over baffling decision14 September 2026, 4:28 am
  Haaland scored a record ninth Premier League goal in the Manchester derby to give 10-man City victory following Phil Foden's sending-off in the 23rd minute for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes.
  
• 'I wasn't welcome here but it's great to be back': Sheffield Wednesday legend DAVID HIRST is where he belongs - enjoying pints and pies with fans in his brand new bar at Hillsborough14 September 2026, 1:00 am
  MATT BARLOW: First there was an invitation to dinner, a handshake and a discussion about the protocol of nicknames when David Hirst met David Storch.
  
• Furious Man United fans tell club 'the way you treat us is a disgrace': Supporters unveil protest banner ahead of Manchester derby amid huge protests in front of onlooking Sir Jim Ratcliffe at Old Trafford14 September 2026, 12:53 am
  CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: The Red Army opted not to have any other flags or banners at the game against Manchester City in protest over 'the recent behaviour of the club'.
  
• Paolo Maldini's son in hospital after being involved in car crash just hours after scoring Serie A winner13 September 2026, 10:36 pm
  However, the attacking midfielder was then involved in a collision while driving his Porsche Carrera at around 5:15am on Sunday morning.
  
• RANGERS 3 CELTIC 0: Dan Neil at the double as Ibrox men sweep sorry city rivals aside to book semi-final spot13 September 2026, 10:27 pm
  There was never any sense in Derek McInnes trying to downplay the importance of this affair before a ball was kicked.
  
• From the moment stupid Phil Foden was sent off, there was only one team playing smart, cute football... and it wasn't Man United, who fell straight into City's trap, writes IAN LADYMAN13 September 2026, 8:48 pm
  MAN UNITED 0-1 MAN CITY - IAN LADYMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: The cast may be different but the story remains the same. City blue looking at United red in the rear-view mirror.
  
• Chelsea target Lamine Camara breaks silence on dramatic collapse of £47m deadline-day move to Xabi Alonso's side13 September 2026, 7:24 pm
  Chelsea thought they had secured the services of the 22-year-old Senegal midfielder with less than two hours of deadline day remaining, having agreed a £47.2m deal with Monaco.
  
• Phil Foden is SENT OFF in Manchester derby: City bail out star after he is shown a straight red card for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes - but Roy Keane claims the United captain should have gone instead13 September 2026, 6:57 pm
  Old Trafford came alive in the first half-hour when Foden tussled with Manchester United's captain, with referee Michael Oliver adjudging that the England midfielder had violently kicked out.
  
• More gloom and misery for Frank Lampard as Coventry's pointless - and goalless - start to the season leaves them rock bottom as Brighton run out 5-0 winners13 September 2026, 6:57 pm
  ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT CBS ARENA: This was a stuffing by a free-scoring Brighton side who had five different players on the scoresheet and ran out easy winners.
  
• Kilwinning Rangers may boast American investment and enjoyed a crushing win over Celtic... but unlike their Glasgow namesakes, their journey is only just beginning13 September 2026, 6:56 pm
  The chairman has a professional interest in pension pots but is busy with the pans in the kitchen.
  
• Furious Mikel Arteta is beginning to sound a lot like Sir Alex Ferguson after his latest referee outburst - but this is why it could backfire for Arsenal13 September 2026, 6:56 pm
  Both had hold of each other's shirts in the area as the ball arrived, Ballard falling to the deck. Brooks' call for a penalty was very soft, incorrect even, the pair each culpable for the holding.
  
• Man United vs Man City - Premier League RECAP: Erling Haaland strikes controversial winner for 10-man visitors to stun Old Trafford after Phil Foden's first-half red card for kick on Fernandes13 September 2026, 6:42 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's coverage of the Manchester derby, as 10-man Manchester City narrowly beat Mancchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League .
  
• Man United 0-1 Man City PLAYER RATINGS: Who was given just 4.5/10 and offered no threat? Now have YOUR say after chaotic derby at Old Trafford13 September 2026, 6:15 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER AND JACK GAUGHAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: The first Manchester derby of the season dramatic and then some, with City toppling arch rivals United 1-0 in a game of controversy.