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• The Arsenal star who emphatically answered his critics and the surprise change Mikel Arteta deserves huge credit for as Gunners blow away 'bottling' fears in Fulham win, writes ISAAN KHAN3 May 2026, 7:07 am
  ISAAN KHAN: It was January when Mikel Arteta implored Arsenal supporters to 'jump in this boat, it's going to be fun'.
  
• Jens Berthel Askou has been a roaring success at Motherwell... but here's the one massive mistake he will surely rue3 May 2026, 6:00 am
  Assuming he gets the big move this summer that he deserves, Jens Berthel Askou ought to leave Motherwell with one massive bugbear gnawing away at him.
  
• Shankland is the one that got away from Rangers3 May 2026, 6:00 am
  There are some things in life which seem destined to remain beyond our comprehension for all time.
  
• Danny Rohl's time will be up at Rangers if he finishes the season behind an OAP at a club in crisis and a team with a fraction of Ibrox budget3 May 2026, 6:00 am
  Professional football comes with some amount of lazy tropes attached. One of the real pearlers you hear on repeat is that clubs, no matter how grim their results, just can't keep changing managers.
  
• Inside Man United's cancelled clash with Liverpool - five years on: Fans storming Old Trafford dressing room, abuse thrown at Jamie Carragher... and what club chiefs REALLY thought about the TV coverage3 May 2026, 1:00 am
  It was the spring uprising of 2021. Festering discontent over the Glazer family's ownership of Manchester United erupted in fury over the club's role in the failed European Super League.
  
• Ipswich's A Team! Ed Sheeran joins in the celebrations after beloved club's Premier League promotion as he drinks Guinness in the dressing room and stars belt out rendition of his hit song3 May 2026, 12:20 am
  Ed Sheeran joined in with the celebrations at Ipswich as they sealed their immediate return to the Premier League, taking centre stage as the players enjoyed a singalong in the Portman Road dressing rooms. 
  
• League One's 'ghost goal'?: Fans claim Stevenage's 92-minute winner to send them to the play-offs did NOT cross the line as Luton star blasts 'shocking' decision in deleted post after Jack Wilshere's side missed out2 May 2026, 11:32 pm
  The chance that Luis Garcia watched Stevenage's play-off clinching win on Saturday is slim - but he'd have had a laugh about their dramatic 92nd-minute winner. 
  
• Liverpool dealt hammer blow ahead of Man United clash at Old Trafford - with £130m Alexander Isak now a major doubt after training injury2 May 2026, 10:13 pm
  Alexander Isak is a major doubt to face Manchester United for Liverpool in Sunday's Old Trafford showdown. He is understood to have suffered a groin issue in training.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi names the misfiring star who can be Tottenham's hero in their relegation dogfight ahead of Aston Villa clash2 May 2026, 9:45 pm
  Beyond the excuses about injuries and managerial turmoil, Tottenham have laboured for much of this season without serious goal threat from their stable of expensive strikers.
  
• McCowan has no intention of tuning in for Hearts and Rangers clash2 May 2026, 9:35 pm
  Celtic midfielder Luke McCowan insists he will pay no attention to the title showdown between Hearts and Rangers at Tynecastle tomorrow.
  
• Michael Carrick opens up on surprise Anfield away day as Man United look to secure first league double over Liverpool in TEN years ahead of huge clash at Old Trafford2 May 2026, 9:30 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER: Carrick celebrated Wayne Rooney's winner with the United fans as Louis van Gaal's side clinched home and away victories over their arch rivals in the 2015-16 season.
  
• Paul Merson and Jamie Redknapp name their Premier League winner after Arsenal's victory over Fulham - and pinpoint the clash that will be key in title-run in2 May 2026, 9:01 pm
  Mikel Arteta's side were convincing 3-0 winners at the Emirates to pile the pressure on City, who have two games in hand starting with Monday's visit to Everton.
  
• Rangers accept Celtic terms for Old Firm ticket allocation but warn SPFL they have set a 'concerning precedent'2 May 2026, 8:44 pm
  Rangers have criticised the SPFL's handling of the Old Firm ticket fiasco - insisting they have been left 'deeply disappointed' with the league's decision to rule in Celtic's favour.
  
• Arsenal vs Fulham - Premier League RECAP: Gunners cruise to vital victory in title race2 May 2026, 8:36 pm
  RECAP THE Daily Mail Sport's live blog for Arsenal's win over Fulham at the Emirates in the Premier League .
  
• Ipswich are BACK in the Premier League! Ed Sheeran celebrates with fans as Kieran McKenna's side secure immediate return to top flight and beat Millwall in dramatic final-day fight in the Championship2 May 2026, 7:01 pm
  JAMES SHARPE AT PORTMAN ROAD: Everyone knew what was coming. Their job was to stop the impending pitch invasion. Yeah, good luck with that. Ipswich are back in the Premier League.