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• David Gray had to go after horror run of form, insists Hibs chief Gordon16 September 2026, 11:09 pm
  Hibs chairman Ian Gordon insists the Easter Road outfit had to get rid of club legend David Gray thanks to a horror run of form that has seen them lose four of their first six Premiership fixtures.
  
• O'Neill orders his Old Firm flops to prove themselves at Celtic16 September 2026, 10:54 pm
  Martin O'Neill has challenged his players to show that they have what it takes to cut it at Celtic Park.
  
• 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, 10:50 pm
  CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: What desperate days these are for Manchester United.
  
• Dejected Michael Carrick hits out at 'unacceptable' Man United performance after dismal Carabao Cup defeat by Brighton as he breaks silence on JJ Gabriel, 15, after wonderkid's quit threat16 September 2026, 10:42 pm
  NATHAN SALT AT OLD TRAFFORD: Michael Carrick insists he is not feeling the pressure as Man United manager after an 'unacceptable' Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Brighton.
  
• Man United vs Brighton RECAP: Visitors fight back from two goals down to claim famous win on another dismal night for Michael Carrick16 September 2026, 10:42 pm
  Relive 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.
  
• Liverpool to face Chelsea in blockbuster Xabi Alonso homecoming as Arsenal travel to League Two minnows and Everton host Newcastle: CARABAO CUP FOURTH-ROUND DRAW16 September 2026, 10:32 pm
  Liverpool will entertain Chelsea in a blockbuster all-Premier League tie in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
  
• Celtic boss O'Neill must learn who he can trust after worrying collapses against LASK and Rangers16 September 2026, 10:23 pm
  Given what he'd just presided over, it would have felt improper to have questioned Martin O'Neill's phraseology shortly after full-time at Ibrox.
  
• 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, 9:54 pm
  TOM 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.
  
• 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, 9:38 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.
  
• 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, 9:27 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.
  
• 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.