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• Enzo Maresca insists he doesn't care how long Man City's appeal against guilty verdict takes as he shrugs off the 'noise' after thumping win at Liverpool11 October 2026, 8:30 pm
  IAN HERBERT AT ANFIELD: Maresca was laughing and in high spirits after the 3-0 win kept City three points clear at the top, describing the controversy around the guilty charges as 'noise.'
  
• Martin O'Neill motors to 250th victory as Celtic manager after team bus breaks down11 October 2026, 8:29 pm
  Martin O'Neill praised his Celtic side for finding top gear again - after one of the team's buses failed to make it to Fir Park.
  
• Jamie Carragher calls for Liverpool to DROP Florian Wirtz after he offered 'absolutely nothing' in Man City defeat following 'last hope' move from Jurgen Klopp11 October 2026, 8:23 pm
  Wirtz was one of the biggest movers in the Premier League last season but had a below-par season, with many giving him the benefit of the doubt considering it was his first season.
  
• Inside the £800m Everton sale: The moment the Friedkins knew they couldn't meet fans' demands, why absentee owners are confident of deal before end of season - and the signings they still want to make in January11 October 2026, 7:55 pm
  Staff at the club's Liver Building offices and Finch Farm training complex say they had no inkling of the impending statement. Even CEO Angus Kinnear only found out two hours before the announcement.
  
• MAN CITY FAN VIEW: We're going nowhere! We stood up to pantomime Anfield atmosphere and last season's win was more thrilling but we showed guilty verdict will not make us turn tail11 October 2026, 7:45 pm
  Everyone has been telling us for the past week that in Manchester City's current situation, Anfield away was the worst possible game. It was built up and up. We went there expecting the atmosphere to be feral.
  
• Liverpool vs Manchester City - Premier League RECAP: All the reaction as visitors blow 10-man Reds away in second half with three emphatic goals after hostile reception in first game since guilty verdict11 October 2026, 7:17 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for updates as Liverpool host bitter rivals Man City in the 4.30pm kick-off as well as updates from the 2pm encounters.
  
• Andy Burnham vows to publish details of Man City dealings: Prime Minister will 'put out there' material from time as mayor after backlash for comments in support of shamed owners11 October 2026, 7:14 pm
  Andy Burnham has said he will publish all details of his dealings with Manchester City in his previous mayoral role after his intervention in support of the football club's owners raised eyebrows.
  
• Manchester City's first game since guilty verdict: Buses evade baying Anfield mob, AI banners depicting Pep Guardiola in prison clothes but day of fireworks fizzles into damp squib11 October 2026, 7:07 pm
  Daily Mail Sport spent the day in Liverpool to observe how hostile the welcome was for a club hated across the country - but nowhere more so than here...
  
• Aberdeen 0-1 St Johnstone: Makeshift Perth side swap style for steel to claim first away win of the season11 October 2026, 6:46 pm
  For all the style that has won them plenty of plaudits this season, it was a different kind of performance that earned St Johnstone all three points at Pittodrie today.
  
• Man City embraced their shame and laughed in the face of English football, no one knows whether their emphatic 3-0 win at Anfield matters. For now cheats do prosper, writes OLIVER HOLT11 October 2026, 6:31 pm
  OLIVER HOLT AT ANFIELD: Manchester City delighted in a delirious dance with their own notoriety at Anfield on Sunday evening.
  
• Man City give Liverpool fans the slip: Enzo Maresca's side dodge baying home fans en route to Anfield before being taunted by banners and facing hostile reception after guilty verdict11 October 2026, 5:59 pm
  Manchester City avoided a hostile reception outside Anfield on Sunday afternoon by cunningly arriving to the ground via another entrance before being taunted by banners and chants.
  
• Liverpool 0-3 Man City PLAYER RATINGS: Who always made the wrong decision in the big moments? Who will Andoni Iraola be demanding more from? And who could be City's main man but for pending punishments?11 October 2026, 5:51 pm
  LEWIS STEELE AT ANFIELD: Underneath all the off-field chaos, there was indeed a football match taking place. And it was a good one, until Ryan Gravenberch was sent off.
  
• Extraordinary scenes as second tier club beats A-League giants Melbourne Victory to win Australia's biggest Cup trophy11 October 2026, 5:34 pm
  South Melbourne became the first NPL team to win the Australia Cup by beating Melbourne Victory on penalties in an emotion-charged blockbuster final.
  
• Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken is giving his players the freedom to make football fun again11 October 2026, 5:27 pm
  It was hard not to smile inside Tynecastle on Saturday evening when hearing Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken speak about the philosophy behind his side's 5-0 battering of St Mirren.
  
• New boss Marink Reedijk is facing a problem that has plagued Hibs for years... good luck trying to solve it11 October 2026, 4:54 pm
  The chat in the Tannadice press box prior to kick-off on Saturday afternoon was dominated by predictions as to how Hibs would set up under new boss Marink Reedijk.