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Sean Dyche unleashed a furious diatribe about cheating in the modern game after being incensed at what he felt were a series of dives by Arsenal’s players in Burnley’s 3-1 defeat
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær's Manchester United reign began in stunning style with a thrilling rout of Neil Warnock's side -
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In depth
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Manchester United played with a smile against Cardiff, and whatever happens it seems certain the Norwegian will not fail by trying to play boring football -
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Romance at The Valley, a selection of screamers, epic goalmouth scrambles, push-starting an ambulance and racecourse blunders all feature in our end of year roundup -
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left ruing his side's defensive errors after they lost 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace.
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Burnley manager Sean Dyche slammed the prevalence of diving in top-level football after his side lost 3-1 to Arsenal.
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Liverpool will spend Christmas Day at the top of the Premier League table after a 2-0 win over Wolves in dismal conditions.
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Manchester United fans outside Old Trafford reacted positively to the news of José Mourinho’s sacking on Tuesday, saying it would give the team a boost on the pitch
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Mourinho had many tense exchanges with the press during his turbulent Manchester United tenure, which ended on Tuesday with his sacking
World football
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An Americanised version of the beautiful game promising end-to-end action and goals
Opinion
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Manchester United’s caretaker has been a hit at Molde by making players over-perform – he has grown since his failed spell at Cardiff
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The broadcaster and her father discuss their lives in the game and their push to get more girls and women playing football -
There has been a prolonged attempt to find Dele Alli’s best position and here was the answer – a floating No 10
Regulars
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Catch up
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José Mourinho did not help himself but Ed Woodward, the Glazers and the players at Manchester United have to share the blame -
From Lilian Thuram’s son to Rodrygo and the ‘Croatian Neymar’ -
Shaqiri tells Andy Hunter about the goals that sealed José Mourinho’s fate and his allegiance to Switzerland and Kosovo -
Sean Caldwell went skiing in Kitzbühel and ended up working for the town’s football club in the Austrian leagues
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Minute-by-minute report: Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s first match as Manchester United’s caretaker manager couldn’t have gone much better. Scott Murray was watching. -
Pep Guardiola lamented defensive mistakes after Manchester City lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace, particularly the penalty Kyle Walker gave away for what turned out to be the winner -
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