Footage shared online shows Ronaldo‚ 40‚ talking to himself as he waits to take a shot in the 96th minute of Al Nassr's King's Cup defeat by Al Ittihad on Tuesday.

LEWIS STEELE: Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa says 'no one was speaking' in a quiet dressing room after a bruising defeat to Brentford on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola claimed that most Premier League trips are like facing Stoke City under Tony Pulis as an obsession with set pieces engulfs the top flight this season. Almost 19 per cent of all league goals across the division have come from corners - nearly five per cent higher than any other season. The Manchester City boss has always defended the right of managers to set up in whichever tactical style suits their team and stopped short of criticising the growing trend.

EXCLUSIVE BY TARA ANSON-WALSH: Earps was promised a 'full tribute' to recognise her 'international career and her significant contribution to English football' following her retirement before the summer's Euros.

Midfielder Declan Rice and defender Riccardo Calafiori also sustained knocks during the Palace game but have been deemed fit to feature against Brighton. Winger Bukayo Saka ‚ who was withdrawn from the game due to illness ‚ is also available for selection again.

Barcelona's teenage superstar Lamine Yamal is interested in buying the mansion previously owned by Gerard Pique and pop sensation Shakira‚ according to a report. Yamal‚ 18‚ is the highest-profile teenager in world football and reportedly earns a remarkable £325‚000 per week at the Spanish giants‚ having shot to stardom in the early stages of his career. And according to Spanish newspaper El Pais‚ Yamal is now preparing to splash out millions on the mansion which was once owned by former Barcelona defender Pique and his ex-wife Shakira.

The footage shows the Gulf state's Neom Sky Stadium‚ expected to sit more than 1‚000 feet above ground level in a city which is yet to be built called The Line. The venue towers hundreds of feet above all surrounding buildings in the dubious concept video. According to reports from various publications‚ it will only be accessible via high-speed lifts.

Brendan Rodgers' Celtic split is the latest explosive chapter in a career littered with the dramatic‚ controversial and occasionally cringeworthy. The 52-year-old‚ eviscerated by major shareholder Dermot Desmond in an extraordinary 556-word statement branding the manager 'toxic'‚ 'divisive' and 'self-serving'‚ is no stranger to the kind of storm currently swirling around him. Rodgers jumped before he could be sacked during a disastrous campaign but Desmond still landed heavy public blows to the Northern Irishman's reputation.

OLIVER HOLT: The Premier League and their principal broadcast partners‚ Sky Sports and TNT Sports‚ represent an axis of greed that is laying waste to the traditions of English football that millions of supporters hold dear.

Fans believe they have unmasked the ' Premier League player' secretly taking part in the new edition of the Baller League. The small-sided tournament launched its second series on Monday night‚ with celebrity managers including Lionesses star Chloe Kelly ‚ YouTuber Niko Omilana and former striker Daniel Sturridge. Omilana had teased before kick-off that his team featured a current top-flight player‚ sparking speculation across social media once the mystery figure stepped onto the pitch.

Slot has admitted that Liverpool struggle against a direct‚ aerial style of football and that they lag behind when it comes to winning duels and second balls. Their alarming slump has seen them lose four Premier League games on the bounce and slip from first to seventh in the Premier League‚ seven points behind frontrunners Arsenal .

Former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill was bullish about the chances of Celtic's Scottish Premiership title rivals Hearts - just hours before he was appointed to the dugout at Celtic Park in the wake of Brendan Rodgers' acrimonious departure. Between 2000 and 2005‚ the 73-year-old helped the Scottish side secure the title three times‚ claimed the Scottish Cup three times‚ and guided them to a UEFA Cup final. On the heels of Rodgers' incendiary exit‚ O'Neill returns only in a temporary capacity alongside former player Shaun Maloney‚ with the club looking to appoint a permanent head coach without delay.

With the Scottish giants eight points adrift of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts‚ Celtic announced in a formal statement on Monday that Rodgers had shockingly handed in his resignation. But just 15 minutes later - in a far more damning statement released on behalf of Desmond - the recently departed boss was accused 'contributing to a toxic atmosphere' at the club and betraying the trust of his superiors.

The football competition kicked off its second series on Monday night‚ with celebrity managers including the likes of the Lionesses' Chloe Kelly‚ YouTuber and Traitors star Niko Omilana and former Premier League striker Daniel Sturridge. Ahead of the new season‚ Omilana had made an announcement that his side would include a current Premier League player‚ and all eyes were on the star as they made their way onto the field for the first time.

Brendan Rodgers has left Celtic for the second time with immediate effect‚ the club have announced.

Boxing Day is likely to be treated like any other Friday during the season in that only one match is screened. Games would then take place on Saturday‚ Sunday and Monday‚ allowing it to meet that criteria. Further talks are due‚ but those with knowledge of the matter believe change is unlikely.

Vinicius Jr's decaying relationship with Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso is said to have reached 'red-hot' levels of tension as the Brazil star considers his future. The winger reacted furiously to being substituted with 18 minutes to go in Madrid's 2-1 El Clasico victory over Barcelona on Sunday.

The 21-year-old defender‚ who spent last season at Fleetwood Town‚ shared the sad news on social media. In an Instagram post accompanied by four images with his father and family‚ Bennett wrote: 'Dad‚ I never thought I'd have to write this so soon‚ over the weekend I found out that he'd took his own life. Broken‚ devastated‚ just don't want to believe it's real but the sad reality is that it is'.

I had many questions for David Coote. Why did a once respected referee‚ seemingly at the top of his game‚ see fit to film himself snorting a white powder with a US bank note in a hotel room while on duty at last summer's European Championship? Why did he think a video of him describing Jurgen Klopp as an 'absolute c***'‚ clearly taken in drink‚ had been leaked? What did he think was going to happen next?

Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa was involved in a heated conversation with supporters following his side's 3-2 defeat by Burnley on Sunday. Vitor Pereira's men conceded a 95th minute goal to Lyle Foster to succumb to a disastrous loss against the Clarets after they had fought back from 2-0 down. The result leaves Wolves rock bottom of the Premier League with two points from nine games‚ and things turned chaotic at full-time when Pereira clashed with his own fans‚ who had chanted 'you're getting sacked in the morning' towards him.

Jude Bellingham 's attitude has come under fresh scrutiny after the Real Madrid star appeared to mock Barcelona 's Lamine Yamal in a post-match Instagram message following El Clasico. The 22-year-old midfielder‚ who scored the winner in Madrid's 2-1 triumph at the Bernabeu‚ posted a picture of himself celebrating with arms outstretched‚ captioned: 'Talk is cheap. Hala Madrid siempre.' The message was widely interpreted as a response to Yamal‚ 18‚ who had inflamed tensions before the game by accusing Madrid of 'stealing and complaining'.

JACK GAUGHAN AT VILLA PARK: The unbeaten run stops at nine‚ Erling Haaland 's scoring streak at 12 and Manchester City are somehow level on points with Manchester United.

Gary Neville has called for Arne Slot to drop one Liverpool star amid a string of worrying results from the Premier League champions‚ with their latest domestic outing seeing the Reds slump to a 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday evening. Liverpool have failed to win a Premier League match since the end of September‚ losing their last four division games against Crystal Palace‚ Chelsea‚ and Manchester United. Slot has been open about his side's decline and deemed the Brentford defeat the worst performance he had overseen in his season-and-a-half-long tenure at Anfield.

WOLVES 2-3 BURNLEY: Nothing could sum up Wolves' miserable predicament better than the chaotic scenes at the final whistle that saw under-fire boss Vitor Pereira appearing to lose his rag in front of furious home supporters. Seconds after the home defeat by Burnley that has Wolves fearing relegation and puts coach Vitor Pereira's future in serious doubt‚ Jorgen Strand Larsen walked towards the South Bank. The forward's body language was calm and he seemed to want to engage.

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool are in 'crisis time' after their fourth straight Premier League defeat under Arne Slot . The champions were beaten 3-2 by Brentford on Saturday‚ their fourth loss in as many league matches after defeats to Chelsea ‚ Manchester United and Crystal Palace . It leaves them five points behind leaders Arsenal and already matching their total of league defeats from last season. Arne Slot's side‚ who stormed to the title just five months ago‚ have conceded nine goals across those four games and look a shadow of the team that lifted the trophy in May.

Real Madrid's clash against Barcelona descended into chaos on Sunday night as tempers flared at full-time - and wonderkid Lamine Yamal was at the centre of things. Xabi Alonso's side earned the El Clasico bragging rights via a 2-1 victory‚ which took on added significance given they lost all four encounters against their arch-rivals last season. Goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham either side of a Fermin Lopez equaliser were enough for Los Blancos‚ but things got out of control in the final throes of a typically heated game.

MIKE KEEGAN: The hope is for the Blues to be in their new home in 2030. While they have promised it will be football-centric‚ the desire is for it to have the ability to stage other events‚ including NFL matches.

Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo took their passionate dancing behind closed doors as they jubilated after Manchester United's 4-2 win over Brighton. The duo combined brilliantly down the right flank as United marauded to a third straight Premier League win‚ with Mbeumo scoring twice to sink the Seagulls.

Jadon Sancho slumped to a new low on Sunday afternoon as he was subbed on and later hooked by Aston Villa boss Unai Emery.

The Englishman's moment came in the 78th minute of his new side's clash with Atalanta‚ ending a four-game wait for his maiden goal on Italian shores. Vardy latched on to rebounded strike from Alessio Zerbin just outside the six-yard box before rifling a side-footed effort into the roof of the net to put Cremonese 1-0 up.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Arsenal vs Crystal Palace‚ Aston Villa vs Manchester City‚ Wolves vs Burnley and Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest are all action in the Premier League.

LEWIS STEELE AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Arne Slot's side lost just four times as they stormed to the title of champions just five months ago‚ and they have already hit that number this season. And all four of those defeats have come in a row.

Supporters raised banners telling him to 'p*** off' in a recent 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund because last year he was found guilty of bodily harm against his former partner. Boateng‚ 37‚ avoided jail but was given a suspended fine of just over £168‚000 and a warning after committing premeditated bodily harm against the mother of his twins in 2018. The German World Cup winner denied the accusation.

Liverpool sank to their fourth consecutive league defeat on Saturday night as they were bested 3-2 by Brentford in London‚ leaving them sixth in the Premier League and below Manchester United. Their form is blowing up into a crisis‚ with challenging fixtures against Crystal Palace‚ Aston Villa‚ Real Madrid‚ and Manchester City coming up before the next international break.

Kevin De Bruyne appeared overcome with emotion after putting his Napoli side ahead from the spot - only to injure himself taking the shot. Antonio Conte's side were facing Inter Milan on Saturday evening in a clash to claim the top of the Serie A table as both sides sat level on 15 points at kick-off.

LEWIS STEELE AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Arne Slot thinks Liverpool's loss at Brentford was the worst performance of his era and that he is struggling for the answers on how to cope against direct teams. It came at a complete contrast to Keith Andrews who hailed the best night of his short managerial career after goals from Dango Ouattara‚ Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago helped Brentford on the way to a famous win despite Milos Kerkez and Mohamed Salah's strikes. The Premier League champions have now lost four straight league games‚ the most bruising month of Slot's managerial career - and the Dutchman says the display was far from the level the Reds set in winning the title last year.

OLIVER HOLT AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: When they were kings‚ when they were rulers of England and Europe‚ when they carried all before them‚ Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah‚ looked to Jordan Henderson as their leader‚ the captain who drove them with a relentless hunger that never dimmed. Van Dijk and Salah have stayed at Anfield and won fresh honours but on Tuesday night‚ the odyssey on which Henderson embarked two years ago brought him up against the friends and teammates he won titles with for the first time. Henderson's travels have taken him to Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia and to the once mighty Ajax of Amsterdam and there were times before he arrived at Brentford in the summer when people thought his career was fast ebbing away.

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: If beating Liverpool at Anfield a week ago marked the high point of Ruben Amorim's first year in charge at Manchester United‚ this wasn't far behind. On an uplifting night at Old Trafford‚ when joy‚ jubilation and ultimately relief coursed around this grand old theatre‚ United put Brighton to the sword to register their third straight win and move into the top-four‚ however temporary it may be.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Brentford welcome Liverpool to the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Lewis Steele reporting from the ground.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Manchester United welcome Brighton to Old Trafford in the Premier League‚ with Chris Wheeler and Nathan Salt reporting from the grounds.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Newcastle vs Fulham and Chelsea vs Sunderland are both in action in the Premier League‚ with Craig Hope and Kieran Gill reporting from the grounds.

At the start of the month‚ Cristiano Ronaldo broke yet another record within the footballing world. The Al-Nassr superstar was‚ as per finance experts Bloomberg‚ declared the first ever billionaire player‚ with an estimated £1.04billion fortune accrued from his earnings on the pitch‚ lucrative endorsement deals‚ property empire‚ and investments. But to one retired player‚ Ronaldo's staggering wealth is mere chicken feed.

LEWIS STEELE: Salah was a substitute in Liverpool 's 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday and cut a frustrated figure after the match. The off-colour forward has scored just three goals this season for the Reds and has not gone seven games without a goal since 2022.

CHRIS WHEELER: Slot was frustrated that United 'had a low block and played a lot of long balls' in their 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Amorim took his opportunity to reply on Friday‚ insisting he doesn't need another manager to evaluate his team‚ and he is more interested in what Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has to say ahead of United clash with the Seagulls at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.

The Manchester United legend took a trip to the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai to meet up-and-coming players at a luxury football camp. Rooney was joined by Rio Ferdinand as he spent time with youngsters at the Football Escapes camp‚ which can fetch up to £13‚000 for a five-day trip.

United's home game against Bournemouth and the trip to Wolves were shifted to a Monday evening kick-off in the latest round of broadcast picks. The Premier League had already switched the home clash with Everton next month to a Monday.

INTERVIEW BY CHRIS WHEELER: In the six years Bruno Fernandes has been away from Portugal‚ Manchester United 's talismanic captain and his family have got used to the grey weather and not being close to the beach. As he gazed out of a window at the club's Carrington training base on Friday morning and up at a typically moody Mancunian sky‚ Fernandes broke into a smile. 'I haven't seen a beach here‚' he admitted. 'No‚ sorry‚ I have seen one. In Bournemouth ‚ every time we play there. I go for a walk with Tom Heaton.'

Ruben Amorim is confident Harry Maguire and Mason Mount will be fit to face Brighton at Old Trafford on Saturday after sustaining knocks in Manchester United's win at Liverpool last weekend. Long-term casualty Lisandro Martinez is expected to be the only absentee from Amorim's squad‚ although the Argentina defender is also set to return soon after stepping up his training routine. 'The squad is fine‚' said Amorim at his pre-match press conference at Carrington on Friday. 'We have some doubts. We had some issues during the week with Harry Maguire and Mason Mount; knocks but nothing serious. We will see tomorrow. Licha is out‚ but the rest are ready for the game.'

Eddie Howe refused to get dragged into a row with Arne Slot after his comments about Newcastle being a 'smaller club' - but he defended the club's care of their 'elite players'. The Liverpool boss has suggested that Newcastle's treatment of Isak during his summer strike led to him being unconditioned when he arrived on Merseyside. Isak suffered a groin injury at Frankfurt on Wednesday and now faces a period on the sidelines‚ having scored just one goal from eight appearances since his £125million move to Anfield.

Raheem Sterling has swapped Cobham's quiet pitches for a five-a-side cage‚ taking time out from Chelsea exile to coach schoolchildren in London. The forward‚ who has been frozen out of Enzo Maresca 's first-team squad‚ hosted a community training day for pupils from Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School in Tolworth. Sterling‚ 30‚ was joined by academy coach Azeez for a bespoke session involving 25 boys and girls.

It turns out the Manchester City star is absolutely obsessed with cooking and optimising his body‚ and his home is built around enhancing those pursuits. The forward star shares a sprawling six-bed paradise with his wife Isabel Haugseng Johansen and their baby boy‚ who was born in December.

DOMINIC KING AT THE CITY GROUND: You would have thought he was browsing in a shop window. Hands by his side‚ barely a glimmer of emotion‚ certainly no smile. But all around Sean Dyche‚ there was happy pandemonium and glee‚ all capped with a chorus of 'Forest are back!' - it might be too early to make such a bold claim‚ of course‚ but what a change in the narrative this was for a club who have been spinning around like an out-of-control tumble dryer.

Morgan Gibbs-White sensationally claimed that he can 'feel like he can finally breathe' after a 'difficult couple of months' following Sean Dyche's first match in charge of Nottingham Forest. The forward‚ who scored a penalty in his side's 2-0 Europa League win against Porto‚ endured a turbulent pre-season after Forest tussled with transfer suitors Tottenham in a bid to keep him at the City Ground. While Gibbs-White ultimately opted to stay in Nottingham‚ things were no more settled at the club‚ with owner Evangelos Marinakis making the seismic decision to sack manager Nuno Espirito Santo amid public tension after just three games.

The star was close to leaving the club in the summer but chairman Steve Parish pulled the plug on a move at the eleventh hour.

By UEFA's reckoning‚ the Dutch Eredivisie is the sixth best league in European football. By the Eredivisie's reckoning so far this season‚ Go Ahead Eagles are its 12th best team. So dress this up however you want‚ an unfortunate blip‚ an inevitable run buster after five straight wins‚ a banana skin‚ they happen‚ it's no big deal‚ take your pick. All are categorically wrong on this occasion. What Villa produced in the second half in this outpost 90 minutes from Amsterdam was nothing short of dreadful. This was a perfect case study of finding a way to lose.

Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike has revealed his surprise picks when naming the three best wingers in the world‚ with team-mate Mohamed Salah making the list despite his recent dip in form. The Frenchman‚ who joined the Reds from Eintracht Frankfurt in a £79million summer move‚ made the admission during a feature in which he was asked to name his favourite players to watch.

Hopkinson is the only employee inside St James' Park who does not have a job - at least not in the nine-to-five sense. His role is both simpler and harder - to make sure everyone else is doing theirs‚ writes CRAIG HOPE.

Haaland‚ 25‚ and Johansen‚ 22‚ largely keep their private life under wraps but the Man City star has flung open the doors to their six-bedroom mansion for a video for his new YouTube channel.

In the video‚ the Manchester City star‚ 25‚ takes supporters through his daily routine‚ including cooking meals with his girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen‚ individual physio sessions and his recovery techniques. Haaland‚ who has been in blistering form for club and country this season‚ is set to release further videos on his eponymous channel‚ which launched today.

Nottingham Forest's new era under Sean Dyche has seen their recently-appointed manager implement some of his rules‚ while softening one stance he had had at previous clubs. Dyche was named as Forest's new manager on Tuesday‚ signing a contract until the summer of 2027. The 54-year-old is the third boss at the City Ground this season following the sackings of Nuno Espirito Santo last month and Ange Postecoglou on Saturday afternoon.

Rafa Benitez's 19-month wait for a managerial role is about to end‚ with the Spaniard set to be appointed in his 17th job. The 65-year-old has been out of work since being sacked by Celta Vigo on March 12‚ 2024 after just five wins from 28 matches in LaLiga - leaving the club two points above the relegation zone. However‚ his next foray in the dugout will see him manage in a league that will be new to him.

DOMINIC KING: For some‚ it was like the last throw of the discus in an Olympic final - arms stretched wide like an aeroplane‚ the force and propulsion drawing gasps of disbelief.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been criticised for revealing one of his team's biggest struggles following Wednesday's 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Champions League victory saw Liverpool return to winning ways after a dismal run of four consecutive defeats across all competitions‚ with their most recent setback coming at the hands of bitter rivals Manchester United last weekend. With star man Mohamed Salah named on the bench‚ Liverpool cruised to victory thanks to goals from five separate scorers - with Hugo Ekitike‚ Virgil van Dijk‚ Ibrahima Konate‚ Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai all finding the target after Rasmus Kristensen's opening goal for the hosts.

Jamie Carragher has been 'playing games' with his mischievous Arsenal prediction‚ teased Roy Keane. The Gunners have dominated on all fronts so far this season. They have only conceded three goals in all competitions so far this season and battered Atletico Madrid 4-0 on Tuesday night in their latest show of strength. It led to Carragher making a prediction that Keane suggested has an ulterior motive.

CBS Sports presenter Kate Scott had an extremely close call after splitting her dress during their live broadcast on Wednesday. The glamorous TV host was on duty for CBS' coverage of the Champions League‚ during which she suffered the embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. Midway through the broadcast‚ former USMNT star Clint Dempsey offered some handshakes and fist bumps to his fellow panelists‚ including Scott.

Salah was dropped by Arne Slot for the clash with the German side and only came on with 16 minutes to go‚ when the Reds already had a 5-1 lead. After falling behind‚ Liverpool scored three times in nine first-half minutes through Hugo Ekitike‚ Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

The England star‚ 22‚ has endured a difficult start to the season thus far after suffering an injury which kept him out for weeks.

KIERAN GILL: Sometimes‚ we can forget quite how young this Chelsea side under Enzo Maresca truly is‚ then an evening such as this occurs in which it is so record-breakingly blatant that it becomes impossible to ignore. For the first time in Champions League history‚ three teenagers scored for a side in a single game. That was Marc Guiu‚ Estevao Willian and Tyrique George. To make matters even more ludicrous‚ Chelsea's youngest scorer in this competition's history was Reece James‚ who was 19 years and 332 days of age when he scored in a 4-4 draw with Ajax in November 2019. Guiu‚ Estevao and George are all even younger than James was that night. Each could have had the record for himself therefore had only one of them scored. As all three did‚ Estevao sneaked it at the age of 18 years and 181 days‚ with Guiu and George both 19 and change.

EINTRACHT FRANKFURT - LIVERPOOL - LEWIS STEELE AT DEUTSCHE BANK PARK: Slot‚ with an elongated sigh of relief‚ watched on as his team scored three times between the 35th and 44th minute. to end that barren run and get back to winning ways. Soon‚ they scored five to make it 15 goals between Frankfurt and Liverpool on Wednesday if you count the 5-4 thriller the Under 19s teams played out in the UEFA Youth League earlier in the day.

JAMES SHARPE: While plenty were writing off the Swedish striker‚ Mikel Arteta never lost faith‚ saying he makes Arsenal a better team. Well‚ does he?

As Chelsea prepare to welcome Ajax to Stamford Bridge for the third match of their Champions League campaign‚ one of the former stars who played for both clubs weighed in on the fortunes of the two teams. But unlike many former professional footballers‚ Jesper Gronkjaer has gone some years without sharing his opinions publicly‚ having given up his lucrative career as a television pundit.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea host Ajax at Stamford Bridge‚ whilst Tottenham travel to Stade Louis II to take on AS Monaco‚ with Kieran Gill and Matt Barlow reporting from the grounds.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Liverpool take on Eintracht Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank Park in the Champions League‚ with Lewis Steele reporting from the ground.

Former England footballer Joleon Lescott has been called out for a 'fake-looking' jet-black hair transformation. The pundit debuted the results of his hair transplant back in January‚ with fans claiming he looked 'unrecognisable' following his procedure. But the sportsman-turned-DJ snagged particular attention on Tuesday night for his latest look.

Arsenal have launched a new strategy to improve the atmosphere at the Emirates‚ in a move set to encourage prawn sandwich brigade fans to cheer on the team. And the bold move ultimately paid off‚ as Mikel Arteta 's side were romped to a convincing 4-0 victory over the Spanish giants.

A Manchester City fan hailed for being a 'devoted dad' has died after he travelled to Benidorm to watch his team play against Spanish outfit Villarreal in the Champions League‚ the club has announced. Guy Bradshaw‚ 35‚ a father-of-one cleaning company owner from Wythenshawe‚ had travelled to Benidorm with friends before Tuesday night's game further north up the Spanish coast. According to Manchester Evening News‚ Bradshaw was found dead in bed by a friend at the apartment he was staying at early on Tuesday morning.

Terry departed Villa in the summer of 2021 and it was widely expected he would move into management‚ with the former defender linked to roles at several clubs‚ including Newcastle. However‚ nothing materialised‚ and bar a short stint as Smith's assistant at Leicester City and a role as a coaching consultant in Chelsea's academy‚ Terry's career in the dugout has never progressed.

Antonio Conte has sounded alarm bells after Napoli's dismal 6-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League‚ warning their nightmare in the Netherlands could be the start of a deeper crisis. Scott McTominay's brace at the Philips Stadium was the sole positive for travelling Napoli fans as they watched their side capitulate disastrously on Tuesday night. The former Manchester United midfielder opened the scoring with a well-taken goal on the half-hour mark before two goals in three minutes handed PSV control at the break.

Marcus Rashford has netted yet another brace as the Manchester United outcast continues to impress for new side Barcelona in Champions League action. The Catalan side showed no mercy to travelling opponents Olympiacos on Tuesday night‚ with the hosts claiming a formidable 6-1 win at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. At the centre of another dazzling evening in Europe was the Manchester-born forward‚ who previously scored twice to get his club's Champions League campaign off on the right note in their opening match against Newcastle last month.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Jose Mourinho‚ and his teams‚ were always at their best when snarling and snapping. Here‚ he and Benfica were just too nice. The Especially Kind One arrived on Tyneside and spoke so warmly of Newcastle United‚ Eddie Howe‚ St James' Park and Sir Bobby Robson‚ the man who stoked his affection. Mourinho revealed that he spoke to Robson's bronze bust as entered the stadium on the eve of the game. That likeness of the former Newcastle boss might well have whispered 'thank you' as his former Barcelona assistant left the ground on Tuesday night.

IAN LADYMAN AT THE EMIRATES: Atletico Madrid tried to start a phoney war by moaning about cold showers at the Emirates on Monday night but could only wilt in the heat of Arsenal's heavy artillery when the real stuff started here in north London. Diego Simeone's team were trying it on with all that complaining the night before the game. Arsenal suspect they hadn't even intended to use the facilities at the Emirates. But if it was a battle of wits they were looking for‚ they got one and came out on the wrong side of it. Then‚ when it came to the football‚ they found themselves embarrassed there‚ too. On the sideline wearing a black suit and a deep frown‚ Simeone presented as a coach who had come here to use one trick too many and found himself outsmarted‚ out thought and out played.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Newcastle host Benfica at St James's Park‚ whilst Man City travel to Estadio de la Ceramica to take on Villarreal‚ with Craig Hope and Jack Gaughan reporting from the grounds.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Arsenal welcome Atletico Madrid to the Emirates in the Champions League‚ with Ian Ladyman and Isaan Khan reporting from the ground.

Maguire‚ who headed a late winner to seal a momentous win over Liverpool on Sunday‚ is entering the final eight months of his current deal and could sign a pre-contract with foreign clubs from January 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Under regulations introduced in 2022‚ balls are positioned on tees around the pitch with players expected to pick them up and ball boys and girls not permitted to hand them over. However‚ on several occasions after Harry Maguire had given the visitors a late lead at Anfield‚ ball attendants lobbed the ball to Liverpool players as they chased an equaliser.

WILL PICKWORTH: The 72 EFL clubs remind us about everything that is good with the game in this country - community‚ passion and aspiration - and are a huge part of our football fabric‚ right? Well‚ not in the eyes of ITV.

A top female referee has hit out at the sport's sexist environment and claimed she was once told to tone down her looks after 'attracting too much attention'. Manuela Nicolosi‚ 45‚ has officiated more than 200 professional matches across men's and women's football during her career - and has even been named in Fortune Italia's 50 Most Powerful Women. Boasting an impressive CV‚ having officiated at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games‚ she became the first Italian to referee a Women's World Cup final in 2019 and was an assistant during Liverpool's Super Cup victory over Chelsea that same year.

Sunday League matchgoers at Wythenshawe FC Vets have been left stunned as a host of former Premier League stars‚ including Joleon Lescott‚ have been turning out for the ninth-tier side. Lescott‚ the former Manchester City and England defender‚ recently scored a hat-trick for the team competing in the Cheshire Veterans Football League - eight years after hanging up his boots. They say age is just a number‚ and Lescott‚ along with his ex-City teammates Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha‚ as well as former Burnley midfielder George Boyd‚ have been proving just that.

Erling Haaland is fast becoming football's ultimate petrolhead‚ having taken his spending on supercars up to £10.5million with a brand new Lamborghini. The Manchester City striker has been in the form of his life this season and is evidently rewarding himself with a few new toys. The latest ride in his fleet of luxury vehicles is the £250‚000 Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato in matte green. Haaland was seen pulling out of City's training ground behind the wheel of the 602 horsepower supercar that can reach 62mph in 3.4 seconds.

The former Burnley and Everton boss is set to be in the dugout for the Tricky Trees' Europa League clash with Porto at the City Ground on Thursday. He succeeds Ange Postecoglou ‚ who was brutally axed on the weekend after just 39 days in charge. The Australian failed to win not one of his eight fixtures in charge of the east Midlands club‚ who find themselves in the bottom three.

Rule number one before playing Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid side is not to make them angry... But Arsenal have infuriated their Champions League opponents ahead of Tuesday night's showdown at the Emirates‚ who have made an official complaint to UEFA. Atletico trained at the stadium on Monday afternoon but after working up a sweat on the turf‚ were unable to use their showers in the dressing room as there was no hot water‚ according to Marca.

Barcelona has accrued an alarming transfer debt of €159million (£138m)‚ the club's latest financial report has revealed. The LaLiga giants shared their financial results to The Members' Assembly on Monday - and the economic crisis that has plagued the club over the past few years is showing no sign of easing. Although shareholders approved Barcelona's report and new budget‚ a staggering £138m debt in transfer fees was revealed to raise huge question marks over the long-term sustainability of the club.

CRAIG HOPE: The 62-year-old was assistant to Robson at Barcelona having previously been his translator in Portugal‚ but he turned down the chance to be his No.2 at Newcastle. However‚ Mourinho's affection for Robson and the club was clear when he spoke on the eve of Tuesday's Champions League tie.

Liverpool lost for the fourth game in a row in all competitions on Sunday afternoon‚ going down 2-1 against arch rivals Manchester United as their startling slump continued at Anfield. It followed defeats by Crystal Palace‚ Galatasaray and Chelsea‚ and has represented the sharp decline of Slot's side since they lifted the Premier League title in the Dutchman's first season in charge last term. In the summer‚ the Reds splashed out well over £400million on new talent‚ with Alexander Isak (£125m) and Florian Wirtz (£116m) costing over £100m each and the likes of Hugo Ekitike (£79m) and Milos Kerkez (£40m) also coming through the door.

LEWIS STEELE: Arne Slot is not afraid to raise his voice‚ and turned the air blue several times last season even as Liverpool bulldozed their way to the Premier League title.

Mohamed Salah missed golden chances in the defeat by Manchester United to continue his dreadful run of form for Arne Slot's side‚ who have lost four in a row. Last year's Player of the Season‚ who played an integral role in Liverpool's title win‚ spurned some golden chances‚ as he had done in the previous defeat by Chelsea. Wayne Rooney made a bold prediction about Salah's future at the club in light of his poor run.

Following a surprising opener from Le Havre at the Velodrome‚ the Englishman almost single-handedly bagged OM all three points with a quartet of goals‚ including one impressive laced effort from the edge of the box‚ in a 6-2 victory. The stunning performance saw Greenwood not only equal Glenn Hoddle's record-breaking tally of goals for an Englishman in the French top-flight‚ but also become the first Marseille player in some 34 years to net four goals in one match. Former Ballon d'Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin was the last star to achieve such a feat back in 1991.

Cesc Fabregas enhanced his already burgeoning reputation as a manager with a rip-roaring speech to his Como players that has gone viral. The 38-year-old Spaniard is regarded by many as the next top managerial star and orchestrated an impressive 2-0 victory over Juventus on Sunday in Serie A. He was in the frame for a number of top jobs in the summer‚ including the hotseat in Turin‚ but opted to remain with Como to take the project further after they splurged £100million in the summer.

A photograph of Jude Bellingham performing an unusual training drill at Real Madrid went viral last Wednesday‚ just hours after England qualified for next summer's World Cup without him. The Real Madrid superstar‚ viewed as one of England's greatest talents‚ was surprisingly omitted from Thomas Tuchel's October squad despite his return from injury‚ forced to remain at the Bernabeu over the international break. The bold call from Tuchel ultimately paid off as England triumphed 5-0 over Latvia last Tuesday to qualify for next summer's tournament in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico - and now the Real Madrid midfielder has less than a month to prove his value to the Three Lions ahead of the next international break in November.

THE BREAKDOWN: Low blocks and long balls. That was how Liverpool boss Arne Slot summed up Manchester United's game plan - but to reduce Ruben Amorim's approach to simply sit back was more than a little unfair.