Ken Early: If Mikel Arteta really loves Arsenal’s players, he should let them play
Gabriel Jesus’s injury and another unconvincing performance by Kai Havertz underlined how badly Arsenal need a new forward
Ruben Amorim’s anger in Liverpool augurs well for Manchester United
Sunday’s Premier League match at Anfield suggested there could be some sense to selling Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid
Ken Early: The pursuit of calm, running from risk and Euro nationalism mark a mixed year of football
Moments of magic being sapped from the game as managers opt to cut out risky business
Liverpool enjoy Spurs’ farcical nonsense
Ange Postecoglou needs to review his risk-and-reward calculation
Flash of inspiration from Amad casts Amorim’s dropping of Rashford and Garnacho as a masterstroke
United manager’s faith in Amad Diallo helps secure a memorable Manchester derby victory over struggling City
Ken Early on World Cup draw: Ireland face task to overcome Hungary, their football opposites
If Irish football has been subsisting on the poverty line, Hungarian football has had billions pumped into it
Ange Postecoglou seems more concerned with his own brand than with Tottenham’s results
Great managers such as Alex Ferguson and Jurgen Klopp understood the difference between rhetoric and reality
Arne Slot has gotten Liverpool excited by showing them they can get even better
Mohamed Salah talking about his contract shows he wants to stay at Anfield - but notice the silence from Trent Alexander-Arnold
Manchester United’s current crop will struggle to adjust to Amorim’s system
The new manager has a crystal-clear idea of how his side should play but he lacks the players to make that vision a reality
Ken Early: Naive Ireland need to remember this pain and at least learn to whinge
Ireland’s second-half capitulation against England again exposed this team’s fatal lack of gamecraft
Liverpool must think Mamardashvili is something very special if they believe he’s better than Kelleher
Evan Ferguson at one end and Caoimhin Kelleher come up with big plays, alongside a regen of Craig Bellamy
Ken Early: Arsenal once looked eager and energetic but have now become too scripted and controlled
Just moments after taking the lead, and with half an hour still to play, Arsenal looked like they were already trying to kill the game
Damien Duff’s unwavering belief in Irish football has elevated the whole league
The fact that one of Ireland’s best ever players has immersed himself in his Shelbourne role shows a real faith in the value of the domestic game
Ken Early: Worst night of Mbappé’s club career as Barca steal the show
French striker endured a nightmare outing, caught offside eight times, as Barcelona ended Real’s 42-game unbeaten league run in spectacular style
Ken Early: Liverpool and Chelsea showcase ‘S**t on a Stick: 2024 edition’
Arne Slot says he has only changed a few small details since taking over from Jürgen Klopp - so why does it already feel like a different club?