Manchester United and their managers are committed to mutually assured destruction

Slot's limitations are being revealed but Liverpool’s collapse is a collective one, even if one man is likely to pay for that system failure

Ireland’s Budapest win shows how moments of chance, resilience and hard-earned maturity converged in Troy Parrott’s extraordinary three-day transformation

As Ireland face Hungary in Dublin, Heimir Hallgrimsson’s discipline collides with fans’ eternal hope for a new football era

Liverpool are champions without waking up screaming in the night. Where were the squeaky bums?

One goal against Bulgaria won’t shape his career but it can be defined as good rather than bad. A game defined by the shot he took a few minutes beforehand might have allowed a different story to take shape.

Irish football exists in a perpetual crisis of confidence. The League of Ireland offers some hope that there is a new energy but there is a long way to go.

In the coming weeks, Arne Slot may have to go against his instincts and tap into a wildness that remains a key element of this side put together by Jurgen Klopp.

Investor Ratcliffe was pleased by the appointment of Amorim but if United slip closer to relegation, will he remain as content? For now he has what he wants, but what will be needed next to meet his approval?

Sport has become like the real world, except in those tiny glimpses of community.