An extraordinary sense of a club imploding is taking hold and the champions’ title rivals have the chance to make it worse

Premier League: Nottingham Forest 1 (Wood 49' (p)) Ipswich Chris Wood’s second-half penalty was decisive as Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways with a 1-0 home Premier League victory over Ipswich.

Everton visit Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Dutchman has been confirmed as Steve Cooper's replacement, signing a deal until 2027 at the King Power Stadium following the Welshman's sacking last weekend

Erik ten Hag's successor has had precious little opportunity to fine-tune the 3-4-3 set-up and ideals that worked with such great success during his time at Portuguese champions Sporting

A new book charts an idiosyncratic era of English football when it was sprinkled with Yugoslavs - until players turned 28, the Marshal-Tito led regime insisted they played within the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. 

Asked what he is expecting on Sunday, head coach Amorim said: “Win. I am hoping to win."

Fraser Forster steps up for Spurs, while the threat level is at its highest for Manchester City at Anfield

The 39-year-old Portuguese led the side out on home soil for the first time

The Blues were 2-0 winners over Heidenheim in the Conference League.

Ten Hag was removed on 28 October, with his coaching staff René Hake, Jelle ten Rouwelaar, Pieter Morel and Ruud van Nistelrooy all following. A total €12.5m (£10.4m) was paid in compensation to do so.

United made a breathtaking start as they did on Amorim’s debut at Ipswich, Garnacho scoring after 48 seconds, but quickly rediscovered one of the major failings that undid his predecessor Erik ten Hag.

Eileen Gleeson's side take on the hosts in the first leg in Cardiff on Friday night. 

Two of Van Nistelrooy’s wins in the United dugout came against Leicester, with a 5-2 win in the Carabao Cup before a 3-0 league victory in his final match in caretaker charge.

Meanwhile, Wales goalkeeper Olivia Clark insists they won’t be intimidated by Ireland when the Celtic Cousins battle it out for a European Championship spot

The Lawyer magazine has reported that the hearing, which began on September 16, is currently paused as the two sides prepare closing arguments, which will begin in early to mid-December

Amorim’s live interview with Sky Sports after the Ipswich game was interrupted by Sheeran.

The Gunners delivered the statement Champions League victory their manager had demanded to bounce back from a narrow defeat at Inter Milan last time out.

Ratcliffe, the largest minority shareholder, began pruning the 250 jobs in July, a decision aimed at cutting United costs.

Manchester City’s struggles could be a blip or the start of terminal decline. We will see how one of the all-time great managers handles the conundrum