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🚨 The Premier League has confirmed Manchester City are guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of financial rules and hit out at them for arranging “sham contracts”. The club have until Friday to appeal. Find out what the independent Commission found below ⤵️

'In a culture where narcissism reigns, and where even pre-eminent athletes feel compelled to advertise their greatness in glossy Instagram screeds, the England captain is striking a blow for humility' @oliverbrown_tel on why 'Harry Kane's Ballon d’Or triumph is worthy of the widest celebration' 👇

“In a culture where narcissism reigns, and where even pre-eminent athletes feel compelled to advertise their greatness in glossy Instagram screeds, Harry Kane is striking a blow for humility and understatement.” @oliverbrown_tel praises the England captain's poise following his Ballon d’Or triumph ⤵️

Sir Jim Ratcliffe might be regarded as a genius in his field of petrochemicals but as co-owner of Man Utd, he leads a clueless cabal, in a state of perma-crisis, torching the reputations of everyone they have touched, writes @oliverbrown_tel 🔗

Michael Carrick has been granted a stay of execution by Manchester United. The United head coach will be given the chance to arrest the club’s shocking slide after the Old Trafford hierarchy opted against making another managerial change ⤵️

✍️ “This column is firm in its belief that there are few better sports broadcasters around than Mark Chapman, so it was with some concern that it witnessed this Saturday’s Match of the Day.” The broadcaster had the bearing throughout of a shot-down airman in a hostage video... and Alan Tyers is concerned ⬇️

Harry Kane has ended England’s 25-year wait for a Ballon d’Or winner, after a record-breaking season for Bayern Munich and the national team. @JBurtTelegraph looks at Kane’s remarkable journey from loan spells in the lower leagues to the pinnacle of world football 👇

Manchester United would have to fork out up to £6m in compensation to land Eddie Howe if they attempted to replace Michael Carrick with the former Newcastle manager. 🔗

❌ 2013: Franck Ribery's "robbery" ❌ 2020: Robert Lewandowski denied by Covid 🏆 2026: Will Harry Kane break Bayern Munich's Ballon d'Or duck? @cfbayern (Christian Falk) considers why tonight's awards ceremony may be more important for the German champions than for Kane himself ⬇️

✍️ “Mark Chapman, normally such agreeable and enjoyable TV company, had the bearing throughout of a shot-down airman in a hostage video.” The celebrated broadcaster delivered his intros and questions on Match of the Day with a minimum of sparkle ...and Alan Tyers is concerned ⬇️

The 45-year-old’s future at Old Trafford is hanging by a thread as United slumped to a sixth loss in 12 games this season with a 3-0 thrashing at home to Bournemouth ⤵️

Most expensive goal in Anfield history gives Iraola era lift-off. Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak combine for £248m goal that gives Liverpool victory over Brighton and the manager his most significant success to date. Dominic King reports ⤵️

Sean Dyche is a front-runner for the Crystal Palace job should the club part ways with Pierre Sage after the damaging defeat to Newcastle. @mcgrathmike has the latest on the future of the under-pressure French manager ⤵️

This is the most unlikeable rabble I have seen in 50 years of watching Man Utd. United's fanbase had long prided itself on not turning on the players – but Sunday's pitiful defeat by Bournemouth was the last straw. An angry Jim White reports from Old Trafford ⤵️

💸 £120 per hour for one-to-one coaching at Chelsea 💸 £2,035 a week for Arsenal camps 💸 Private school partners with Chelsea for “six-figure sum” @timwig looks into Premier League clubs’ latest money-making trick in which entry is based on a child’s ability to pay, not play ⬇️

📸 Mikel Arteta said he has compiled a “massive storage of images” of other managers leaving their technical areas during matches, after he received a yellow card during Arsenal’s victory over Everton. 🔗:

Group of 16,000 shareholders from 88 countries – including John Terry, Jose Mourinho and Thomas Tuchel – holds power over any relocation from Stamford Bridge. @Matt_Law_DT explains why they hold the keys to the club’s stadium future ⤵️

Carrick weighs up stripping Bruno Fernandes of Man Utd captaincy Under-pressure manager comes out fighting after public criticism by captain, reports James Ducker ⤵️

🚨EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Candidates to potentially replace Michael Carrick in the event of his sacking believe United players 'talk too much' and need bringing into line @Matt_Law_DT has more 👇

The post-Sir Alex Ferguson era at Manchester United has become defined by a series of games of such staggering incompetence that they become monuments to a wider, crippling failure. But these have been their worst defeats ⤵️

🔴‘I relish those types of battles like I had against Arsenal’ 🔴‘I think we’ve deserved to win every game’ 🔴‘Playing for England is a dream of mine’ @JPercyTelegraph spoke to Liam Delap about verbals with Ezri Konsa, being won over by Oliver Glasner and his time at Chelsea #NFFC ⤵️

Arsenal’s chaos-to-champions journey under Mikel Arteta should serve as encouragement for Manchester United, but can they follow the blueprint? ❌ Be brutal with underperforming, overpaid stars 🔺 Trust the power of youth ⛔ Culture is king: players must know who’s the boss @SamJDean assesses what Michael Carrick’s side can learn from the Premier League champions ⬇️