It seems Liverpool’s players don’t know how they’re supposed to fit together - and neither does their coach

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s decision to go with a 5-4-1 formation when a win was required made no sense

Ireland can’t realistically outplay Portugal, but they proved they could at least make them anxious

As Ireland face Portugal, the team are still haunted by the shambolic defeat in Yerevan that cost any realistic chance of World Cup qualification

New signings Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike are too big – and expensive – to fail. Will Arne Slot pay the price?

Guardiola’s system disintegrates but Arteta fails to learn from his mistakes

Parallels between Premier League side and Irish national team are uncanny, not least their capacity for self-delusion

If there’s one thing this team has taught us over the last 20 years, it’s that things can always get worse

Slow starts, at the beginning of both the first and second half, have been hampering Heimir Hallgrímsson’s team

Adam Idah's late equaliser provided relief but only a fool would dismiss debacle of the first 15 minutes

Republic of Ireland team are now more in line with modern game ahead of World Cup qualifier

‘Arsenal’s regrets can all be traced to the “first, do not lose” mentality of their coach’

Striker is determined to join Liverpool, but Magpies can hardly complain when they have botched the whole affair

After almost half a billion spent over three transfer windows, Casemiro remains at the heart of midfield

You can’t drop a performance like this as one of the best-paid players in the league and expect not to be criticised