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Dens Park, pictured here in September, failed a Saturday morning pitch inspection

Dundee’s Scottish Premiership game with Ross County, Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath in the Championship and two League 2 games have been postponed because of waterlogged pitches.

Bonnyrigg Rose v East Fife and Elgin City v Stenhousemuir are off.

There are weather warnings for rain in place across Scotland and trains have been suspended in parts of the country.

Three top-flight matches are scheduled for 15:00.

Also at 15:00, there are four games in the Championship, four in League 1 and three in League 2. Falkirk v Hamilton Academical in League 1 is scheduled for 17:30.

No new dates for the postponed games have been announced as yet.

On Sunday, St Mirren host Rangers (12:00) and St Johnstone visit Aberdeen (15:00) in the Premiership, the final SPFL games before the international break.

The adverse weather has also affected golf with play at all three courses at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship delayed.

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Tony Mowbray: Former Sunderland and Birmingham boss on battling back from bowel cancer

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The ordeal of surgery and prospect of an uncertain future prompted a change of focus for the husband and father-of-three.

“When you get an illness like that it’s about the family,” said Mowbray, who has also managed Hibernian, West Bromwich Albion, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Coventry.

“I remember sitting in a hospital bed and my kids had tears in their eyes, not sure whether I’d get through it or not, to be honest. I was very, very ill.

“I did come home from that and the period was very up and down.

“Some days you were feeling great, and others I would collapse and black out and find myself on the kitchen floor.

“I phoned the chief executive at Birmingham and told him that health and family is what life’s about and I needed to get myself right, so I left that job.”

Mowbray describes the “amazing” support from both Sunderland and Birmingham by honouring the contracts he signed as “humbling”.

But the “normal working-class lad from the north east”, who played as a central defender for Middlesbrough, Celtic and Ipswich, is keen to earn his wage back in the changing room and pass on his experience of football and life to young players.

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For now, however, he has a bigger message to impart.

“If there’s something that isn’t normal, don’t be afraid to go and see your doctor,” he said.

“If I didn’t do that I probably would not have been here today, or I’d have been in a situation where I wouldn’t have been able to have an operation and recover.

“It’s not only you, think about your family.”

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Listen: Reaction as Aberdeen top table & Hibs’ poor run continues

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Kenny Macintyre and the team look back on a dramatic day of Scottish Premiership action

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Man City will use break to ‘clean our heads’ – Guardiola

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he and his team will “clean our heads” during the international break, after suffering a fourth defeat in a row, losing at Brighton.

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Pep Guardiola: ‘Maybe another team deserves to win Premier League’

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Guardiola previously lost three back-to-back games with Bayern Munich, before losing a fourth in a shootout, in the 2014-15 season.

His worse run as City boss had been three successive defeats.

Asked about the current run, Guardiola told Sky Sports: “Two in the Premier League. You have to count the victories and defeats, and we will win a lot.

“If you have to count how many victories in a row, we are far away from that position.”

It is “not nice” to lose two league games in a row, but City are “not far away” from the top of the table, in second place going into the international break, he said.

On Saturday, City took a first-half lead at Brighton through Erling Haaland’s 12th Premier League goal of the season.

The Blues dominated for much of the first half, having 67% possession and five shots on target to Brighton’s zero.

But that flipped after the break to just one on target, to Brighton’s four. City looked lethargic for large periods of the second half as Brighton substitutes Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley scored to earn the win.

It was the first time City had lost a Premier League game having led at half-time since 2021.

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Speaking on Match Of The Day, former City defender Micah Richards said: “The most defining thing for me is not pressing any more. They’re going as individuals.

“When you lose the best midfielder in Europe [Rodri] you’re always going to have a strain on the team. But they are just too easy to play through at this moment in time.”

Guardiola added: “We are not able to do 90 minutes right now.

“We played a really good first half, but we were not able to sustain the rhythm in the second half.

“We lost again so [we will] clear our heads [in the] international break and hopefully our players come back fit.”

In his news conference, Guardiola added: “When the players come back, I don’t have any doubt that we will be back to our best.”

City’s run is tough after the break, with games against Tottenham, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Manchester United and Aston Villa before Christmas.

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Is Pep Guardiola facing his biggest test at Manchester City?

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Manchester City’s rivals will reach for the world’s smallest violin if Guardiola mentions injuries, given their vast financial and playing resources, but he is well within his rights to mention losing Rodri, his most important player, for the season.

Kevin de Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji have all missed games too.

And Guardiola’s own future is yet to be decided as his contract expires next June. Director of football Txiki Begiristain, a close friend going back to their Barcelona days, is going at the end of the season.

When Guardiola has extended his City contract on the previous two occasions, the club has announced that in November 2020 and November 2022. He is yet to give any hint about his decision, with reports of approaches from Brazil and also England before the FA appointed Thomas Tuchel.

If City were winning, there would be a serenity as events moved behind the scenes. Instead, this will become more of an issue unless they pull out of this slump.

And could it be, at long last, that City’s squad needs new names and fresh hunger after winning the Champions League, six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, the Uefa Super Cup and the Fifa Club World Cup under Guardiola?

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The manager looked hungry enough on the touchline, an energetic presence throughout. He will not accept anything less from his players.

If any manager or team can provide the answer to the questions facing them, Guardiola and Manchester City can.

They will need to stop the decline swiftly, however. Liverpool and Arsenal will be scenting weaknesses.

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Chelsea v Arsenal: ‘A work in progress’ – how Enzo Maresca is turning Blues fortunes around

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Serious decisions had to be made on his arrival, notably the selling of youth product Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid.

The club talked to Maresca about their intentions; he has the freedom to accept players and question club decisions.

His squad is now full of players he wanted, with the exception of one case who he accepted the club’s approval for despite not being sure about.

But with Gallagher everybody was aligned.

With just a year left on the midfielder’s contract, Chelsea and Maresca found themselves between a rock and a hard place.

If he stayed he would have to renew, but they were struggling to agree on financial demands and Chelsea were never going to allow his contract to run down. The player had to depart.

Coming the other way was Joao Felix, who returned to the Blues having spent an unsuccessful loan spell there in 2023, but on much lower wages and a seven-year deal.

“I don’t do miracles,” is one of Maresca’s favourite sayings, and you can imagine him pointing that out about a player who has struggled to fulfil their potential.

The club though, were convinced he could be useful and that Maresca’s detailed work would make him better. Eventually the coach accepted the challenge.

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Felix was an exception to the rule. The Chelsea model works on the basis that their potential stars – young players with huge qualities – are paid a fixed sum plus performance-related incentives.

The new ownership say they do not want to be hamstrung by high wages as the previous regime were.

It is all about trying to build a sustainable model for the long-term that allows players who impress to be rewarded with extensions and more money, as Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer got in their new contracts, while allowing the club to move on those who underperform, easier to do when they are on average Premier League wages.

Enzo Fernandez, for example, was signed from Benfica in January 2023 for £107m – but on a nine-and-a-half-year contract.

The deal was certainly an upgrade on what the midfielder was earning at Benfica, but still said to be nowhere near what he could have earned elsewhere.

Chelsea’s owners say the long contracts are not given with a view to trying to amortise the value of a player over a number of years, but rather to build the right model to make the club sustainable, including the shaping of a squad that can be together for years.

It does not matter how much a player costs, but they have to come with one big condition – to have the right background, character and ability to be team players.

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Maresca, identified by the club to guide them for the next decade, can have any player he wants as long as they are under the age of 24 and willing to commit to the team long-term.

He wants two players for every position as a bare minimum and, with that now in place, he does not envisage signing more than two or three each transfer window.

To outsiders, one of the most impressive things Maresca has done is stabilise a squad that was seen as being hugely inflated, with talk of in excess of 45 players. The manager though has a first-team squad of 23 and that is what he has dealt with since day one.

Many clubs will have a squad of around 18 of their strongest players with the remaining numbers made of youngsters. Chelsea have added one or two more because of the schedule this season, which could see them playing 70 matches across four competitions, plus the Club World Cup.

Chelsea believe talk of an oversized squad was also exaggerated, because it included players who have suffered mid to long-term injuries, those who have been pre signed with a view to the future and others who don’t fit into Maresca’s plan and will be moved on.

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Why Man City were ‘too easy to play through’ against Brighton

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Match of the Day’s Alan Shearer and Micah Richards look at how Brighton’s brilliant second-half performance gave them a 2-1 win over Manchester City.

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How Liverpool exploited ‘oceans of space’ against Villa

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Match of the Day’s Micah Richards and Alan Shearer look at how Liverpool broke to exploit space left by Aston Villa, who lost 2-0 at Anfield.

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Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa: Victory gives Reds early title control

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Liverpool have taken early control of the Premier League title race, but Alexis Mac Allister says he didn’t think they would be contenders at the start of the season.

Arne Slot’s side beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield after reigning champions Manchester City had earlier slipped up 2-1 at Brighton.

The results gave Liverpool a five-point lead at the top over Pep Guardiola’s men, who have now lost four successive games.

“If we are top of the league by five points then it means something,” said Mac Allister.

“But we have to go step by step. If you asked me before the season started I would not say we were candidates, but now it looks like [we are].”

Records have tumbled under Slot, who replaced Jurgen Klopp in the summer, as his excellent start at Anfield continued with a ninth Premier League win in 11 games and 15 from 17 overall.

But the Dutch boss was wisely managing expectations as he added: “We are really happy that most of our players have stayed fit through this tough run.

“If I look at the games that are ahead, they are tough. It will be a tough season in general. Margins are small, we have a margin but it is small.

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“There are many challenges to come for us.”

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Football gossip: Danilo, Diomande, Ramos, Davies, Gyokeres, Marmoush

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Manchester United are keen on Juventus’ Danilo, Sergio Ramos is wanted back at Real Madrid, Viktor Gyokeres is still a target for several European clubs, Liverpool move closer to Omar Marmoush signing.

Ruben Amorim is targeting Juventus defender Danilo, 33, as his first signing for Manchester United in the January window, as the Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the season. (Mirror), external

Arsenal have made an approach for Sporting defender Ousmane Diomande, 20, although Chelsea and Bayern Munich are also interested in the Ivory Coast international. (Metro), external

Real Madrid are considering the emergency re-signing of club legend Sergio Ramos, 38, with the Sevilla and former Spain defender seen as a possible replacement for injured Brazilian defender Eder Militao, 26. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Barcelona have withdrawn their interest in Liverpool and England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, to suit the preferences of their young Spanish forward Lamine Yamal, 17. (Football365), external

Barca manager Hansi Flick wants to sign defender Alphonso Davies, 24, if the Canada captain decides not to take up a contract offer from current club Bayern Munich – although Real Madrid lead the race for his signing and Manchester United are also interested. (Christian Falk, Bild), external

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Liverpool are prepared to make a bid of 70m euros (£58.1m) for Egypt and Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush, 25. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

A deal for Real Madrid’s French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, 24, to join Liverpool is also close to being agreed. (Teamtalk), external

Manchester City are hoping to strengthen their midfield with the signing of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, 25, although Liverpool are also interested in the Spaniard. (Football Insider), external

Incoming Manchester United manager Amorim will not make an approach for any Sporting players in January, leaving Manchester City, Arsenal and Paris St-Germain with an opportunity to sign Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres, 26. (Mirror), external

But Amorim is interested in 17-year-old Norwegian midfielder Sverre Nypan from Rosenborg. (GiveMeSport), external

Arsenal are eyeing a move for Como and Argentina midfielder Nico Paz, 20, who has four assists and one goal in 11 matches for the Serie A side this season. (Fichajes – in Spanish), external

Spanish full-back Sergio Reguilon, 27, will seek to terminate his contract with Tottenham in a bid to secure a January move away from the club after being linked with Sevilla and Getafe. (Caught Offside), external

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