OLIVER HOLT: For two decades‚ the criticism aimed at Arsenal for their attempts to play beautiful football has been so withering it turned some players into stone and left them broken and in ruins.

OLIVER HOLT: The Premier League and their principal broadcast partners‚ Sky Sports and TNT Sports‚ represent an axis of greed that is laying waste to the traditions of English football that millions of supporters hold dear.

OLIVER HOLT AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: When they were kings‚ when they were rulers of England and Europe‚ when they carried all before them‚ Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah‚ looked to Jordan Henderson as their leader‚ the captain who drove them with a relentless hunger that never dimmed. Van Dijk and Salah have stayed at Anfield and won fresh honours but on Tuesday night‚ the odyssey on which Henderson embarked two years ago brought him up against the friends and teammates he won titles with for the first time. Henderson's travels have taken him to Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia and to the once mighty Ajax of Amsterdam and there were times before he arrived at Brentford in the summer when people thought his career was fast ebbing away.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Brentford welcome Liverpool to the Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Lewis Steele reporting from the ground.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ teams news and updates as Liverpool welcome Manchester United to Anfield in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Lewis Steele reporting from the ground.

Thomas Tuchel is walking a tightrope with England fans - like many of his predecessors - but here's why he might just be the exception‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

England will travel to next year's World Cup with genuine hopes of making the final - and now the squad debate begins after 5-0 thrashing of Latvia‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as England host Wales at Wembley in a friendly clash for the October international break‚ with Oliver Holt‚ Ian Ladyman and Jack Gaughan reporting from the ground.

Jude Bellingham in an England shirt screams entitlement - if he wants back he'll have to prove to Thomas Tuchel he's a team player‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Arsenal crawled over the line in their 2-0 victory over Olympiacos as much-changed Gunners nearly pay the price for wasted chances‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest scores‚ team news‚ and updates as Arsenal vs Olympiacos and Monaco vs Manchester City headline the action in the Champions League‚ with Oliver Holt‚ Isaan Khan and Jack Gaughan reporting from the grounds.

Lionel Messi: Almost all over - or back into the light? OLIVER HOLT watches the GOAT and speaks to those around him as World Cup doubts emerge

Liverpool survive late scare to keep up perfect record as Jack Grealish-inspired Everton come up short in Merseyside derby‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Liverpool host Everton at Anfield in the Premier League‚ with Lewis Steele and Oliver Holt reporting from the ground.

OLIVER HOLT: When Erling Haaland smashed the record for the quickest player to reach 50 Champions League goals on Wednesday night - just 49 games for the relentless Norwegian - it sparked a debate about where Manchester City 's lethal forward stands in the list of all-time great strikers.

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Chelsea travel to Bayern Munich in the Champions League ‚ with Oliver Holt and Kieran Gill reporting from the ground.

Why Michael Owen could not have been more wrong with his criticism of Harry Kane‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Man United's chaotic embarrassment is getting worse: A rudderless team without leaders and a manager looking like a lame duck. Don't bet on Ruben Amorim lasting to 2026‚ writes OLIVER HOLT‚ after Manchester derby circus

Why Thomas Tuchel will not pander to the egos of Jude Bellingham‚ Cole Palmer and Co‚ writes OLIVER HOLT - as second-string stars take their chance in Serbia

Thomas Tuchel rose again as England delivered emphatic response to the discontent surrounding his management with a masterful display in 5-0 win over Serbia‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

England's dull and turgid 2-0 win over Andorra was a tough watch‚ writes OLIVER HOLT - and provided ample reason why fans mourn the lack of Premier League football every international break

OLIVER HOLT: It was two weeks ago‚ at a stadium in Hamburg‚ when an issue that haunts the FA's stewardship of the England football team but which has remained largely in the shadows‚ burst into the public domain for the first time.

OLIVER HOLT: Newcastle will never be a top tier club as long as football's elite stay away - so is it a bone-saw thing?

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Lewis Steele reporting from the grounds.

Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: This almost felt too cruel after the humiliation Newcastle have endured this summer‚ writes OLIVER HOLT...

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Newcastle host Liverpool at St James Park in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Craig Hope reporting from the grounds.

Man United are nothing more than mid-table mediocrity - fixing their team is like playing whack-a-mole as familiar issues haunt them again in 1-1 draw with Fulham‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the score‚ team news and updates as Fulham host Manchester United at Craven Cottage‚ with Oliver Holt and Chris Wheeler reporting from the ground in west London.

Arsenal have a squad bursting with talent and it wouldn't be a surprise if they win the title after 5-0 thrashing of Leeds‚ writes OLIVER HOLT - Max Dowman is only 15 but symbolises the optimism coursing through the club

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates Leeds travel to the Emirates to take on Arsenal in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Isaan Khan reporting from the grounds.

The Alexander Isak claim that just isn't true - and the glorious opportunity Newcastle's Saudi owners now have: OLIVER HOLT

Everton were relentlessly outplayed by a clever‚ fluent‚ flowing Leeds side‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after debutant Lukas Nmecha nets...

Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score‚ team news and updates as Leeds host Everton at Elland Road in the Premier League‚ with Oliver Holt and Aadam Patel reporting from the grounds.

Chelsea's 'World Champions' badge is a piece of pound shop tat that is an affront to their legends of 2012 - here's what it tells us about Todd Boehly's club‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Give me the drama and subtlety of women's sport over the boring‚ money-driven Club World Cup‚ writes OLIVER HOLT‚ after Lionesses Euros triumph

I've had enough of Newcastle fans whining about losing Alexander Isak - here's why the Saudi fanboys have no right to complain when he leaves‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Our modern game owes so much to Gazza... it's sad to see him grow more fragile by the day‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Diogo Jota played football with joy and an utter absence of spite - it made him stand out in the hurly-burly of the modern game‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Man United have at last grown bored of indulging spoilt brats such as Alejandro Garnacho. It's a sign of progress‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Chelsea and Manchester City playing in the USA? Get used to it‚ writes OLIVER HOLT - our game is being colonised by Americans

Why my padel date with Thomas Frank convinced me the Brentford boss perfect for Spurs‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Spurs pluck defeat from the jaws of victory by sacking Ange Postecoglou‚ writes OLIVER HOLT‚ all the joy from a magic night in...

Tottenham are a joke no more as they lose their flaky identity to win the Europa League. But Man United are an embarrassment to themselves‚ their fans‚ Sir Alex Ferguson and English football‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Tottenham and Manchester United's Europa League final is glory or bust for the Premier League's damned‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Liverpool fans can jeer Trent Alexander-Arnold if they wish - but Eric Dier's classy Bayern send-off was so special‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Liverpool are back on the perch that Sir Alex Ferguson knocked them off. The tectonic plates of sport have been shifted‚ writes OLIVER HOLT at Anfield

I've been to all 92 Football League grounds - these are the five WORST‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

England were dull and turgid - very little has changed since the end times of Gareth Southgate's reign‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Thomas Tuchel's side labour to 3-0 win over Latvia

Thomas Tuchel will take no prisoners or passengers when it comes to Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford... his wingless wonders are scared of the touchline and patience is already running thin‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

If we yearned to discover in England's 2-0 win over Albania what type of boss Thomas Tuchel is going to be‚ we did not get the answers - but it was still encouraging‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Roy Keane is wrong - here's why Mikel Arteta CAN lead Arsenal to the title next season‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Arsenal looked like a team that knows their attempt to win the Premier League was over some time ago‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as 1-1 draw at Old Trafford leaves Gunners 15 points adrift

Liverpool were distinctly second best against an outstanding PSG team but they survived thanks to the brilliance of Alisson... then they took their one chance‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Millwall must own their horror tackles and vile chanting rather than shooting the messenger by banning the Press‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Arsenal's hopes of the title have now expired after a dreary display at Nottingham Forest‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Liverpool dismissed City with an ease that was contemptuous. Everyone knows the title race is over now‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Reds go 11 points clear after 2-0 win at champions

Perfect quickly turned to awful for Pep Guardiola as Real Madrid cut Man City to pieces‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Kylian Mbappe nets hat-trick in Champions League mauling

Seven Mail Sport writers receive nominations for 2025 Press Awards - with columnists Oliver Holt and Ian Herbert in the running for Sports Journalist of the Year

Liverpool thought they had desecrated Goodison one last time but Everton refused to allow it to end like that‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as James Tarkowski's stunning volley earns 2-2 draw

Jude Bellingham has the last laugh as fragile Man City fall to pieces again‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after late howlers see Real Madrid seal 3-2 advantage in Champions League play-off

Arne Slot underestimated Plymouth Argyle and the enduring power of the FA Cup‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Liverpool are dumped out by Championship strugglers to end their Quadruple hopes

City will need to play a lot better than this to make the last 16‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Pep's side survive scare to set up Champions League play-off against European heavyweights

Man City's 3-1 win over Chelsea turned on Robert Sanchez's calamitous error... horror days like this will likely seal his fate but the goalkeeper is not the Blues' only issue‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

City surrendered pitifully to PSG. If we had begun to think their crisis was over‚ then we had better think again‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Pep's side slip into Champions League 'relegation zone'

Happy Erling Haaland is just the tonic for Pep Guardiola as Man City face date with destiny in crunch Champions League tie‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Denis Law serves as a reminder that broadcasters must NOT airbrush football history‚ writes OLIVER HOLT - today's heroes should aspire to reach the heights of the kings of the past

The Emirates was on the verge of turning ugly before a moment that could turn Arsenal's season‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Mikel Arteta's side come from behind to win north London derby

Tottenham's trip to Tamworth was a quintessential FA Cup clash and reminded us why we must protect this beloved competition - Ange Postecoglou's men were lucky to escape‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Man United played like a side their supporters could be proud of. This was the first sign that they have begun to listen to Ruben Amorim‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield

Here's why I hope Wayne Rooney gets another managerial job after his Plymouth sacking - and the one factor which shows his talent for coaching‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Man United are in a relegation fight now - Ruben Amorim has made them even worse‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle leaves them just seven points clear of drop zone

Trent Alexander-Arnold is already a Liverpool legend and one of the best creative players in the world - it's a crying shame English football has never fully appreciated him‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Arsenal were not at their best but they did not have to be‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after 2-0 win over Man United inflicts Ruben Amorim's first defeat and closes gap to Liverpool to seven points

Liverpool didn't just beat Carlo Ancelotti's all-conquering Real Madrid‚ they outclassed them‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after 2-0 win sends Reds top as Kylian Mbappe endures a nightmare

The FA should have given the England job to Lee Carsley but they bottled it and lurched back to star-gazing‚ swooning and short-termism‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

England's 3-0 win over Greece was their best performance of the YEAR and underlines the depth of talent at Thomas Tuchel's disposal‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Harry Kane gamble pays off

Club vs country is back with a vengeance after FA chiefs turned changing of the guard from Southgate to Tuchel into a humiliating farce. We're like a pub team‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Sporting Lisbon's astonishing 4-1 win over Man City will only fire United hopes that Ruben Amorim can deliver them from their post-Fergie purgatory‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Pep's woes continue

Man United and Chelsea have spent nearly £2bn to get to this point... the paucity of their play shows how much money has been wasted‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after 1-1 draw at Old Trafford

Arsenal's critics were waiting for an implosion against Liverpool amid their injury crisis but it never came‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after 2-2 draw... the only winner from this match was Man City

Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a thunderbolt of a free-kick in the 3-1 win over Finland but it feels as if England have entered a period of inertia and drift‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Lee Carsley messed up and seems to be struck by impostor syndrome as England's interim boss‚ writes OLIVER HOLT - but he still deserves his shot at the top job

Unai Emery's men channelled the class of 1982 in conquering of Bayern Munich... their silencing of Vincent Kompany's free-scoring German giants proves Aston Villa are BACK‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Arsenal made PSG look vulnerable and ORDINARY... Mikel Arteta's side deserve to join Man City and Real Madrid as favourites to win the Champions League‚ writes Oliver Holt after statement victory

Arsenal's defiance under siege was magnificent but City found a way‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as John Stones' 98th-minute equaliser keeps champions top after 2-2 draw against 10-man Gunners

Man City were outplayed by Inter Milan and made to look one-dimensional at times‚ writes OLIVER HOLT after Etihad stalemate

Depleted Arsenal heeded Mikel Arteta's call to stand up and prove their title credentials with a steely 1-0 win at their fiercest rivals Tottenham‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Manchester City's historic hearing over 115 alleged financial breaches is about to begin. No matter what happens in football's trial of the century‚ the game loses - writes OLIVER HOLT

Harry Kane proves his critics wrong yet again with two majestic finishes to end Finland's stubborn resistance... while Lee Carsley couldn't be doing much more to impress‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Man United were utterly outclassed by Liverpool and looked like boys playing against men‚ writes OLIVER HOLT... how much longer can Erik ten Hag survive?

Sven-Goran Eriksson did not waste time with anger or regret. He never stopped acting like football made him the luckiest man in the world and fans loved him for that‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

It's a smart move to go for Lee Carsley as the new England manager over a celebrity boss like Jose Mourinho... the former U21 boss is a bright‚ innovative‚ personable man‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

After 58 years of longing and pain‚ recrimination and near misses‚ heroic failure and regret‚ the Euro 2024 final is England's time for redemption‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Spain's monstrous midfield will build a Berlin Wall - Declan Rice and Co must tear it down to lead England to Euros glory‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

If the REAL Harry Kane stands up‚ England tread the red carpet all the way to the Euro 2024 final in Berlin‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

Trent Alexander-Arnold could have folded after being dropped‚ but instead he typified the resilience of this England team‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

On a wild and turbulent night in the football heartlands of the Ruhr‚ Germany flirted with defeat at the hands of Denmark before walking through the storm and prevailing 2-0‚ writes OLIVER HOLT

OLIVER HOLT: Harry Kane's double act with Jude Bellingham can still steal the show - let's hope so after they managed just ONE pass to each other against Slovenia!

Age has taken the edge off Cristiano Ronaldo's genius but he fought until the end‚ writes OLIVER HOLT as Portugal survive scare to beat Czechia 2-1 with a 92nd-minute winner

Yes‚ get rid of VAR! It has squeezed the joy out of the game‚ writes OLIVER HOLT. Part of football's beauty is that it can NEVER be perfect