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The Morning Score: Monday

Here’s everything you need to know to start the week – unless you’re Arsene Wenger.

1. #GAA Dublin will play Kerry in this year’s All-Ireland SFC final.

Pat Gilroy’s side edged our Donegal at a sold-out Croke Park yesterday on a score of 0-8 to 0-6. The Dubs look set to plan without forward Diarmuid Connolly who was dismissed for striking.

Catch up with how it happened with our minute-by-minute coverage.

2. #PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester United humbled Arsenal on an incredible day of cross-channel soccer yesterday.

Alex Ferguson’s young side ran out 8-2 winners with Wayne Rooney hitting a hat-trick. Earlier, the blue side of Manchester were left purring as City routed Sours 5-1 at White Hart Lane.

Edin Dzeko bagged four goals as he continues his strong start to the season.

3. #AMERICAN DREAM The US Open will get underway today as planned despite Hurricane Irene hitting New York yesterday.

With Flushing Meadows escaping the brunt of the storm, Irishman Conor Niland will face Novak Djokovic in the first round today.

4. #RWC2011 Declan Kidney is this morning counting the cost of Ireland’s weekend exploits.

David Wallace will miss the tournament after he was injured in the defeat to England on Saturday. Shane Jennings was drafted in as a replacement yesterday.

Cian Healy is the other major injury concern arising out of yesterday’s final warm-up game.

The loosehead prop will travel to New Zealand by himself later in the week after medics advised him to stay home for treatment on an eye socket injury.

5. #CYCLING Ireland’s Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) continued his really strong showing at the Vuelta a Espana yesterday afternoon, holding off Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) in a sprint finish to win his first ever Grand Tour stage.

The win sees Martin jump up to 12th place in the general classification standings. Check out the detail here.

6. #GUNNERS So what now for Arsene Wenger and Arsernal? Paul Merson and Gary Neville’s post-match analysis was compulsie viewing yesterday.

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