Daily Mirror

ON THIS DAY: Oct 3

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1999: Gus Poyet scored after just 27 seconds as Chelsea hammered Manchester United 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. But the Red Devils had the last laugh as Sir Alex Ferguson’s men went on to win the Premiershi­p title by 18 points, with Chelsea in fifth. 2007: Celtic’s 2-1 win over AC Milan in the Champions League ended in drama after Milan goalkeeper Dida fell theatrical­ly following a mild tap on the face by a Celtic fan celebratin­g the last-minute winner.

2010: The Ryder Cup, which was being held at Celtic Manor in Wales, was disrupted due to heavy rain. The competitio­n ended up finishing on the Monday.

2015: Hosts England were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup after losing 33-13 to Australia.

2016: Heavyweigh­t world champion Tyson Fury (above) announced he was retiring, then tweeted that he was in fact “here to stay” three hours later.

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