Arsenal’s derby delight and Guardiola outsmarts Tuchel – Football Weekly
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jacob Steinberg and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan react to Arsenal’s convincing win in the north London derby and the rest of the Premier League action
• Note added 13 October 2021: This podcast made a passing but incorrect reference to the revised HGV test. The reversing element of the tests will be assessed separately by a third party, rather than by a DVSA examiner, but it has not been removed as a requirement as we suggested.
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We start with the north London derby, as Arsenal’s incredible first-half display sank a woeful Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates. Were we too quick to judge Mikel Arteta’s team? Or can they not be properly assessed against such a lacklustre Spurs side?
Then we review Manchester United’s home defeat to Aston Villa, as Bruno Fernandes writes an essay to explain why he dared to miss a penalty in stoppage time. We also discuss Manchester City’s impressive win at Stamford Bridge, and the game of the weekend between Brentford and Liverpool.
Finally, we ask if there’s a reason why a quarter of the teams in the league still haven’t got a win, marvel at the assassin-like qualities of Ipswich’s Macauley Bonne and read a lovely email from one of our listeners, Chris.
Back on Wednesday.
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