If you’re a Man United fan looking for scraps of optimism to cling to ahead of tonight’s trip to Anfield, Ken advises against turning towards Ralf Rangnick who, it turns out, is a big fan of Jurgen Klopp’s work (9.08).

Shane Horgan and Andrew Trimble join us today after a brilliant weekend in Europe for Munster and Leinster, and a crushing one for Ulster and Connacht. We chat about Connacht being unfortunate enough to come up against a Leinster side who are better this season than last, Ulster flattering to deceive against Toulouse, Joey Carbery’s form and a throwback Thomond Park atmosphere and performance (15.45).

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It was also a weekend filled with yellow and red cards, and incidents which should have led to even more. Are players beginning to get more reckless again? And is the right message being sent by coaches?

Plus Mark tells us all about tomorrow evening’s The Making of George Gibney live show at the National Concert Hall in aid of One in Four. It’s going to be a brilliant night and you can still buy tickets at secondcaptains.com so book now!

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