Episode 2544: Arsenal Going Clear
Mikel Arteta described Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Manchester United as “increlliant” – which just about covers it.
Led by Saka and Zinchenko (thanks Pep!), Arsenal recovered from the gut punch of Marcus Rashford’s brilliant opening goal to turn the game around and all but knock United out of the title race.
Andrew Mangan and David Sneyd join us to talk about the weekend’s football. If Arsenal do win the title should Pep Guardiola get a medal for selling them Zinchenko? Did City’s 3-0 defeat of Wolves suggest they might be about to go on one of their 18-match winning runs? And the question everyone is asking: who is better between Haaland and Ferguson?
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We chat to Ian Wright about how his childhood in South London shaped him as a footballer, why he hated his brief career in light entertainment, what it’s like to work with Roy Keane and what he makes of “our” Evan Ferguson
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