Episode 1337: Man United Stagger On, Arsenal’s New Leader, Laconic Liverpool, Peaky Blinders Football Management
Pogba dropped again, but a weakened side battling to a 2-2 draw against Arsenal seems an almost creditable result given the sides’ recent form: Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United stagger on, a dying beast in search of a coup de grâce.
Manchester United are crumbling, so why the lack of fan fury? | By @jonawils https://t.co/8Bg33ztE7b
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) December 6, 2018
Meanwhile Liverpool beat Burnley to stay close to Man City, scoring a laconic breakaway goal in the process.
Sean Dyche was unimpressed with Jurgen Klopp’s ceaseless lobbying of the officials at Burnley. Does Klopp have a right to be annoyed at his players getting slide-tackled, or should he accept that even the smaller clubs in the division have a right to compete?
A “massive injury threat”.
Jurgen Klopp was not impressed by Burnley’s challenges on his players.
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— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 6, 2018
Michael Cox joins us to discuss the reasons behind Arsenal’s improvement under Unai Emery. What are the most significant changes over the last six months? And just who is the most important individual at Arsenal these days?
There was something quite familiar about Arsenal last night. There are still (some of) the old frailties and flaws, but now they don’t seem quite so damning, quite so disastrous. A piece on a club enjoying a journey, not wondering where it’s going https://t.co/KZSAUFycIu
— Rory Smith (@RorySmith) December 6, 2018
Plus there’s a Stephen Nolan update, stealing thunder, Eoin shames Ken, and football management Peaky Blinders style.
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Chris Farrell’s impact on Munster’s backline, the “Barcelona” of rugby and its time for a Second Captains cull ????????https://t.co/sh6p4eLyWl pic.twitter.com/RS2fIBf6gR
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The biggest beef in world sport gets the @Younghorgan treatment
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Go to PatreonNorway and Olympique Lyonnais’ Ada Hegerberg was the inaugural female winner of the Ballon d’Or, announced last night. Modric held off Ronaldo to win too.
And what were Neymar, Ronaldo’s sister and middle aged DJ Martin Solveig all up to?
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