Jimbo is joined in the studio by Tim Spiers and Adrian Clarke with Daniel Storey joining from the Etihad. An organised Arsenal keep the title fight open with a draw and a rare clean sheet at The Etihad, limiting City to just 1 shot on target. Earlier on Sunday, Salah had a record equalling 12 shots and one of them went in to help Liverpool go top of the Premier League. On Saturday it was goals galore with Newcastle's 4-3 comeback against West Ham the pick of the bunch whilst Spurs and Villa won

Join James Pearce for reaction from Anfield as Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League, seeing off Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 courtesy of goals by Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. Listen in to hear from Jurgen Klopp speaking post-match in his press conference, including his praise for Alexis Mac Allister who played a starring role against his former side. Plus The Athletic's Andy Jones also shares his views having been at Anfield to watch on as the Reds opened up a two-point lead at the

It’s matchday 30 in the Premier League and the huge meeting of the weekend sees Manchester City host top-of-the-table Arsenal.Title rivals Liverpool, meanwhile, play Brighton and Manchester United go to Brentford. Host: Michael Bailey Guests: Nnamdi Onyeagwara, Jay Harris, Jon Mackenzie Producer: Mike Stavrou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, The Athletic’s Jay Harris, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to take a look at specialist coaches.From set pieces to subs to sleep and scran, elite football teams are constantly on the lookout for ways to make improvements. One thing you will learn is why they’re NOT making marginal gains… So which specialist coaching jobs have gone from niche to mainstream? How do you measure success when a coaching role is completely brand new? And what role may be the next to

Most of us can only dream of owning a football club . But for the very rich it’s an opportunity towards power, influence and… even more money So who are the people that try to buy football clubs? And how do football’s authorities decide who gets the green light for a takeover? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Adam Crafton & Matt Slater Produced by Guy Clarke Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Related articles: The nobody who tried to buy Manchester United and Inter Milan by Adam

We're back after the international break and we are all aboard Kobbie's hype train! After the Carrington graduate bossed Belgium, it's time for the rest of the country to acknowledge what we already knew; Mainoo is the future.Thanks to everyone who sent in questions and requests; we get to as many of those as we can, covering midfield options with or without Casemiro, the future at left-back, and our podcast roles as Man United heroes. Saturday evening sees Ten Hag's men make their first of two

Jimbo has Charlie Eccleshare, Benji Lanyado and a dejected Tom Williams in the pod to talk about England, Wales, and the rest of the international headlines before getting stuck into the long-awaited return of the Premier League - not least, Man City v Arsenal. Plus, who is the top flight's fouliest player?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Welsh Euro dreams dashed but Ukraine and Georgia through (01m 20s) • PART 2a: Assorted international news (13m 00s) • PART 2b: England 2 - 2 Belgium, Mainoo, Toney,

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to explore the ideas of some up and coming managers (Still, Motta, Fonseca) and to dig into the deeper question of how do we decide if a manager is *good* or not…What is Will Still’s tactical approach? What is the correlation between Thiago Motta’s deep build up with strong defensive numbers? Why is Paolo Fonseca’s Lille so good on the ball? Which of these coaches are going to succeed? Football’s best up-and-coming managers:

A few months ago Kobbie Mainoo had not played a minute for his club at senior level let alone his country. Now at just 18, he is one of Manchester United’s best players - and after a man of the match performance for England last night Gareth Soutgate was full of praise So how has one so young been able to establish himself at the highest level so quickly? And in terms of Euro 2024, has it gone beyond Mainoo just being in the squad for England - does he need to start? Ayo Akinwolere is joined

Good riddance, international break...Matt Davies Adams has got Luke Bosher and Liam Twomey in tow to look ahead to a busy weekend of action for Chelsea Football Club. We begin with your questions - including the fallout from the FAB statement, the always looming threat of PSR - and whether progress has indeed been made under Pochettino. Then attention turns to the return of the Premier League - with Burnley in town on Saturday afternoon. Plus it's a huge weekend for quadruple chasing CFCW - facing

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Martin Rafelt to explore the idea of patience as a category within football, particularly in relation to positional play - before then digging deeper into where football tactics is right now.What is positional play? Exploring the contradiction between “winning mentality” and “positional play”. How can impatience be bad for teams who rely on intense counter-pressing and direct attacking? Is there an approach that is perhaps riskier, but has better output overall and is

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke for an international break pod.The panel discuss Spurs’ last 10 games of the season, players on international duty, plus that Harry Kane statue. Produced by Mike Stavrou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thiago Motta, the mastermind behind Bologna's unlikely push for a Champions League spot, is seen as one of the most impressive up-and-coming managers. With plenty of clubs looking for a new head coach this summer — could Motta be ready for a move to one of European football’s elite? Also where might Roberto De Zerbi end up & how much will his style influence the roles he could be offered? Produced by Jay Beale. Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

James Pearce and Simon Hughes are alongside Tony Evans for your weekly Walk On podcast ahead of the return of Premier League action.Before looking ahead to Brighton's visit to Anfield on Sunday the panel look back on the weekend's action as Liverpool Legends beat Ajax Legends 4-2 with Fernando Torres scoring in front of the Kop on his Anfield return, as we consider how he's remembered at Liverpool following his controversial move to Chelsea in January 2011. Meanwhile, with Richard Hughes being

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw breaks down some of her top goals with Charlotte Harpur after breaking the Manchester City women's goalscoring record. What was she thinking in that moment? What are her favourite moves? What’s her relationship like with her teammates like Chloe Kelly and Alex Greenwood? And Raphael Honigstein is with Sophie Penney to digest Bayern’s massive 4-0 win over rivals Wolfsburg to all-but seal the Bundesliga title. Host: Sophie Penney Guests: Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw, Charlotte Harpur

For anyone that didn’t know about him already, 17-year-old wonderkid Endrick introduced himself with a winner against England at Wembley on Saturday. So how good is Brazil's next big thing - and where will he fit in at Real Madrid when he completes his move to the Bernabeu this summer? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Brazilian football writer Jack Lang, Nick Miller, who conducted Endrick's first interview with a UK media outlet as well as Junior Spanish Football Editor Tomas Hill

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor and more in the midst of a historic international break. Brazil break down England at Wembley with the first ever international goal of Endrick’s career. Hear why the Three Lions need two defensive midfielders and why that’s not defensive. Kristof Terreur gives us the lowdown on England’s next opponents Belgium. And Tom Williams feels that Wales are heading in the right direction ahead of their Euro 2024 play-off clash with Poland. Germany

It’s just 84 days until the European Championships begin in Germany - so we are looking ahead to Euro 2024, with a particular focus on two of the favourites; France & England.Host Michael Bailey is joined by England correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke, PSG and Fulham writer Peter Rutzler, plus data writer Thom Harris. Produced by Mike Stavrou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, The Athletic’s Mark Carey, Liam Tharme and Jon Mackenzie join Ali Maxwell to do a deep dive into Internazionale.Simone Inzaghi’s side are dominating Serie A in every sense of the word. They have a bigger lead at this stage of the season than runaway leaders Napoli had last time out and at time of recording they have the best defensive record of any team in Europe’s top five leagues. So what makes them so good? What do they do that very few, if any, other teams do at the elite

Following Nottingham Forest's four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules earlier this week, Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's senior football news reporter Matt Slater as well as Tim Spiers. The panel debate the sanction handed down to Forest, following on from Everton's own six-point deduction with the Goodison Park outfit set to receive a further punishment in due course. Plus, there's analysis of the impact of points deductions through