Part 1
Right. It’s December 9th. It’s dark out most of the time. Most Premier League teams have played 16 times this season. Yet, contrary to what happens most seasons, the table still looks funny. Only 9 points separate 5th place from 18th. Only a 5 points further and top 4 gets dragged into this mess.
Hello and welcome to the Total Football podcast. I am your host Declan Harte and joining me is Andrew Conway
Andrew, is the table going to settle down now or will this bizarre future we’re living in continue?
Part 2
Manchester United had a wild week. After a grim draw at home to Aston Villa, Ole has led his side to two victories over Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.
Everton sacked Marco Silva this week and Duncan Ferguson took charge as they beat Frank Lampard’s Chelsea on Saturday.
Some European roundup now. Serie A and Bundesliga’s title races had some big results this weekend. Bayern Munich find themselves 7th, 7 points off Borussia Monchengladbach after Monchengladbach converted a 90th minute penalty to beat Bayern 2-1.
And in Serie A, Inter Milan now have a 2 point lead over Juventus, who suffered their first defeat of the season. They lost to 3rd place Lazio 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Part 3
Christmastime is the busiest time of year for many people around the world. But most importantly it is true for Premier League footballers. It is a particularly busy period for Liverpool Football Club. Competing on 5 fronts over the next 5 weeks, they sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League table with an 8-point lead. But for their closest challenger, not Manchester City to our surprise but instead Leicester City, the next few weeks is crucial. As Liverpool’s fixtures come thick and fast, can Leicester pile the pressure on and continue their fine form, or will Liverpool’s incredible winning run continue?
Part 4
Big Champions League games for Liverpool (vs. RB Salzburg) and Chelsea (vs. Lille) on Tuesday. But it's on Super Sunday that the Premier League makes its mark next weekend. Manchester United take on this re-born Everton side where we don't know which version of either team will show up. Meanwhile Manchester City take on Arsenal at the Emirates. Is there any chance Arsenal can pull off an unlikely upset?
Closing
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