English Premier League Podcast: Eplpod

Ole Gunnar Solskjær has said that he considered substituting Fred before the Brazilian was sent off in Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford. Why he didn't actually go through with the substitution remains a mystery. Now United have to go away to RB Leipzig and get a result just to get through a group they should have won in a trot. 

What a total shit show, sad, pathetic event. How uncomfortable and disturbing was it watching David Luiz play on after such a sickening and awful clash of heads with Raul Jimenez? Shame on Arsenal's Mikel Arteta for not protecting his player. 

Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, has died at the age of 60. But for those who weren't old enough to actually see him play, he left quite a different, paradoxical impression.  PAUL METCALFE as Rod Stewart

Pep Guardiola is a great manager. Sure, sure. But when it comes to refreshing his team, he's no where near Sir Alex Ferguson. After City's loss to Spurs this weekend, it's hard to see Guardiola's City pushing for the title as they sit in 13th place after 8 games.  

Manchester City star Phil Foden has described scoring for England as 'one of the best' moments of his short career to date. It's just too bad that the match meant absolutely nothing; luckily no spectators were on hand to watch such pointless drivel. 

Paul Pogba has admitted he is currently dealing with the most 'difficult' period of his career. The Manchester United star has struggled for form so far this season which has seen him fall down the midfield pecking order at Old Trafford. Maybe now is the time to consider selling him? Mike and Paul discuss. 

American Huckster is the first inside account of the international soccer scandal that rocked the world. At the heart of the corruption is the incredible story of a larger-than-life New York soccer dad who illegally raked in millions at the top of the most powerful and dirtiest sports organization on the planet, and became an FBI whistleblower to save his own skin. The Legend opens up the EPLpod vault and plays a previously unreleased interview from November 2017 with author Mary Papenfuss. 

Jürgen Klopp has claimed next summer’s European Championship could be decimated by injuries if a compressed schedule is not addressed after Trent Alexander-Arnold was injured during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Manchester City. Mike and Paul discuss all of the biggest injuries this weekend in the Premier League and pay their respects to Canadian great, Alex Trebek. 

British newspaper The Sun reported that Giggs was arrested at his home in Manchester on Sunday after a “disturbance” and was later released on bail. Mike and Paul discuss. 

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot as Arsenal beat hosts Manchester United 1-0 to secure its first win for 14 years in a Premier League match at Old Trafford. But let's face, Arsenal didn't look much better than Manchester United on the day. 

Praised for his campaigning against child poverty during the pandemic, Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford made just as explosive an impact in the Champions League on Wednesday when he came off the bench to embarrass Julian Nagelsmann and the rest of RB Leipzig by scoring a hatrick.

Jamie Vardy kept up his brilliant scoring record against Arsenal by coming off the bench to earn Leicester a 1-0 win at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday. Special Guest Paul gets caught up in the latest Zoom accident of shame. 

The Legend talks with The Guardian's chief Manchester football correspondent Jamie Jackson about his latest book titled The Red Apprentice: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: The Making of Manchester United's Great Hope. Here's a link to buy the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Red-Apprentice-Solskjaer-Manchester-Uniteds/dp/B082XHBYKD

Liverpool can confirm Virgil van Dijk will undergo surgery on the knee injury he sustained during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Everton. Special Guest Paul reckons that he’s gone for the year as he walks us through both of his ACL injuries in disgusting detail. 

Harry Maguire suffered a god awful 31 minutes before he put himself out of his own misery as England lost to Denmark at Wembley - his early departure prompting the question of whether he now needs a longer break from the game. Maybe he should take some time, grab some sun in Greece, and chill? 

Paul Pogba has once again spoken of his 'dream' to one day play for Real Madrid. With his Manchester United contract expiring next year, surely it's now or never for him. But is he even good enough for Real Madrid? 

Special Guest Paul and Andrew Mangan from Arseblog talk about Arsenal completing a £45m deal to sign Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on transfer deadline day.  Arseblog podcast Andrew on twitter  P.S. Apologies for the terrible pun in the headline. Look, we can't always be brilliant, okay? 

Liverpool and Manchester United were both comprehensively humiliated by defeats Sunday that rank among the heaviest in their history. Is it because of fatigue? Mike and Paul discuss. 

Manchester United beat Brighton for the second time in four days, with Paul Pogba scoring a free-kick to help seal their progress to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Mike and Paul discuss. 

Thiago Silva’s Premier League debut was brutal. The Brazilian was handed the captain’s armband for Chelsea’s game against West Brom but was responsible for the Baggies’ second goal after committing a dreadful mistake. Signing a 36 year old defender on a free? Maybe not the best idea...