Rúben Dias

Was Saturday the day Liverpool’s title hopes took the cruellest of turns? Jasper Taylor is joined by Gerard Brand, Ben Ransom and Keith Downie to dissect the weekend’s action in the Premier League, leading of course with Virgil van Dijk’s ACL injury and what that might mean for the champions (04:06). The panel analyse Ruben Dias’ impact at Manchester City (21:50), how Mikel Arteta has made Arsenal a more solid outfit (31:11), while Keith talks all things Newcastle in the new Regional Review: takeovers, Allan Saint-Maximin and why their points tally doesn’t match the feeling (36:02). Plus, after six-goal thrillers at Chelsea and Spurs, we ask: why can’t teams defend anymore?! (51:04). Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

With the transfer deadline just days away, Pete Graves and Dharmesh Sheth are joined by the New York Times’ chief soccer correspondent Rory Smith to discuss Manchester United’s pursuit of Jadon Sancho and the possible alternative targets if a deal for the Borussia Dortmund winger does not materialise (04:51). Rory examines whether the structure of United’s hierarchy lends itself to success in the market (17:47), while Dharmesh touches on the players that could leave Old Trafford before the deadline (20:23). The panel analyse the big-money arrival of Ruben Dias at Manchester City (28:16) and debate whether Pep Guardiola’s future at the club hinges on the success of the Portugal defender (34:33). Tottenham’s search for a new striker is over after clinching a deal for Carlos Vinicius (46:31) – the panel assess how important a new attacking option is for Jose Mourinho as well as the long-term future of midfielder Dele Alli (51:23). The panel preview transfer deadline day, with Dharmesh and Rory sharing their favourite moments from previous windows, including the deals for Dimitar Berbatov and Robinho (54:59). Plus there’s news from Everton, Leeds, West Ham, Sheffield United and much more, including Pete’s final thought, this week on Newcastle striker Joelinton and transfer deadline day (1:09:29). Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Bielsa takes on Guardiola on Saturday. How will Leeds look to expose Man City? And will Ruben Dias be making the most high-pressure debut in Premier League history?Liverpool travel to Villa Park on Sunday – how many clubs have had a better window than the Villa? And is Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the Harry Kane trajectory?Plus we have heated debates on handball, financial disparity and goals that made opponents look stupid.And Duncan fires up his Flip Reverse machine and enters a parallel universe – what if Fergie had signed Thiago for United?RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: When nature calls (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Transfer talk & financial disparity (04m 00s)• PART 2: Leeds v Man City & Man Utd v Spurs previews (13m 30s)• PART 3: Villa v Liverpool, Leicester v West Ham & Everton v Brighton previews (29m 00s) • PART 4: The rest of the weekend’s action, humiliating goals & Joe Kinnear (49m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: Flip Reverse: What if Fergie had signed Thiago? (60m 00s) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe discuss the following topics:The ramifications of Liverpool's 3-1 win over Arsenal (0:40)Eric Dier's "break" during the 2nd half of Tottenham-Chelsea in the EFL Cup (12:40)Dele Alli left out of the squad again (14:35)Chelsea's issues at the back (21:15)Preview of Manchester United-Tottenham (27:10)Manchester City signing Ruben Dias and a preview of Saturday's match at Leeds (30:55)Contrasting outlooks for Aston Villa and Fulham (38:15)

Mulv and McCune dissect the performance against Leicester City. Joey has the exciting details on City's new centre back Ruben Dias. A quick look ahead to Burnley and Leeds during this very busy week for The Blues! www.noisypod.com

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