Manchester Football Social

We choose our heroes and villains from the weekend, including David Moyes, David de Gea, Daniel Farke and Allan Saint-Maximin, as well as looking at whether Ronaldo may just be edging Messi in the age-old GOAT debate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feargal Brennan is joined by Sam Lee and Jay Motty to review a full weekend of Premier League action.Cristiano Ronaldo maintained his goal-per-game record back at Man United as David Moyes' NFL style Mark Noble sub failed and United won 2-1 at West Ham.A fuller Etihad Stadium witnessed Man City's drab 0-0 draw with Southampton and Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea cruised past Tottenham.Sadio Mane racked up his 100th Liverpool goal as Jurgen Klopp's side beat Crystal Palace and Arsenal made it back to back wins with victory at Burnley.There were also big wins for Brighton and Brentford but the winless misery goes on for Leeds United, Newcastle and Norwich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Manchester City striker Paul Dickov and ex-Leicester City man Sean St Ledger join Niall McCaughan for this weeks edition of The Dugout, the show looking ahead to the weekend's Premier League games with players who have been there and done it. Chelsea v Spurs takes top billing, whilst Man Utd are looking for a reaction after European disappointment and Man City welcome Southampton with Pep Guardiola asking for 'the people' to turn up and watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newcastle and Leeds square off in the Premier League tonight. Will St James Park provide a hostile environment for under-fire Steve Bruce? (Part 2, 21:30) West Ham won in Europe last night for the first time this century whilst Spurs were held in 2-2 in the Europa Conference League. (Part 3, 43:12) Leicester drew 2-2 against Napoli in the Europa League, with both teams favourites for the trophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liverpool beat AC Milan 3-2 in a great game at Anfield. The Reds got the job done, but do they need to be even more clinical moving forward this season? (Part 2, 14:06) Man City hit 6 past Leipzig but Pep Guardiola was unhappy about the attendance. (Part 3, 31:43) The Europa League and Europa Conference begins tonight for West Ham, Leicester and Tottenham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manchester United lost in dramatic fashion in the Champions League last night. A Jesse Lingard error and an Aaron Wan-Bissaka dismissal were key factors as Young Boys secured a memorable win. (Part 2, 16:49) A repeat of the amazing 2005 UCL final takes place tonight as Milan visit Liverpool. (Part 3, 38:04) Pascal Struijk's red card for Leeds has been upheld. Was it the right call? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton entered the Premier League's top 4 last night with an impressive win over Burnley. Demarai Gray and Andros Townsend starred for Benitez's Blues. How far can Everton go this season - meanwhile will Burnley beat the drop? (Part 2, 18:33) The UEFA Champions League returns tonight. Man Utd visit Young Boys and Zenit look to spoil Chelsea's UCL defence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everton and Burnley clash in the Premier League tonight. Will Maxwel Cornet make his Clarets debut and will James Rodriguez feature for the Toffees? (Part 2, 20:27) Ronaldo and Edouard performed well on their Premier League debuts, but Saul didn't for Chelsea... (Part 3, 38:11) Mo Salah joined the Premier League 100 club this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ant McGinley is joined by Jay Motty from the Stretford Paddock and Jack Gaughan from the Mail as they review the weekend's action.Harvey Elliott's injury overshadows Mo Salah becoming the latest member of the 100 club, while Ronaldo does what he does and scores twice on his return to Old trafford. Man City win with their ninth different goalscorer and Lukaku scores at Stamford Bridge for the first time. Brighton grab another win, Norwich stay bottom and Arteta breathes a sigh of relief for the first time this season.Plus there are some tricky pronunciations around for the team as a couple of debutants make their mark.Follow us on Twitter @TheSportSocial @JayMotty @Jack_Gaughan @AntMcGinley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall McCaughan is joined by former England and West Ham winger Matt Jarvis and ex-Ireland, Sunderland and Wolves player Stephen Elliott for The Dugout, a Premier League preview show. Ronaldo is back in Manchester, but will he start? Will Spurs and West Ham remain in the top two? Is Arsenal v Norwich a 6 pointer? We discuss all of that and more as we look ahead to the weekend's top flight action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Cristiano Ronaldo set to return to the Premier League this weekend for Manchester United, we discuss some of the other players who will be making their debuts this matchday. (Part 2, 18:37) Brentford have signed a player called 'Zanka', plus we look at whether free agent Jack Wilshere could still do a job in the top flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England conceded a late equaliser to Poland last night in World Cup Qualifying in a game where Gareth Southgate made no substitutions. (Part 2, 15:56) A host of South American football federations have banned their players from competing in the Premier League this weekend. (Part 3, 31:29) Is Cristiano Ronaldo truly the best ever footballer? Dr Tom Crawford, a mathematician from the University of Oxford has been crunching the numbers to find out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England face Poland tonight in World Cup qualifying, where Robert Lewandowski is back for the Poles in a game which means more to them than some might think... (Part 2, 16:32) Jesse Lingard was brilliant on loan at West Ham last season but decided to stay with parent club Man Utd this summer. Now he's rejected a new Old Trafford deal?! (Part 3, 27:26) UEFA have announced they are to lift the travel ban for away supporters in European competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is now a FIFA executive. He's proposed the World Cup should change from every 4 years to every 2. UEFA don't agree, and neither do we... (Part 2, 16:31) Tottenham v Chelsea is planning to be the Premier League's first ever net-zero carbon football match. (Part 3, 28:25) After the chaos of Brazil v Argentina earlier this week, Spurs have decided to fine their Argentine players involved for breaking club rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After England beat Andorra 4-0 in World Cup Qualifying, Jim questions whether making 11 changes was the right call from Gareth Southgate... (Part 2, 15:15) Brazil v Argentina descended into chaos last night after disputes over quarantine rules for Premier League players. (Part 3, 31:00) We speak to Jim Keoghan, author of 'Is it just me, or is modern football s**t?' about his gripes on the contemporary game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feargal Brennan, Pete Hall and Ant McGinley on duty to review the 2022 World Cup qualifying action this weekend.England picked up back to back 4-0 wins as Gareth Southgate's much changed side cruised to a 4-0 Wembley victory over minnows Andorra.Southgate opted to rotate his options with Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield alongside Three Lions debutant Patrick Bamford in attack.The gang also look back at some Gareth Bale magic for Wales and another disappointing night for the Republic of Ireland against Azerbaijan.Arsene Wenger has also had his say on the Premier League's spending amid links to Borussia Dortmund hotshot Erling Haaland as well as big money contract updates for Mo Salah and Phil Foden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall McCaughan is joined by former Premier League midfielder Dean Hammond and ex-England and Everton player Trevor Steven for the first edition of Football Social Daily - The Dugout. We get the thoughts of former top flight players on the big Premier League talking points, and Trevor and Dean share their views on shirt numbers after Ronaldo reclaimed the number 7 at Manchester United, as well as who has impressed them this campaign so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England got the job done in World Cup qualifying last night by beating Hungary 4-0 last night in an atmosphere which caused concern. (Part 2, 22:30) Several national FA's have complained to the Premier League about their rules on players being released (or not released) for international duty. Who is in the right here? (Part 3, 35:20) The Premier League has given Man Utd special dispensation to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to wear his famous number 7 jersey at Old Trafford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

England return to competitive action for the first time since the EURO 2020 final loss to Italy tonight as they play Hungary in a World Cup qualifier. Will Southgate keep things similar or will we see any significant changes? (Part 2, 12:49) Spurs have signed Barcelona full-back Emerson Royal. (Part 3, 21:25) Newcastle boss Steve Bruce is unhappy and so is Arsenal's Martin Odegaard about the club's upcoming documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Niall McCaughan is with Jim Salveson and Ian Brannan to run the rule over some of the done deals in the Premier League on transfer deadline day with moves involving Manchester United, Everton, Leeds, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Chelsea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices