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After a dropped points for Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa Rick Edwards is joined by former Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and the Telegraph’s Luke Edwards to reflect on the weekend’s Premier League action.
Can Michael Carrick inspire his Manchester United players to consistently reach the level of their derby win?
Is Erling Haaland’s frustration showing as his Manchester City goal drought continues?
Do Arsenal need more from Viktor Gyökeres to get them over the line in the title race?
Can Oliver Glasner continue at Crystal Palace after his claim that his squad "are being abandoned completely" by the club's hierarchy?
And are Thomas Frank’s days as Tottenham boss numbered after defeat to West Ham.
Timecodes:
01:20 – Perfect start for Manchester United under Michael Carrick
15:25 – Manchester City’s winless run continues
22:25 – Do Arsenal need more from Gyökeres?
25:00 – An important point for Nottingham Forest
26:01 – Aston Villa miss the chance to move second
29:21 – Half time teaser
31:55 – Glasner’s standoff at Crystal Palace
41:59 – Pressure mounting on Frank after West Ham defeat

Rio Ferdinand discusses the current state of Manchester Ud with 5 Live's Darren Fletcher. He expresses his thoughts on Michael Carrick coming in as Interim Manager, what skillset a Man Utd Manager needs and how they need someone that is a 'lunatic' and will 'ruffle some feathers'. He explains the influence club legends had on him when joining for a world record fee and how the club should emulate that now. They also get into the 'lingering smell' of Sir Alex Ferguson and the presence he still has at the club.
Timecodes:
0'30 - Rio's thoughts on Amorim getting sacked
3'00 - Was Carrick the right choice or the only choice?
4'28 - What skillset does a Manchester United manager need?
5'10 - 'To be Manchester United Manager you need balls of steel and need to be able to handle the media'
5'40 - 'We've had all kinds of managers... we need to go with a lunatic - people that will ruffle feathers... Conte?'
7'38 - Can Carrick get the job permanently?
10'00 - Is it [the club] so broken that it's not setup to be a success for Carrick?
13'30 - There needs to be more former players involved with Man Utd like when he joined the club.
19'30 - Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't have the influence that people think he has at the club.

Darren Fletcher, Don Hutchison, Kevin Nolan and Glenn Murray are joined by Oasis star Noel Gallagher to discuss Manchester City and his favourite derby memories.
Is Marc Guehi a good signing for Manchester City? Why does he think Arsenal will win the Premier League this season? What's going wrong at Manchester United? Just how good was the Oasis tour - and how did it change the way his children felt about their old man?
Timecodes:
0:17 - How was Noel Gallagher's summer?
0:49 - How will Marc Guehi fair at Manchester City?
2:44 - What impact can Antoine Semenyo have at the Etihad?
4:35 - What is Noel's earliest and favourite derby memory?
10:27 - Who will win the Premier League this season?
11:46 - The quality of Manchester City's defence.
14:50 - How does Noel feel ahead of the derby?
16:38 - John McEnroe or Al Pacino - who is the coolest person he has met?
Premier League Commentaries this weekend:
Saturday 17th January - 3pm - Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
Saturday 17th January - 3pm - Chelsea v Brentford (Sports Extra)
Saturday 17th January - 5:30pm - Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Sunday 18th January - 2pm - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United
Sunday 18th January - 4:30pm - Aston Villa v Everton

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They share their experiences of Macclesfield’s FA Cup triumph and have their say on the Michael Carrick & Liam Rosenior appointments. John is getting ready for his trip to the Arctic. There’s Clash of the Commentators controversy, more unintended pub names, and which commentary phrases will end up in our Great Glossary? Suggestions welcome on WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]
01:40 Macclesfield sprinkle the magic
09:40 Thoughts on Michael Carrick & Liam Rosenior
15:15 5 Live commentaries this weekend
18:05 John prepares for the Arctic!
21:40 Unintended pub names & railway stations
27:25 Clash of the Commentators
35:10 Great Glossary of Football Commentary
42:00 John’s FA Cup error!
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1500 Tottenham v West Ham,
Sat 1500 Chelsea v Brentford on Sports Extra,
Sat 1730 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal,
Sun 1400 Wolves v Newcastle,
Sun 1630 Aston Villa v Everton,
Tue 1745 Bodø/Glimt v Man City,
Tue 2000 Tottenham v Borussia Dortmund,
Wed 2000 Newcastle v PSV,
Wed 2000 Marseille v Liverpool on Sports Extra.
Great Glossary of Football Commentary:
DIVISION ONE
Back to square one,
Bosman,
Cruyff Turn,
Cultured/educated left foot,
Dead-ball specialist,
Draught excluder,
Elastico/flip-flap
Fox in the box,
Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,
Head tennis,
Hibs it,
In a good moment,
In behind,
Magic of the FA Cup,
The Maradona,
Off their line,
Olimpico,
Onion bag,
Panenka,
Park the bus,
Perfect hat-trick,
Rabona,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Schmeichel-style,
Scorpion kick,
Spursy,
Tiki-taka,
Trivela,
Where the kookaburra sleeps,
Where the owl sleeps,
Where the spiders sleep.
DIVISION TWO
Back on the grass,
Ball stays hit,
Beaten all ends up,
Blaze over the bar,
Business end,
Came down with snow on it,
Catching practice,
Camped in the opposition half,
Cauldron atmosphere
Coat is on a shoogly peg,
Come back to haunt them,
Corridor of uncertainty,
Couldn’t sort their feet out,
Easy tap-in,
Daisy-cutter,
First cab off the rank,
Giant-killing,
Good leave,
Half-turn,
Has that in his locker,
High wide and not very handsome,
Hospital pass,
Howler,
In their pocket,
Johnny on the spot,
Leading the line,
Nice headache to have,
Nutmeg,
One for the cameras,
One for the purists,
Played us off the park,
Points to the spot,
Prawn sandwich brigade,
Purple patch,
Put their laces through it,
Reaches for their pocket,
Rolls Royce,
Root and branch review,
Row Z,
Screamer,
Seats on the plane,
Show across the bows,
Slide-rule pass,
Steal a march,
Straight in the bread basket,
Stramash,
Taking one for the team,
Telegraphed that pass,
That’s great… (football),
Thunderous strike,
Turns on a sixpence,
Walk it in,
We’ve got a cup tie on our hands.
UNSORTED
2-0 is a dangerous score,
After you Claude,
All-Premier League affair,
Aplomb,
Bag/box of tricks,
Brace,
Brandished,
Bread and butter,
Breaking the deadlock,
Bundled over the line,
Champions elect / champions apparent,
Clinical finish,
Commentator’s curse,
Coupon buster,
Denied by the woodwork,
Draught excluder,
Elimination line,
Fellow countryman,
Foot race,
Formerly of this parish,
Free hit,
Goalkeepers’ Union,
Goalmouth scramble,
Good touch for a big man,
Honeymoon Period,
In and around,
In the shop window,
Keeping ball under their spell,
Keystone Cops defending,
Languishing,
Loitering with intent,
Marching orders,
Nestle in the bottom corner,
Numbered derbies,
Opposite number,
PK for penalty-kick,
Postage stamp,
Put it in the mixer,
Rasping shot,
Red wine not white wine,
Relegation six-pointer,
Rooted at the bottom,
Route One,
Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way,
Shooting boots,
Sleeping giants,
Slide rule pass,
Small matter of,
Spiders web,
Stayed hit,
Steepling,
Stinging the palms,
Stonewall penalty,
Straight off the training ground,
Taking one for the team,
Team that likes to play football,
Throw their cap on it,
Thruppenny bit head / 50p head,
Towering header,
Two good feet,
Turning into a basketball match,
Turning into a cricket score,
Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play,
Walking a disciplinary tightrope,
Wand of a left foot,
Wrap foot around it,
Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

What next for Real Madrid after Xabi Alonso's sacking? Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle to discuss all of the fallout from the Spanish capital and where Real Madrid go from here. Who might they look at to replace him? Rafa Honigstein drops by to talk about the Jurgen Klopp links - could the German really be heading for Madrid? Elsewhere, they look at the rivalry in the French capital after Paris FC knocked out PSG in the Coupe de France - could this be Marseille and Robert De Zerbi's year? They also take a look at the Serie A title race - can Napoli or Milan catch Inter? And with the AFCON final this weekend, will it be Senegal or Morocco who triumph?
TIME CODES:
00:40 - Real Madrid sack Xabi Alonso
29:00 - Paris FC knock out PSG from the Coupe de France
38:50 - Serie A
44:00 - AFCON Final