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We start by discussing Liverpool’s two games in 24 hours – a men-against-boys 5-0 defeat at Aston Villa, followed by a 2-1 win over Monterrey in Qatar.
There’s managerial movement aplenty as we get into why Carlo Ancelotti would want to take over at Everton, whether Arsenal have done Freddie Ljungberg dirty over his time as caretaker boss and why Graham Coughlan left Bristol Rovers despite the club being in its best form for years.
We speak to Ryan Hunn of the Stadio podcast about the big stories in an interesting week in the Bundesliga, and an old friend dials in from the beach.
Back on Monday. Well, a lot earlier than usual on Monday.
PS: freshly announced – we’re heading down to Brighton, the Sallis Benney Theatre, 20 January. More information here.
PPS: if you’re on the other side of the Irish Sea, come and see us in Dublin! Max and Barry plus two more in January – first date sold out, but get your tickets for the second date, while stocks last, here.
PPPS: two more! Glasgow and Edinburgh, with Max, Barry and Lars and one more, TBC
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