Are Liverpool in Transition or in Trouble?
The Game
The Times
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🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Is Arne Slot facing his biggest test yet as Liverpool manager? After back to back defeats is his team in transition or in deeper trouble? Many felt the period of transition should have been after Jurgen Klopp left, but has it come 12 months later? Martin Samuel wonders if there is another factor at play, one perhaps being over looked.
Arsenal won again and are gaining momentum, but people don’t seem too pleased for Mikel Arteta….
After the break; Rory McIlroy gave a bit back to abusive American fans at the Ryder Cup and he was praised for it. But if a footballer did it what would happen?
Gregor Robertson is joined by Pete Rutzler, Alyson Rudd and Martin Samuel.
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| 1:03.2 | Welcome to the game football podcast from The Times. |
| 1:10.0 | Liverpool suffered consecutive defeats under |
| 1:12.3 | Arnish Slot for only the second time as they were beaten 1-0 by Galatasaray in Istanbul, teething |
| 1:18.4 | troubles after a summer of upheaval or a team in transition 12 months later than expected. |
| 1:24.3 | We'll also be reflecting on Champions League wins for Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal, |
| 1:28.7 | draws for Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, and Noon Espirito Santos start to life at West Ham |
| 1:34.0 | United. Plus, after Rory McElroy's X-rated response to abuse from American fans during the |
| 1:40.2 | Ryder Cup, we'll be asking why we expect footballers to turn the other way every single |
| 1:45.3 | week. I'm Gregor Robertson and joining me in the studio today, we have the chief correspondent |
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