Arsenal seven clear after Man City draw & Carrick's first loss
Football Daily
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🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson to reflect on Arsenal going 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League! Arteta's side beat Brighton 1-0, leaving Fabian Hurzeler complaining about Arsenal's "time wasting". We hear from Pep Guardiola after Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, who picked up a vital point in the fight for survival! And finally, 5 Live commentator Chris Coles is alongside Paul at St James' Park, where Newcastle handed Michael Carrick his first loss as Manchester United manager.
Timecodes: 1'17 - Pep Guardiola reflects on dropping points 2'42 - Is City's slip-up a surprise? And how might it impact the title race? 5'39 - Mikel Arteta speaks after a big win for Arsenal to send them 7 points clear 6'32 - Arsenal getting over the line 9'05 - Fabian Hurzeler accuses Arsenal of "wasting time" 10'45 - Can anything be done about goalkeepers going down injured? 15'00 - Elliot Anderson on scoring Forest's equaliser v Manchester City 15'40 - How might Forest's draw and West Ham's win impact Spurs in the relegation fight? 19'30 - William Osula speaks about scoring the winner for Newcastle 20'37 - Michael Carrick on his first loss for Manchester United
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.
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| 0:37.2 | This is the Football Daily podcast with Alistair Bruce Ball. |
| 0:42.4 | Hello, welcome to the Football Daily podcast. |
| 0:45.3 | Coming up, former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson was alongside Chris Coles at St James's Park |
| 0:50.2 | for Newcastle against Manchester United. |
| 0:52.6 | But we'll start with Manchester City dropping points at home to Nottingham Forest in the title race. |
| 0:57.0 | So, we're still going seven points clear as they beat Brighton 1-0 at the Amex, |
| 1:02.0 | plus a big win for West Ham at the bottom of the table too. |
| 1:06.0 | How will that impact Tottenham in the fight for survival? |
| 1:09.0 | And finally we'll discuss how Michael Carrick |
| 1:12.1 | lost his first match as Manchester United manager at St James's Park. |
| 1:20.6 | So many stories in the Premier League to get into but we've got to talk about Manchester City dropping points in the title race at home tonight, first of all, drawing 2-2 against Nottingham Forest. |
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