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Arsenal Survive Penultimate Test

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The FC Crew react to Arsenal's 1-0 win over Burnley and talk Kai Havertz's escaping a red card with a rash challenge. Then, more reaction as it is reported that Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of the season. Also, a discussion on Jose Mourinho's potential return to Real Madrid as reports make it seem closer and closer to a done deal. Neymar makes the Brazil squad and Griezmann says goodbye to Atletico Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello and welcome into the latest edition of ESPNFC, K. Murray, Shaka Hislavoc, and Stevie

0:39.2

Nicol here in the studio. A little later on, we will be reacting to the reports that Pep Guardiola

0:44.5

will be leaving Manc City at the end of the season and the reports that Jose Marino will be returning

0:50.5

to Real Madrid. But we'll start in the Premier League with Arsenal's game against Burnley, where Kai Habits was preferred to Victor Yoccas in the starting 11. He scored

0:59.9

the only goal of the game in the 38th minute when he headed in, but he was also perhaps

1:04.7

lucky to stay on the pitch after a bad challenge in the second half. With this score, Arsenal could

1:10.7

go on to win the title tomorrow.

1:13.4

Let's welcome in Stuart Robson. Let's start first with how you saw that moment, Kai Havert.

1:18.3

Was he lucky to stay on the pitch, Robo?

1:21.6

He was lucky to stay on the pitch. And even if the referee or the VAR didn't think it was a red card,

1:27.2

he has to tell the referee, you've got to go and look at that and let the referee make the VAR didn't think it was a red card, he has to tell the referee,

1:28.7

you've got to go and look at that and let the referee make his mind up. The referee was right there. He didn't give it, he only gave a yellow card, but it's a dangerous challenge. He's got him halfway up his standing leg. He goes with his studs. It was stopping a counterattack as well. so he's a very lucky boy in Arsenal are very lucky that he wasn't sent off.

1:45.0

But the VAR should have got the referee to have a look at it, at least. It was stopping a counterattack as well, so he's a very lucky boy in Arsenal are very lucky that he wasn't sent off.

1:45.0

But the VAR should have got the referee to have a look at it, at least.

1:49.0

Stevie.

1:51.0

100% every single thing that Rob was said, yeah, the fact that VAR hasn't asked him to go to the screen.

1:59.0

Again, you can sort of sympathise that maybe the

2:01.9

ref hasn't quite seen it clearly, so he's unsure. And if he's unsure, then he can't

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