Carrick's Dream Derby; Managerial Murmurs for Frank & Glasner
The 2 Robbies
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4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Robbie Earle and Danny Higginbotham recap all the drama from Premier League Matchweek 22, from Michael Carrick’s dream Manchester Derby to the mounting uncertainty over the futures of Thomas Frank and Oliver Glasner
1:19 - Michael Carrick storms out of the gate as the interim manager at Manchester United and brushes aside Pep Guardiola and Manchester City with a 2-0 win
11:52 - It’s a valuable point gained, but frustrations remain as Arsenal play out their second 0-0 result in consecutive matches
19:23 - The screws continue to tighten on Thomas Frank at Spurs after a poor loss at home to West Ham
26:29 - The good times at Crystal Palace appear to be coming to an end as Oliver Glasner shares some choice words following their 2-1 defeat to Sunderland
32:39 - A quick roundup of other results with a primary focus on Chelsea and Liam Rosenior: Chelsea 2-0 Brentford, Aston Villa 0-1 Everton, Liverpool 1-1 Burnley, Leeds United 1-0 Fulham, Wolves 0-0 Newcastle United
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the two Robbie's podcast, your destination for in-depth discussion |
| 0:11.9 | and analysis of the Premier League. I'm Robbie Earl. He's not Robbie Musto. I've got actually |
| 0:17.1 | some sense on the show today. I'm joined by our very own Danny Higginbottom, |
| 0:21.4 | and here are today's topics. Michael Carrick storms out of the gate as the interim manager at |
| 0:27.1 | Manchester United and brushes aside Pep Guardiola and Manchester City with a 2-0 win. |
| 0:33.0 | It's a valuable point gain, but frustrations remain as Arsenal play out their second |
| 0:37.9 | nil-0 result in consecutive matches. |
| 0:41.2 | The screws continue to tighten on Thomas Frank as spurs after a pull loss were booed off against |
| 0:47.1 | West Ham United, and good times at Crystal Palace appear to be coming to an end, as Oliver |
| 0:52.1 | Glasner shares some choice words following their |
| 0:54.4 | two one defeat, the way to Sunderland. That's what we've got coming up in today's episode. |
| 1:01.5 | So first of all, Dan, great to have you on. As I say, in the headlines, it's great to have a bit of |
| 1:07.6 | sense. Mustie, geez, week on week. It's too much for anybody. I know how you deal with it. Oh, tell me, mate. Tell me, it's cool. I think they call it community work over here, spending that long with him. Let's get to the team. There's a shirt behind you of the Great Manchester Night. Obviously, the team you started at as well. I mean, that was the storyline, |
| 1:28.2 | really. Michael Carrick and his first game in charge in his second stint at Manchester United. |
| 1:34.1 | Dan, first of all, talk to me about the change, the influence of Carrick. What you saw |
| 1:40.5 | different from Ruben Amram, and then we'll get into maybe some of the bigger picture things. |
| 1:45.7 | Yeah, I think when you, obviously when Amarim was there, |
| 1:48.8 | there wasn't a shortage of goals. |
| 1:50.5 | You know, they're one of the highest scorers in the Premier League, |
| 1:53.0 | was only the top two that scored more than them. |
| 1:55.3 | But the problem was conceding goals. |
| 1:57.5 | When they lost the ball, they were so open. |
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