Gab & Juls Show: Can Semenyo save Man City’s title hopes?

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4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens break down the best of the midweek Premier League action, as Manchester City slip up to hand Arsenal the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table. Plus, the pair discuss the biggest stories from around the football world in quick hits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.2	I'm Gabby. He's Jules Gray Skies over West London.
0:38.7	Guess what?
0:39.6	Greater still skies over Villa and Manchester City.
0:45.0	Because both teams dropping points in midweek, which means if Arsenal who kick off in a few hours against Liverpool,
0:52.1	as we record this on a Thursday morning, they could go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. As Josie Morino once said, eight points. That is a lot. A lot. In other news, Barcelona, through to the Super Cobra Final, resounding win. Interwin at Parma as well. Jonathan David, see, he wasn't that bad. Founded it again, yeah.
1:11.2	Yeah.
1:12.3	But let's start at Manchester City
1:14.3	because they're playing Brighton.
1:17.7	They're playing Brighton at home.
1:20.5	Obviously, the focus is going to be
1:21.9	on the two centerbacks.
1:23.9	Ruben Diaz and Yostik Vidal came off injured.
1:26.6	Rajal won't be back for some time now. Yeah. Are we just going to blame Kousanov and Little Max? No. Just came back from Watford? Yeah, who did really well, I thought. I think the problem is a bit deeper than who plays the centerback and are they good enough or not good enough? Because I thought Kousen the good game to be fair. He made a couple of mistakes always, he's a young player,
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