Game of the season at Old Trafford and the latest from the EFL – Football Weekly

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Soccer, Sports

4.6 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sanny Rudravajhala and George Elek as Manchester United and Bournemouth play out a thrilling 4-4 draw. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:12.8	Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly.
0:14.6	I haven't checked the score at Old Trafford for a couple of minutes, but I imagine it's 10 all by now.
0:18.2	Lots of fun.
0:18.9	Hopefully the panel have worked out how to analyse it.
0:20.7	Who played well?
0:21.3	Who didn't?
0:21.8	What formation?
0:22.8	Man United were playing by the end?
0:24.5	You don't want every game to be just goals when anyone attacks, but they're great when they come around. After that, we'll give you a big EFL update as we approach the halfway stage of the season. Can Kov hold on? Preston and Millwall are still in the playoffs, but almost anyone could get there with a decent run.
0:37.0	Cardiff and Walsall lead the way in leagues one and two.
0:39.3	We'll answer your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, Barry Glendening, hello. Hi, Max. And welcome, Sandy Rudra Vagela. Hello, Max. And from the excellent, not the top 20 podcast, George Ehrlich.
0:54.9	Hey, George. Hey, Max. We begin, Adold Trafford. Manchester United 4, Bournemouth 4. Lucius sent us a message before the game had ended. Our Manchester United back. Before he'd finished the post. Wait a minute, never mind. Bournemouth just scored again. Will Manchester United ever be good again? A few seconds later, I mean,
1:11.8	our Manchester United back.
1:13.4	And then finally, or... mind, Ballmouth just scored again. Will Manchester United ever be good again? A few seconds later,
1:11.2	I mean, are Manchester United back? And then finally, or where were they when they were trying to
1:16.4	come back? If they are, in fact, not already back from where they were, in which case should they
1:19.8	stay there or go back there or here? I also enjoyed Edward van der Saar's post, quickly walked the dog
1:25.1	at half-time. What happened FFS in manchester uh it was a
1:29.9	ridiculous game george i amram said it was fun game for everyone at home and i think that is
1:35.4	that's pretty much the only way i find it very hard to analyze games that have this many goals in them
1:40.6	yeah it's like a classic case i don't think any football managers come away from a four-wheel draw
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