Is Carrick right for Man Utd? And Celtic v Hearts
The Game
The Times
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🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
It is the best Scottish title race in years and it got even spicier last night.
Celtic were awarded a penalty for literally the last kick of the match - they scored at took it to the final day as Hearts need only a draw at Celtic Park.
What is the feeling in Scotland, was it ever a penalty and how will Derek McInnes' Hearts approach the game on Saturday?
Man City took the title race to another weekend as they beat Palace...but can anyone see Arsenal dropping points?
Why do Chelsea hate Spurs so much?
Michael Carrick looks set to make his role permanent at Man Utd, is he the right man for the job?
At Chelsea is Xabi alonso in pole position?
Plus 'Spygate' and best moments of the season.
Gregor Robertson joins Alyson Rudd, Martin Samuel and Tony Cascarino
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times and Sunday Times. |
| 0:08.5 | Scotland will have its final day showdown in the Premiership title race between Celtic and |
| 0:12.8 | Hearts after the reigning champions scored a controversial 99th minute penalty against |
| 0:17.7 | Motherwell to stay one point behind the leader's hearts going into |
| 0:21.1 | Saturday's finale at Celtic Park. On today's show, we'll reflect on all the drama of Wednesday |
| 0:26.4 | night's penultimate games, which still leaves hearts 90 minutes away from their first title for 66 |
| 0:31.8 | years. Also on the show, the latest developments in the search for new managers at Manchester United and Chelsea, |
| 0:39.3 | the spying scandal that's rocked the championship playoffs, the F.E. Cup final and much, much more. |
| 0:45.3 | I'm Gregor Robertson, and joining me today, we have the chief correspondent for the Times and Sunday Times, |
| 0:50.7 | Martin Samuel, the Times senior sports writer Alison Rudd, the former Celtic and Chelsea |
| 0:56.7 | striker and Times columnist Tony Cascarino. And joining us down the line, we are delighted to have |
| 1:02.3 | the Times Scottish football correspondent Michael Grant on the show. Guys, good to have you all. |
| 1:08.7 | Michael, let's get straight to it. A night of unfathomal bubble drama, really, |
| 1:14.2 | like ridiculous drama. I think we'll agree. I think, first of all, just before we get your reflections |
| 1:20.2 | on that, I'll just outline to anyone who's been hiding under a rock what this story means up in |
| 1:26.5 | Scotland. The last time Hearts won the league in Scotland. The last time Hartz won the league was |
| 1:28.6 | 1960. The last time any team outside the old firm won it was Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen in 1985. |
| 1:36.7 | So this is a huge, huge story and it's still very much on, but my word, for what was it, eight |
| 1:42.7 | minutes last night, Hart Hearts pretty much had one hand |
| 1:45.6 | on the trophy. They did their job. They were three nil up, they won three nil, sorry, against |
| 1:49.8 | Falkirk, Celtic were drawing two all against Motherwell, and then Celtic were awarded a 99th |
| 1:56.0 | minute penalty. We'll come to the penalty, but Michael, first of all, you were at Time Castle. |
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