Is Ronaldo's time up at Old Trafford? Are Arsenal genuine title contenders? Do Spurs performances need to improve?

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4 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Essential Football is back fresh on the heels of the news Steven Gerrard has been sacked as Aston Villa boss and with three big games for Ron Walker, Pete Smith, Declan Olley and Jack Wilkinson to preview in the shape of Chelsea vs Man Utd, Southampton vs Arsenal and Tottenham vs Newcastle.

PART ONE | After looking back on Gerrard's dismissal, is it the end of the road for Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford with the announcement he won't feature at Stamford Bridge? What's Erik Ten Hag been doing so right in his opening 10 games and what's clicked for his opposite number, Graham Potter? Whose style will rule victorious on Saturday night, and who will be the game changers?

PART TWO | Should Arsenal now be talked about as genuine title contenders? What's stopping them challenging Man City for the league? Is Ralph Hasenhuttl lucky still to be in charge at Southampton, or does he deserve time to turn things around? Plus why Spurs' performances and results just haven't matched up, and why Newcastle can hurt them in north London on Super Sunday.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Sky Sports Football Podcast brought to you by Bet365, where every now biting nil-nil, every bizarre VAR, every foregone conclusion, bad pass, slam dunk, tap-in, full-start, dead heat, and absolutely expected defeat is amazing.
0:17.3	From football to tennis and ice hockey to motorsport. Whatever the moment, it's never
0:22.8	ordinary at Bet 365.
0:34.5	Hello football fans. Welcome to Essential Football at the end of a week where it's never been worse to be a fighter, not a quitter, Stephen Gerard followed Liz Truss out of a job on a dramatic evening at Craven Cottage on Thursday night.
0:46.3	There's not much time for reflection though, a few minutes of the podcast, in fact, with another jam-packed weekend on the horizon.
0:52.3	I'm Ron Walker Walker and as always,
0:54.2	I'm joined by some of the finest sporting minds
0:56.1	within 15 minutes of the M4 corridor.
0:57.8	In Pete Smith, hello.
0:59.2	Hi, Ron.
1:00.0	Declan Olly, hello.
1:01.0	Hi, you're right.
1:01.8	And Jack Wilkinson.
1:03.0	Hi, Ron.
1:04.5	Chaps, let's get straight into it.
1:06.0	Stephen Gerard gone from Aston Villa deck, right decision?
1:08.9	Correct decision. Villa had been really poor to watch.
1:11.9	They've scored seven goals this season.
1:14.0	They're down near the relegation zone,
1:16.7	not what Villa would have wanted,
1:17.9	made a load of hope, high profile signings.
1:20.7	Coutiniot is not delivered for Gerard
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