Man City Are Champions Again; Forest Survive & Brighton Qualify For Europe!
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The Times
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🗓️ 22 May 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Roddy to look back at the weekend's Premier League action and discuss the biggest stories of the week.
Nottingham Forest have secured their Premier League status for another season after beating Arsenal 1-0 at the City Ground. They discuss just how well Steve Cooper has done this season, and ask if the owner Evangelos Marinakis deserves credit for showing faith in him. (00:00)
Manchester City win the Premier League for a third consecutive season, how has Pep Guardiola been able to maintain the consistency at the club whilst also managing a number of world-class players? Will their dominance continue in the years to come? (14:55)
Pep Guardiola's side have now won 5 Premier League titles in the last 6 seasons, but why do fans still not consider them to be one of the greatest teams in history? We'll ask if the 115 alleged breaches of financial rules from the Premier League has tarnished their legacy in how they are viewed. (26:05)
Leeds United's Premier League status is hanging by a thread after losing 3-1 at home to West Ham. They have now lost 25 points from winning positions this season, so was it too late to make a change in the dugout? We'll also reflect on Everton's late equaliser at Wolves and why that makes them favourites to stay up heading into the final day. (45:35)
Brighton have qualified for Europe for the first time in their history, with it looking likely they'll play in next season's Europa League - but how do they cope with the step up? What's their plan to be able to deal with the Thursday-Sunday schedule next season? (54:30)
Roberto Firmino received an emotional send-off after his last home game as a Liverpool player - we discuss the legacy he has left behind and where he ranks amongst the greatest No.9s in Liverpool's history. (1:02:20)
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| 0:59.5 | Times. Today we react to Manchester City's fifth premier league title in six |
| 1:04.0 | seasons. They've made it three in a row. That's after Nottingham Forest |
| 1:07.9 | guaranteed their survival with victory over Arsenal. We'll discuss what makes |
| 1:12.1 | Manchester City so good and whether their success is tinged because of the |
| 1:17.3 | charges laid against them by the premier league. Obviously Forest Wim was a big |
| 1:21.9 | result at the bottom of the table. There was a key point for Everton but defeat |
| 1:26.3 | for Leeds United. What next for Sam Aladice heading into the final game of the |
| 1:31.1 | season will also pay tribute to Roberto Firmino and to Brighton after they |
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