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Manchester City’s arctic meltdown and Thomas Frank fights on – Football Weekly podcast

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Sports, Soccer

4.59.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Philippe Auclair and Archie Rhind-Tutt as Manchester City are well beaten by Bodø/Glimt and Spurs get a surprise 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:12.8

Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly.

0:14.7

Manchester City humbled in the Arctic, a huge win for Bodo Glimp, perhaps the biggest in

0:18.7

their history. Two games in a row now where City should have lost by more. Quite the effort from Pep to get City above Spurs in the running order. We sacked Thomas Frank on Monday, reverse voice note psychology. He's still here. Was that a job saving win against Dortmund? Spurs were good. They got the luck. Frank might argue he hasn't had much of that. Arsenal win again at Inter-Jus and Yokorez scoring,

0:38.0

another good day for them. All that was a big win for Rail Madrid and a late one for sporting

0:42.1

over PSG. We'll appreciate that bright and overhead kick on Monday and discuss the Dutch

0:46.4

petition to boycott the World Cup. Answer your questions and that's Slaid's Guardian Football

0:50.2

Weekly.

0:58.5

On the panel today, Archie Wintutt, welcome.

0:59.1

Hey, Max.

1:00.1

Hello, Nikki Bandini.

1:00.7

Morning.

1:02.1

And, bonjour, it va.

1:04.1

My petit cushion, Félié, Pocler.

1:06.5

Yes, it's, my little, Max.

1:07.9

Yes, absolutely.

1:10.1

Let's start in Norway, if that's okay.

1:30.4

Bodoglip 3, Manchester City, won. Incredible result for them, we think the biggest in their history. Their first season in the Champions League, their first win in this stage of the competition, first ever against an English side. And Philippe, with that moment when Jens Petahoga sticks it in the top corner to make it 3-0 is just unbelievable, isn't it?

1:33.3

It was ridiculous.

1:40.3

It's one of these moments where there is a feeling of joy, aesthetic pleasure and disbelief, really.

2:01.1

Because it's not just the shot, it's also the drop of the shoulder, I think, which gives it everything. You know, it's the painter with a swirl of the brush before applying the absolutely perfect, absolutely perfect color at the perfect place. No, it was absolutely glorious. And it was a perfect illustration as well of what's been so impressive about them. They've already shown that the competition this year is that not only are they playing

2:06.7

like men possessed rather than have possession, if you see what I mean.

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