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Manchester City vs Liverpool drama, depleted Arsenal continue to dominate, and has Carrick sealed the Manchester United job?: Men in Blazers 02/09/26

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Men In Blazers

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports, Soccer, Mib

4.85.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Rog and Rory are back after a wild weekend at Anfield saw everyone reaching for their rulebooks...are Manchester City back in the title race? Are Liverpool the odd team out in the Champions League hunt? Plus, Arsenal are suddenly staring at a very real chance for the first-ever quadruple in English history...can the Gunners achieve history? Plus, Michael Carrick has his team playing like the Manchester United of old, and the anomaly of a coach that is Chelsea's Liam Rosenior.

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Meninblazers media network, Suboptimal Radio.

0:05.9

It's actually a great example of the whole VAR debate.

0:08.5

We are now so enthrall to an incredibly literal interpretation of the rules.

0:12.8

The idea that all that matters is the letter of the law and not the spirit,

0:16.0

that the goal is ruled out despite the fact that it was a goal.

0:23.5

A weekend of football that delivered drama at Levels Bridges in season four can never even

0:28.2

dream about Manchester City, worse than Jack Doherty at a golf tournament for much of the

0:33.1

match, but still win at Liverpool in a game which went for the sublime to the ridiculous.

0:38.5

We still have a title race, people, even though this was a weekend of happiness in the Hathaway House.

0:44.0

Arsenal 3, haters nil, in the Granite Jack and Memorial Derby.

0:48.6

In Manchester, Michael Carrick's revivalism continues four straight wins.

0:54.4

Whenever United are on, I want some.

0:56.8

And Everton, come back from behind at Fulham.

0:59.0

Are these the end of days?

1:00.7

Don't even contemplate that because they might just be.

1:02.9

So let's repress the theological and dig into the football with my friend in pod,

1:08.1

the Crown Prince of Harragut, the Ismail a Tsar of words.

1:12.1

It's Mr Rory Smith.

1:13.4

How are you doing, Rog?

1:14.7

Oh, I'm doing all right.

1:16.4

How are you holding up, love?

1:17.9

I had a great sporting weekend.

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