MNC: Dowman’s Delight, Man Utd’s Climb & Chelsea Charges
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Russell Martin join Mark Chapman to discuss Arsenal edging closer to the Premier League title with a two-goal win over Everton as Max Dowman became the league's youngest ever goal scorer. They discuss Manchester United's improvements under Michael Carrick, Bruno Fernandes' excellent form and Casemiro's impact on the squad. Russell Martin reflects on his time in management with Southampton and Rangers, and predicts who will win the Scottish Premiership title. Plus, BBC Sport’s Football Issues correspondent Dale Johnson discusses Chelsea's record fine and suspended transfer ban.
Timecodes: 2:30 Max Dowman 16:26 Manchester United 24:20 Scottish Premiership 34:40 Russell Martin 42:45 Chelsea
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | An early start here. It's time to kick off. |
| 0:10.0 | Your day. Morning! |
| 0:11.9 | What a line-up. |
| 0:13.3 | Oh, thanks very much. We do get some great guests on the show. |
| 0:16.1 | The crowd is loving this. |
| 0:18.3 | Thanks, guys. Thank you. Too kind. |
| 0:20.2 | From morning chaos to match day commentary. |
| 0:23.6 | And everything in between. |
| 0:25.0 | BBC sounds packed with personality. |
| 0:29.6 | This is the Monday nightclub with Mark Chapman. |
| 0:33.1 | On the Football Daily podcast. |
| 0:38.7 | Welcome to the Monday night Club with us this evening. |
| 0:41.8 | Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Russell Martin. |
| 0:44.9 | And when we spoke about the possibility of you come in and doing some radio, |
| 0:49.1 | when I said, would you come on the Monday night club? |
| 0:51.4 | I was most definitely I expect you to say no because of one person in particular. |
| 0:56.0 | But you, and I don't mean, well, not Rory. |
| 1:00.3 | And you said, yes. |
| 1:02.2 | So welcome. |
| 1:03.2 | Thank you very much for coming on. |
| 1:04.3 | I like Chris. |
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