MNC: Manchester City close in on Arsenal

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🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Andros Townsend on this week's Monday Night Club.

The team start with a full breakdown of Manchester City's 2-1 win over Arsenal, and the run-in for the title. Who do the panel tip to win it now? Should Havertz have started over Gyokeres, and do Arsenal lack 'stardust' in their side?

Next on MNC, the team discuss Chelsea's ongoing poor run of form and whether it's down to Liam Rosenior, plus the financial implications of missing out on Champions League football.

Who is Bournemouth's next head coach Marco Rose? German football expert Rafa Honigstein joins the pod to look at Iraola's successor.

And finally with relegation to League One looming for Leicester City, the team reflect on their fall from grace, 10 years on from winning the Premier League.

Timecodes: 01:09 First reflections of Man City 2-1 Arsenal 08:24 Can Arsenal fans take hope from the performance? Plus, the psychological impact of losing 14:18 Havertz starting over Gyokeres, & do Arsenal lack 'stardust'? 19:52 Cherki the 'maverick', & is this a typical Guardiola team? 27:37 The remaining fixtures for both teams 31:18 Chelsea's losing streak continues, & is it Rosenior's fault? 44:31 Bournemouth announce Marco Rose as new head coach 50:38 Leicester City on the verge of League One relegation

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0:47.3	Welcome to the Monday Night Club, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Andros Townsender all with us.
0:51.7	Coming up, we'll discuss the Premier League title race.
0:54.0	We'll look at Chelsea's awful run of form. Euroleague's Raphaonicstein will join us to discuss Bournemouth's next head coach. And we'll finish with Leicester's potential relegation to leave one. There is only... By the way, where are you, Andros? Where in the world are you at the moment? Because you always join us from an exotic location.
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