PL Review: Saka inspires Arsenal and Tottenham win back to back
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Nigel Reo-Coker and The Telegraph's northern football writer Luke Edwards join Rick Edwards to discuss a big weekend at both ends of the Premier League. Bukayo Saka returned to the starting lineup and inspired Arsenal to extend their lead at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Tottenham jump out of the relegation zone with a win over Aston Villa. Plus Manchester United secure Champions League football and will Ipswich stay in the Premier League this time? TIME CODES: 2:40 Saka gave the whole Arsenal team a boost 4:50 Is Gyokeres a world class striker? 13:40 Huge win for Tottenham 20:10 3-0 loss for West Ham, but were they unlucky? 28:27 Game of two halves at Old Trafford 31:10 Was Sesko's goal handball? 34:43 Is it time to make Michael Carrick the permanent Manchester United manager? 37:56 Has Florian Wirtz been a flop? 38:50 Will Ipswich stay up this time?
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| 0:46.4 | joining me to discuss all the weekends action, |
| 0:48.2 | the Telegras, Northern football writer Luke Edwards, |
| 0:50.2 | and former Premier League midfielder, Nigel Rio Coker. |
| 0:53.3 | People are calling it the dream team. I mean, they're wrong to, but people are calling it the Dream Team. Nice to have you both back. I'm calling it two bald men and a diva. That's what I'm calling it. Well, I was about to say that three musketeers. Do you think the pod would do better if it was called Two Ball Men and a Deva? I think it might. Yes. It's quite a good title. It's quite a good title. Let's just put this out there. I am actually bald by choice because I want to be bored. Okay? Yeah, yeah, all right. You're a different story. If you, I mean, we've had this discussion before, but if you grew it out, Nige, would you have a full head of hair? No. Right. Right. Okay. No further questions. So you're not bald by choice. I'm bald by choice. I can still have hair. Luke has no... But so could Luke. Yeah, I could still have hair. I just look like Dungeon Master. Would you have like a monk's tonsia? |
| 1:45.1 | I'm doing it in old age. |
| 1:46.5 | When I get to retirement age, certainly when I hit my early 70s, I'm growing it long and bushy around the sides. |
| 1:52.2 | When you just don't care anymore. |
| 1:53.9 | What would yours be? |
| 1:55.0 | Just very receded, Nige. |
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