Rating Ramsey and the damage done to the United brand
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The Times
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🗓️ 8 October 2018
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are back with Oliver Kay and James Gheerbrant as the Premier League tightens up at the top.
The two title favourites draw 0-0 at Anfield with Riyad Mahrez missing a late penalty. Did Manchester City show a solidity in midfield that will serve them well in big games? Or are Liverpool’s front 3 of Salah, Mane and Firmino running out of steam?
In Jose Mourinho’s words, he’s been the victim of a manhunting, with reports suggesting he was set to be sacked last weekend. Has the board at Old Trafford prioritised the brand over the football? And what damage is being done to that brand by the chaos on and off the pitch?
Arsenal are the form team in the country right now after thrashing Fulham at Craven Cottage. Aaron Ramsey scores a contender for goal of the season but is he worth the franchise player money that the Gunners are apparently unwilling to pay him?
Plus Neil Warnock's very high threshold for a red card offence. And it’s a bad week for Bayern but a happy one for Hurst at Ipswich.
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| 0:00.0 | May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get |
| 0:08.0 | 10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the brain again. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply game podcast from The Times I'm Natalie Sawyer and I'm |
| 0:36.4 | Gabriel Marcotti and we thank you for joining us on this fine Monday morning heralding |
| 0:41.5 | yet another international break in the studio with us. That's right. It's the only living gearbrandt in captivity. It's James. Although I've discovered there are multiple gear brands out there because he has at least one sibling and down the line from |
| 0:55.9 | ripenden the kitchen just to confirm only why I'm in the lounge today oh you're in the |
| 1:00.7 | lounge got you not the snug the lounge? Gotcha. |
| 1:03.0 | Not the snug, the lounge, got it. |
| 1:05.0 | It's Ollie Kay. |
| 1:06.0 | Later on we'll be talking about the Marino story that dominated the weekend |
| 1:10.0 | and the form team in the country right now. |
| 1:12.0 | Yes, Arsenal. |
| 1:14.0 | Let's get on to our first topic. |
| 1:15.0 | It was billed as possibly the game of the season, |
| 1:18.0 | but the two title favorites in the Premier League |
| 1:20.0 | cancelled each other out |
| 1:21.0 | as it finished goless between Liverpool and Manchester City but |
| 1:24.3 | the game wasn't without extraordinary late drama. A Leroy Sarnay brought down by Virgil Van Dyke |
| 1:29.6 | with five minutes to go a penalty given by Martin Atkinson but that was blasted over the bar by |
| 1:35.2 | Riered Marez. Ollie first of all you were Anfield what did you make of the situation |
| 1:40.8 | with regards to who actually was going to take that penalty because it looked as though Gabriel Jesus wanted the ball |
| 1:46.3 | but he didn't get it. It was Marez in the end and and Pep Guilliard actually sort of afterwards inferred it was his decision. |
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