Salah Bombshell | Ashes Update | Villa stun Arsenal

Sunday Supplement

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3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Salah Bombshell | Ashes Update | Villa stun Arsenal

Dharmesh Sheth is joined by Jonathan Liew, Dan Kilpatrick and James Olley to reflect on the weekend’s sporting action.

We begin with Mo Salah’s explosive interview, in which he hints at a breakdown in his relationship with Arne Slot and suggests he feels unwanted at the club after being benched again.

Next, we turn to the Ashes, where England have finally shown some fight — but the question remains: why has it taken so long? Jonathan believes it’s a huge missed opportunity and compares England’s approach to “Ange-ball.”

We then turn to the WSL, where we’re joined by Megan Feringa to ask what’s gone wrong for Arsenal’s Champions League winners. Megan believes the presence of so many high-profile players has led to an overreliance on individual brilliance rather than unity and a cohesive style of play.

Next, we move on to the World Cup draw. While James criticises the politicisation of the event — highlighted by Donald Trump receiving a peace prize — we focus on England’s fixtures and travel itinerary.

We then look at Arsenal’s defeat at Villa Park. James highlights the state of the squad, noting they used a sixth different centre-back pairing at the end of a gruelling run of fixtures. Are they starting to look vulnerable?

Finally, it’s a tale of two Manchester sides. Manchester City’s dominant win over Sunderland has cut the title race gap to just two points, with Pep’s men looking like they still have gears to spare in the new year. Meanwhile, after Manchester United dropped another two points at home to West Ham in midweek, you have to ask: are the lower European spots the best Amorim’s team can realistically hope for this season?

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0:00.0	Morning, welcome along to Sunday Supplement, the show where we digest, analyze and debate the sports stories inside the Sunday papers.
0:10.0	Yep, so much to talk about this morning.
0:13.0	Mohammed Sala drops a bombshell after being left on the bench by Liverpool.
0:18.0	Aston Villa breathed life into the title race
0:21.6	and England's cricketers crumble at the Gabbah.
0:25.6	Joining me to discuss it all are Jonathan Loo,
0:27.6	sports writer and opinion columnist for The Guardian,
0:31.6	Dan Kilpatrick, news editor at The Athletic,
0:34.6	and James Olly, senior football writer for ESPN. Great to have you all here.
0:42.3	Let's see what's making the headlines this morning. The back of the mail on Sunday this morning
0:47.5	says Sala in quit threat. And just below it there, England to field the World Cup heat in New Jersey.
0:56.0	The Sunday Telegraph goes with Sala thrown under the bus above a picture of Aston Villa,
1:02.0	celebrating their stoppage time winning goal against Arsenal.
1:07.0	The sun splashes on Mo Sala as well.
1:10.0	They Want Me Out is the headline.
1:14.3	The Sunday Times, not this again, a picture of a crestfallen Joe root.
1:19.3	And I've no relationship with Slot.
1:22.5	Sala says goodbye.
1:25.4	The Sunday Mirrook goes with Stop Being Villains.
1:28.7	More on that 2-1 win for Aston Villa against the league leader's Arsenal.
1:33.2	And the Sunday Express prove you want title alongside a picture of a very wet on a slot.
1:39.3	When it rains, it pours for slots.
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