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Sensational Semenyo

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Man City's 2-0 victory over Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semifinals and praise Antoine Semenyo for adapting to life under Pep Guardiola very quickly. Sid Lowe also joins the show to continue to react to the fallout from Xabi Alonso leaving Real Madrid and Alvaro Arbeloa taking over as manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome in to latest edition of ESPNFC. I'm Dan Thomas joined by Craig Burley and Shaka.

0:10.0

Here's up lots going on today. Later on the show we'll be discussing one of the biggest clubs in the world hiring a new manager.

0:15.0

Plus, Manchester United have confirmed Michael Carrick.

0:18.0

We kick things off though with Newcastle against Manchester City in the Carabelle Cup. This is over two legs of course. Manchester City with a huge

0:25.2

advantage to make it through to the final. Semenio would make it two in two since making

0:29.4

that move from Bournemouth to give the lead after the break. Newcastle had quite a few

0:33.4

chances but it was the visitors who scored the set and second shirky making it

0:37.6

two nil to put city very much ahead.

0:40.3

More on this Frank Leboeuf is with us.

0:43.3

Frank is all about taking your chances isn't it?

0:45.3

Exactly and Wiesza and Voldemado would have a bad night because you know sometimes

0:54.1

you don't need

0:54.6

too controllable to shoot it.

0:56.8

One touch is more than enough and it's what Visa should have done on the first

1:02.3

change that he had and Volta mater as well.

1:04.6

And they didn't and the city was, were more clinical than Newcastle

1:12.0

and as Craig said

1:14.0

it's already dead for me

1:15.8

Vessa was you know that first

1:17.4

chance he had I think we're Shack

1:19.0

and I said I think we both went

1:21.0

I think Votomada would have put that away

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