Spurs strong and stable as chaos reigns at Old Trafford
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2018
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Natalie Sawyer is back in the studio, alongside Alyson Rudd and Bill Edgar on The Game podcast.
With The Times reporting that Anthony Martial has been offered a 5 year contract by Manchester United, is this a power-play from Ed Woodward to indicate he and Martial will outlast Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford? And does Mourinho deserve more respect or has he crafted the dullest side in the top 6? Plus hear why Alyson Rudd thinks Zinedine Zidane might not be the right man for United.
The panel look ahead to Watford v Spurs on Sunday, two teams with 100% records, two teams who had very quiet summer transfer windows. Does stability breed champions in the Premier League era? Bill Edgar digs into the record books to find out.
And The Times’ Scottish football correspondent Michael Grant joins us to look ahead to the first Old Firm match of the season as Celtic host Rangers on Sunday. What effect could this game have on the managerial careers of Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard?
Charlie Scott and Paddy von Behr provide their advice ahead of the fantasy football weekend. For free Fantasy Premier League tips from The Sweeper, visit thetimes.co.uk/fantasyfootball
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| 0:00.0 | This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats. |
| 0:11.0 | So you can order your own fries instead of eating everyone else's. |
| 0:15.0 | Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Hello and welcome to the game podcast from The Times. I'm Natalie Sawyer and |
| 0:36.1 | thank you for joining us. I'm back from my little break, but I'm not with Gab Marcotti. |
| 0:41.0 | He's in Monaco for the group stage of the Champions League. |
| 0:44.0 | It really is a hard life for some. |
| 0:45.7 | And you can hear Gab's reaction to the draw in a special mini-podcast coming out on Thursday night. |
| 0:51.4 | Now in the studio with me today it is Allison Rudge. Morning. |
| 0:55.4 | And also the Times resident stats guru Mr Bill Edgar. Hello? |
| 0:59.6 | Hello, how are you? |
| 1:00.6 | Very, very well. Now later on we're turning our attention to Scotland and the most |
| 1:04.6 | anticipated old firm game in years. But first, Monday night brought more drama surrounding |
| 1:11.1 | Manchester United and Jose Marino. |
| 1:13.4 | The Portuguese suffered the heaviest home defeat of his managerial career as United lost 3-0 |
| 1:19.0 | to Tottenham. |
| 1:20.0 | It's back-to-back defeats for United. |
| 1:22.1 | They've lost two of their three league games this season. |
| 1:25.2 | And of course this summer's been dominated by stories of bust-ups between Marino and Pogper, |
| 1:30.0 | and then there was Marino and Woodwood. |
| 1:32.0 | So, Allison, what does the future hold? |
| 1:34.6 | Oh, I feel, Mystic Alley. |
| 1:37.5 | The latest development is that Anthony Marshall |
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