Squeaky Arse-nal Time, Carrick In Dreamland & Villa in The Title Race

The Rest Is Football

Goalhanger

Sports, Football, Soccer

4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Are Mikel Arteta’s tactics becoming too defensive? With no wins in their last three games and a worrying lack of goals from the forward line, are Arsenal in danger of throwing away their Premier League advantage? Michael Carrick has made a dream start, claiming statement wins over Manchester City and Arsenal. Can he guide Manchester United into the Champions League places — and does he deserve the permanent head coach role? Gary, Alan and Micah also break down Unai Emery’s brilliant tactics and ask the question: can Aston Villa go all the way and win the league? The Rest Is Football is powered by Fuse Energy. To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit fuseenergy.com/football. Join The Players Lounge: The official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football. It’s time to take on Gary, Alan and Micah for the chance to win monthly prizes and shoutouts on the pod. It’s FREE to join and as a member, you’ll get access to exclusive tips from Fantasy Football Hub including AI-powered team ratings, transfer tips, and expert team reveals to help you climb the table - plus access to our private Slack community. Sign up today at therestisfootball.com https://therestisfootball.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_content=link_cta For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.3	They've been absolutely incredible. They are brave goals. They goals. Talking about someone who scored. T.T. Tieti's just rang me for a debrief. Tieri-A-Henri. Tierra-Herri. Tierra-Omerie. We're talking Arsenal. What does he know about Arsenal? Arson. I mean...
1:28.3	Squeaky bum.
1:29.3	Squeaky arse at no time.
1:31.3	Would you give him a job, Al?
1:34.3	That's the question.
1:37.3	Newcastle didn't have the quality in the final third to upset them and that...
1:40.3	Don't start giggling, Micah. Don't start giggling.
1:43.3	How do you set up for a game?
1:45.7	Do you think he can remember?
1:47.2	What do you mean?
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