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18 or over. Hello and welcome to the game podcast from The Times. I'm Gabriel Marcotti and I thank you. Thank you, thank you for joining us.

With me in the studio today, we have two guys named James who guess what I will refer it to by their last names.

It's James Scowcroft aka Scoey and the only living gearbrand in captivity also named James.

Later on we'll be talking about some of the latest managerial appointments.

Yes, those fresh new faces, Alan Pargu at West Brom,

and of course Big Sam Aladice at Everton.

But first, we start with what many have called the game of the season at the Emirates,

and what is surely the game of the season before next Sunday and the Manchester Garby. School, I'm going to start with you.

When you saw the lineup and you saw like through the first few minutes of the game.

Were you thinking like, oh, maybe Jose is not gonna climb up and be defensive this time.

Maybe he's gonna go for it.

Or do you think, with hindsight hindsight he did the right thing?

Were you like yes good a back three yeah more Lindeloff

I think Jose starting to more Lingard exactly I think Joe's is starting to... More Lingard.

Exactly. I think Joseph is starting to work out his best 11.

The formation of that 11.

Look, his teams will always be defensively strong,

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