The Debrief: Macclesfield to host Brentford & Liverpool put four past Barnsley

Football Daily

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🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s a busy one on The Debrief as Mark Chapman is joined by Dion Dublin and Jobi McAnuff as they react to an action packed Monday night which includes news of the FA Cup fourth round draw, Xabi Alonso leaving Real Madrid and Liverpool beating Barnsley.

They start at Macclesfield, after the news that they will host Premier League side Brentford, who are 5th in the table, in the fourth-round of the FA Cup - that’s one of six ties with a Premier League club going away to lower league opposition.

Macclesfield defender Sam Heathcote joins the pod after he was back working as a PE Teacher on Monday and gives an insight into a crazy few days for the club.

They also talk Michael Carrick who is set to take over at Manchester United until the end of the season.

Also, Guillem Balague pops up after Xabi Alonso left his position as head coach of Real Madrid ‘by mutual consent’ after just eight months in charge, and Guillem tells the guys why Alvaro Arbeloa has been named as the new head coach.

And if that wasn’t enough Mark gets all the reaction from Anfield, after Liverpool beat Barnsley 4-1 and they hear from both Arne Slot and Conor Hourihane, in a match that was filled with drama - including a possible penalty appeal and a Szoboszlai howler.

Timecodes:

01:00 – Macclesfield reaction. 09:42 – Michael Carrick and Manchester United latest. 16:30 – Guillem Balague on Real Madrid and Xabi Alonso. 24:00 – Liverpool v Barnsley analysis. 28:37 – Arne Slot interview 30:51 – Conor Hourihane interview.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:05.7	Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked.
0:12.7	But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes,
0:18.2	The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials
0:22.2	from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffle and Rommashranganathan. However, and maybe I'm biased,
0:27.9	it's really all about the traitors uncoaked. So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and podcasts,
0:33.4	listen only on BBC Sounds. On the Football Daily podcast, The Debrief with Mark Chapman.
0:41.1	We have a lot to get through.
0:43.1	Javi Alonzo has left Rail Madrid.
0:45.0	Michael Carrick is on the verge of taking over at Manchester United until the end of the season.
0:50.4	We'll be at Amfield shortly as well after Liverpool beat Barnsley in the FA Cup third round.
0:54.6	And Deon Dublin, Joby McEnough and Ali Barber are with us.
0:58.0	And we'll bring you the highlights of the fourth round draw, which includes McElspield at home to Brentford.
1:04.4	And their defender, Sam Heathcote, joins us now.
1:07.5	Another Premier League side then, Sam. Perfect.
1:10.7	Amazing, yeah. Couldn't be more happier to have two draws and get two Premier League sides.
1:15.4	Just dreamland for lads like us who play non-league and against trying to test yourself
1:19.9	against some of the best players in the world and international footballers.
1:23.5	It would be an amazing day for myself, my family and everyone related to that football club.
1:28.3	Are you ready for the long throws?
1:30.3	Oh, I'm born ready. That's our gaming non-league, isn't it?
1:33.3	Well, do you know, in all seriousness, Sam, when I was there on Saturday,
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