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This is a podcast from The Times. Go to The Times. Go to the Times podcast. Listen to us and you'll have all the

ammo you need to dominate any football conversation you might find yourself in this week.

Today I'm joined by Patty Barclay, Ollie Kay, and making his debut on the show, it's Mr.

Matt Holland.

Later on, we'll be discussing a sticky mess for the Toffee men and a lively Northeast Arby.

But first, it's Arsenal and Liverpool.

All right, so not the best of times for Arsenvanger. I counted nine guys out. It might have

been eight, it might have been ten. Cesca's gone. Samuel Nasri, possibly on his way, possibly not, we'll see about that.

Patty, you wrote about this? Is this the worst week of the recent Vengar era?

Yeah, well it just seems to be getting worse and worse and eventually will hit, you know, it'll hit the bottom and gradually float.

And I kind of have a feeling that may be in Udine on Wednesday.

I think really, I mean that was torment for us in Venger on on Saturday when they had they were they

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