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I'm McGarry with I'm with me.

As always, it's Duncan Castles.

We will be discussing Chelsea,

Manchester United, Liverpool,

and an old friend,

someone who has been very careful,

let's just say,

about his career choices since leaving Manchester United as assistant head coach Rui Faria. And of course, it being the first

pod of the week, here when villain will be with us at the end of the pod. But Duncan, let's start

with Chelsea because, despite being top of the Premier League

and basically continuing their very excellent form since Thomas Tuchel took over from Frank

Lampard almost a year ago, there is some frustration that has to be said

and dissatisfaction with the performance and lack of consistency of German international

striker Timo Werner.

We understand here at the transfer window that the continued lack of goals in terms of what

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