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Eric Tornag is doing far better than I personally thought it was a great appointment,

a massive upgrade on what they've had previously, and yet even I thought that the finishing

top four this season would be a job well done.

It's just not what you expect from a Liverpool team.

I think they've completely gone, to be honest, and it's just a case of struggling through the rest of this season. With Everton seemingly on the up, West Ham, possibly,

leads a new manager, Walms, Leicester, Forrest on the up as well. 12th spot, Crystal Palace,

with 24 points. I think they're looking over their shoulders right now.

Dan, the honeymoon doesn't mean you stop loving the other person in the relationship.

That's not how it works. You know, the marriage continues. It's just the honeymoon's over.

There are a few sort of damning statements going around about Chelsea's spending right now,

but for George to just say they haven't got much attacking flair,

after spending half a billion, you know, it is insane.

Hello and welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. I'm Dan Bardell and this is the weekend preview.

Coming up, we're going to get stuck into Leeds v Manchester United, the rematch.

Man City get a chance to focus on the football as they take on Aston Villa, plus there's the small matter of Monday night's Merseyside Derby.

That's all to come here on the weekend preview.

Let's start then with West Ham against Chelsea, a London Derby at 1230 on Saturday.

A decent display in their draw at Newcastle and one defeat in their last six in all competitions.

Tim of Westham turned a corner?

Not sure. Not sure just yet, to be honest. It's still only one win in the league since October.

That was against Everton, a shambolic Everton, right at the end of the Lampard era.

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