Premier League Review with Darren Fletcher

Aaron Ramsdale chats to Kelly Somers about leaving Arsenal for Southampton, his relationship with David Raya and maturing on and off the pitch. He also discusses his dad’s podcast appearances, fancy dress trips to Wembley and why he chose to be a goalkeeper.

Darren Fletcher is joined by the former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, former Everton and Liverpool midfielder Fara Williams, and former Tottenham and Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown to dig deep into the current situation at Manchester United, including asking whether Bruno Fernandes is too big a loose cannon to be captain. You’ll hear from under-pressure manager Erik ten Hag and co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on ten Hag’s future. Plus we’ll ask if Cole Palmer is the best player in the Premier League and whether he might outgrow Chelsea.Topics: 02:35 - 'Kevin Campbell Happiest Moment of the Week' 07:38 - What are Erik ten Hag and Manchester United going to do to turn around their form? 14:42 - Is Bruno Fernandes too big of a loose cannon to be Manchester United captain? 20:11 - Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Erik ten Hag's future 21:31 - Should INEOS have replaced ten Hag in the summer? 29:20 - Is Cole Palmer currently the best player in the Premier League? 33:27 - Could Cole Palmer outgrow Chelsea? 39:38 - Thoughts on the Diarra rulingBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries this weekend: Manchester City v Fulham - Premier League - 15:00 - Saturday 5th October Everton v Newcastle - Premier League - 17:30 - Saturday 5th October Aston Villa v Manchester United - Premier League - 14:00 - Sunday 6th October Brighton v Tottenham - Premier League - 16:30 - Sunday 6th OctoberBBC Sounds / 5 Sports Extra commentaries this weekend: Chelsea v Nottingham Forest - Premier League - 14:00 - Sunday 6th October

John Bennett is joined by Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and Mina Rzouki. After another busy few days in the Champions League, they pick out their moment of the week, discussing Aston Villa, Lille, Real Madrid and Juventus. They also ask why Antoine Griezmann has decided to hang up his boots for France and reflect upon the career of Andres Iniesta. Other topics include whether Luis Enrique was right to leave Ousmane Dembele out of the squad that lost at Arsenal, the return of Wojciech Szczesny and Brest’s brilliant start to life in the Champions League.Timecodes: 0 min: Introduction. 1.25 Julien Laurens discusses meeting Conor McGregor and the Laurens family derby. 2.35 Mina Rzouki explains why she was so pleased with Juve’s win over Red Bull Leipzig. 4.18 Guillem Balague on Aston Villa’s win over Bayern Munich – including how he got one of the golden coins that were handed out afterwards. 7.10 Lille’s superb win over Real Madrid – and the problems at the Spanish club. 11.50 Why Antoine Griezmann has retired from playing for France. 21.00 Remembering why Andres Iniesta was such a special player. 27.12 Why Luis Enrique left out Ousmane Dembele at PSG on Tuesday – and the message that sent. 34.10 The swift return of Wojciech Szczesny. 39.04 Brest and their brilliant start to life in the Champions League.Live football coming up on BBC Sounds…. Thursday 3rd October – Porto v Manchester United 8pm ko – Conor McNamara and Paul Robinson. The producer is Rob Schofield. Europa League on 5 Live Saturday 5th October – Manchester City v Fulham 3pm ko – Ian Dennis and Chris Waddle. The producer is Gary Flintoff. Premier League on 5 Live Saturday 5th October – Everton v Newcastle 5.30pm – John Murray and Stephen Warnock. The producer is Rob Schofield. Premier League on 5 Live Sunday 6th October – Aston Villa v Manchester United 2pm ko – John Murray and Clinton Morrison. The producer is George Cummins. Premier League on 5 Live Sunday 6th October – Chelsea v Nottingham Forest 2pm ko – Charlie Slater and Stephen Kelly. Premier League on 5 Sports Extra Sunday 6th October – Brighton v Tottenham 4.30pm ko – Chris Wise and Steve Sidwell. Producer is Rob Nothman. Premier League on 5 live

Steve Crossman is joined by Chris Sutton, John Murray and Dion Dublin to reflect on a brilliant victory for Aston Villa against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Villa beat Bayern one-nil thanks to Jhon Duran coming off the bench to replace Ollie Watkins and took just nine minutes to make his mark. Head of Sport at Sport Bild in Germany Christian Falk drops by to give the Bayern perspective as Vincent Kompany suffers his first defeat in charge of the German giants!Plus John Bennett joins the team to give the headlines from the other Champions League results around Europe. Timecodes: 00:20 Intro 02:10 Villa discipline & Duran goal 06:40 Kompany taught a lesson! 12:30 Martinez performance 19:47 Unai Emery 26:20 Watkins & Duran playing together? Commentaries on 5 Live sport and BBC Sounds this week: Thursday 3rd October – Porto v Manchester United at 8pm Saturday 5th October – Manchester City v Fulham at 3pm Saturday 5th October – Everton v Newcastle at 5.30pm Sunday 6th October – Aston Villa v Manchester United at 2pm Sunday 6th October – Chelsea v Nottingham Forest at 2pm Sunday 6th October – Brighton v Tottenham at 4.30pm

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff and Gillingham’s Mark Bonner are joined by former Stoke boss Steven Schumacher. He speaks for the first time since being sacked two weeks ago. Bonner talks about how he’s turned Gillingham around in League Two, and also about his old club Cambridge and their poor start. Ian Evatt’s been facing abuse at Bolton, Scott Lindsey drops down to MK and there’s an ‘impact sub’ in 72PLUS 72MINUS.01:50 Steven Schumacher on leaving Stoke 05:40 Schumacher: ‘I still haven’t had a full explanation’ 10:30 Schumacher reveals his dream job 13:40 Championship starting to take shape 19:30 Steve Bruce making it look easy at Blackpool 21:05 Mark Bonner on Cambridge United’s poor start 25:10 Bolton boss Ian Evatt facing abuse 28:20 Crawley bring in Elliot after Lindsey leaves for MK 29:55 Bonner on how he’s turned Gillingham around 34:35 An ‘impact sub’ in 72PLUS 72MINUS Commentaries on 5 live sport and BBC Sounds this week: Wednesday 2nd October – Aston Villa v Bayern Munich at 8pm Thursday 3rd October – Porto v Manchester United at 8pm Saturday 5th October – Manchester City v Fulham at 3pm Saturday 5th October – Everton v Newcastle at 5.30pm Sunday 6th October – Aston Villa v Manchester United at 2pm Sunday 6th October – Chelsea v Nottingham Forest at 2pm Sunday 6th October – Brighton v Tottenham at 4.30pm

It was a big Tuesday night in the Champions League – particularly for Arsenal who beat PSG by two goals to nil. Kelly Cates gets all the reaction from the Emirates with Leon Osman and Ian Dennis who watched all the drama unfold. They hear from manager Mikel Arteta – who wants to prove a point in Europe and pose the question if Arsenal could go all the way…Attention then turns to Manchester City who had a four-nil victory over Slovan Bratislava – as Pep Guardiola’s players continued to impress. It was a night to forget for Celtic fans after their side experienced a heavy 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund. Scottish football reporter Gavin Wallace comes on the pod to tell the guys what went wrong for Brendan Rodgers' side. And we look ahead to Aston Villa’s Champions League match against Bayern Munich and get a fan's perspective on expectations, as the two sides meet for the first time in over 40 years - the last time was back in the 1982 European Cup final where Villa came out on top!Timecodes: 01:30 – Arsenal analysis. 07:24 – Mikel Arteta audio. 13:00 – Manchester City reaction. 15:43 – Celtic section. 21:08 – Aston Villa preview. Commentaries on 5 live sport and BBC Sounds this week: Wednesday 2nd October – Aston Villa v Bayern Munich at 8pm Thursday 3rd October – Porto v Manchester United at 8pm Saturday 5th October – Manchester City v Fulham at 3pm Saturday 5th October – Everton v Newcastle at 5.30pm Sunday 6th October – Aston Villa v Manchester United at 2pm Sunday 6th October – Chelsea v Nottingham Forest at 2pm Sunday 6th October – Brighton v Tottenham at 4.30pm

Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines are joined by Manchester City’s Jill Roord who made her return at the weekend after recovering from an ACL injury. Jill talks about her recovery, Champions League and ambitions for the season.Jen and Ellen also give their thoughts on Chelsea and Manchester United’s fixture being postponed due to the Champions League and issues with an increasingly busy schedule.Plus how the league is shaping up after week two as Palace were thrashed seven nil by Chelsea. 00:20 Intro 03:10 Chelsea United postponement 08:40 Injuries and recovery time 14:50 Crystal Palace 17:30 Jill Roord interview 29:10 Jen V Popp 31:50 Listener questions!Tuesday 1st October – Arsenal v PSG 8pm KO – Champions League on 5 Live Tuesday 1st October – Newcastle v Wimbledon 7.45pm KO – EFL Cup on 5 Sports Extra Wednesday 2nd October – Aston Villa v Bayern Munich 8pm KO – Champions League on 5 Live Thursday 3rd October – Porto v Manchester United 8pm KO – Europa League on 5 Live Saturday 5th October – Manchester City v Fulham 3pm KO – Premier League on 5 Live Saturday 5th October – Everton v Newcastle 5.30pm KO – Premier League on 5 Live Sunday 6th October – Aston Villa v Manchester United 2pm KO – Premier League on 5 Live Sunday 6th October – Chelsea v Nottingham Forest 2pm KO – Premier League on 5 Sports Extra Sunday 6th October – Brighton v Tottenham 4.30pm KO – Premier League on 5 live

Where do Manchester United & Erik ten Hag go from here? Conor Coady, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith join Mark to discuss the fallout of Man Utd 0-3 Spurs. The panel also chat Brighton after their 4-2 loss away at Chelsea, with a focus on Fabian Hurzeler’s defensive tactics, and the amount of unforced errors leading to goals this season. On a weekend where three Manchester City academy graduates scored, Brian Barry-Murphy, who led the Elite Development Squad at City for three years, joins the pod live to talk about how young players make their way through the system.Timecodes: 02:00 Erik ten Hag’s future 08:00 Are Man Utd well-coached? 16:30 What it looks like for United going forward 20:15 Spurs’ back line 28:30 Defensive high lines 36:35 Will coaches persist on playing out from the back? 39:55 Brian Barry-Murphy on Manchester City’s academyTuesday 1st October – Arsenal v PSG 8pm KO – Champions League on 5 Live Tuesday 1st October – Newcastle v Wimbledon 7.45pm KO – EFL Cup on 5 Sports Extra Wednesday 2nd October – Aston Villa v Bayern Munich 8pm KO – Champions League on 5 Live Thursday 3rd October – Porto v Manchester United 8pm KO – Europa League on 5 Live Saturday 5th October – Manchester City v Fulham 3pm KO – Premier League on 5 Live Saturday 5th October – Everton v Newcastle 5.30pm KO – Premier League on 5 Live Sunday 6th October – Aston Villa v Manchester United 2pm KO – Premier League on 5 Live Sunday 6th October – Chelsea v Nottingham Forest 2pm KO – Premier League on 5 Sports Extra Sunday 6th October – Brighton v Tottenham 4.30pm KO – Premier League on 5 live

Spurs silence Man Utd & Cole Palmer bags four in Chelsea win. Nigel Reo-Coker and Michael Brown join Darren to reflect on Spurs’ win over 10-man Man Utd at Old Trafford. Also hear from Erik ten Hag and Ange Postecoglou post-match. They also talk Chelsea and Cole Palmer after the England international’s four-goal haul against Brighton. Arsenal left it late to get past Leicester and Liverpool won at Wolves, while Manchester City drop points for the second week running. Hear the panel’s thoughts on the title race, as we edge closer to the October international break.Timecodes: 02:05 Erik ten Hag & Ange Postecoglou post-match 04:10 Manchester United’s regression 13:20 Bruno Fernandes’ red card debate 17:20 Spurs’ dominance 20:20 Cole Palmer’s four-goal haul 24:50 Which PL legend is Palmer most alike? 27:00 Where does he fit into England’s XI? 29:20 Chelsea for top four 30:55 Brighton’s high line 33:20 The title race 35:55 James Justin on the volley 37:25 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri impressing for Arsenal

In this special episode of the Football Daily, former England goalkeeper Joe Hart travels to Liverpool to meet Alisson Becker for an exclusive deep dive into life as a goalkeeper - both on and off the pitch. They discuss their love of the sport and the constant challenges of how to improve in the game. Alisson lets us in on his motivations and the inspiration that he has received from his faith and family, and opens up about the passing of his father.Alisson also speaks about how he has adapted into becoming one of the leaders in this current squad alongside Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alexis Mac Allister. He also praises the work that has been done so far by the new head coach Arne Slot and what has changed for them since Jurgen Klopp left the club.