MNC: Arsenal’s wobble, the case for Carrick & are Liverpool “soft”?

All the reaction as top of the table Arsenal drop points to Manchester United at the Emirates. Chris Sutton, Steph Houghton and Rory Smith join Mark Chapman to discuss Sunday’s result in North London – are the nerves kicking in for Arsenal? And could Manchester United have a dilemma on their hands if Michael Carrick’s impressive start continues? They turn their attention to the south coast where Liverpool were beaten by Brighton – ending an unbeaten start to 2026. Have those results papered over the cracks of a “soft” Liverpool team? And they look back at the weekend’s VAR and handball controversy – were the rules applied correctly for Chelsea’s penalty at Crystal Palace?TIME CODES: 00:30 – Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United 34:35 – Liverpool 45:30 – VAR & Handball5 Live / BBC Sounds UEFA Champions League commentaries: Wed 2000 PSG v Newcastle, Wed 2000 Man City v Galatasaray on Sports Extra, Wed 2000 Napoli v Chelsea on Sports Extra 2.

Man Utd beat leaders Arsenal to blow the title race wide open. Hear from Michael Carrick and Mikel Arteta as Rick Edwards is joined by former Liverpool and England goalkeeper David James and BBC Sport senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel. Also hear from Andoni Iraola and Arne Slot after Liverpool’s last-gasp defeat, and catch up with under-pressure Spurs boss Thomas Frank.04:25 Michael Carrick interview 11:55 Mikel Arteta interview 18:10 Aston Villa & Man City close in 22:55 Iraola & Slot interviews 31:50 What’s the latest with Andy Robertson? 33:20 Half-time teaser 34:50 Is Thomas Frank’s time running out? 42:10 Burnley mountain gets higher 46:05 West Ham win three on the bounce 47:00 Could Crystal Palace get dragged in? 50:00 Goal of the weekend?5 Live / BBC Sounds UEFA Champions League commentaries: Wed 2000 PSG v Newcastle, Wed 2000 Man City v Galatasaray on Sports Extra, Wed 2000 Napoli v Chelsea on Sports Extra 2.

Marseille Manager Roberto De Zerbi speaks with Guillem Balague about the evolution in football, fans expectations and his friendship with Pep Guardiola. They discuss his relationship with Marseille fans, why he chose them when he could've gone to a bigger club, and how they can reach the same level as PSG. Timecodes: 0’30 - Does he feel the responsibility to win at Marseille? 1’30 - His relationship with the owner and the importance of his relationship with the fans 2’50 - Fans expectations have increased due to social media 3’30 - Other managers shocked when he went to Marseille 4’30 - How De Zerbi told players he tore up Man Utd contract to join Marseille and knew he wanted the job when he came to Velodrome with Brighton season before 5’40 - How he could’ve gone to bigger club but is improving himself at Marseille 7’11 - His relationship with special friend Pep Guardiola, how he helped him at Brighton, and how they gain from each other. 10’00 - Pep shared data with De Zerbi from his video analysist 10’20 - How would he describe his evolution and how football has changed recently 14’30 - Working with big players and allowing them to share their opinion, and how he improves from players 17’00 - is it harder for English player to enter his way of thinking into De Zerbi style of play 18’00 - His style of football reflects his life and how he is one three managers that understands the evolution of football 20’00 - What does he have to do to get Marseille closer to PSG?

Jonathan Pearce joins John Murray & Ian Dennis to talk football, travel & language. John is back from Bodø, Jonathan tells tales of changing football on the radio, his thoughts on the Cantona kung-fu kick commentary & Robot Wars reflections. Plus which commentary phrase will JP add to our Great Glossary? Suggestions welcome on WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]:25 John back from Bodø, 04:00 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 10:55 Does Jonathan like the new Champions League format? 13:15 How Jonathan changed football on the radio, 24:35 Jonathan’s best gaffes, 32:25 Cantona’s kung-fu kick, 39:05 Robot Wars reflections, 44:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary, 54:05 Bonus Bobby Moore story.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Burnley v Tottenham, Sat 1500 Man City v Wolves, Sat 1730 Bournemouth v Liverpool. Sun 1400 Newcastle v Aston Villa, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Chelsea on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Brentford v Nott’m Forest on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Man Utd, Wed 2000 PSG v Newcastle, Wed 2000 Man City v Galatasaray on Sports Extra, Wed 2000 Napoli v Chelsea on Sports Extra 2.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Back to square one, Bosman, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Tiki-taka, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED 2-0 is a dangerous score, After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator’s curse, Coupon buster, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalkeepers’ Union, Goalmouth scramble, Good touch for a big man, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Put it in the mixer, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stinging the palms, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Throw their cap on it, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Towering header, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Ballague, Julien Laurens & Rafa Honigstein following a week of surprise in Europe. After their shock win over Manchester City, Bodo Glimt's 'Culture Coach', Bjorn Mannsverk, lifts the lid on what has created their winning environment.  From one underdog in the Champions League to another; Qarabag are a draw at Anfield away from the play-offs. Does their win over Frankfurt highlight a wider issue in German football?  Plus, Marcel Van de Kraan of De Telegraaf joins to discuss Erik Ten Hag's appointment as technical director at Twente and the latest from the Van Persie dynasty. Timecodes: 8'17 Bodo Glimt's Culture Coach Bjorn Mannsverk 18'38 Qarabag 24'12 German football 31'30 Marcel Van de Kraan joins

Steve Crossman is joined by Charlie Adam, Pat Nevin and Ian Dennis as Liverpool, Newcastle & Chelsea all win. It was a 3-0 win for Newcastle against PSV Eindhoven, however there's concern for captain Bruno Guimaraes who hobbled off with an ankle injury in the first half. Liverpool cruised past Marseille 3-0 to put themselves in a strong position to finish in the top eight on a night where Mohamed Salah returned to the starting line-up. And Chelsea beat Pafos 1-0 to keep their hopes alive of finishing in the top eight but frustration at Stamford Bridge. Timecodes: 01:30 Intro  05:50 Newcastle & Guimaraes injury 06:25 Eddie Howe 14:45 Liverpool & Szoboszlai free-kick 23:25 Arne Slot 24:45 Chelsea frustrated but a win

Former Huddersfield captain Tommy Smith joins Aaron and Jobi to chat the EFL's biggest headlines. Tommy talks about his former club after the sacking of Lee Grant and subsequent appointment of former Norwich boss Liam Manning. They also discuss Eric Ramsay's start at West Brom - are they in trouble and is he the man to turn their fortunes around? What's the latest with Josh Sargent at Norwich - will he be allowed to leave the club this month? And at the top of League 2, they discuss whether Swindon Town or Salford City can catch Bromley.TIME CODES:02:20 - Huddersfield 14:35 - West Brom 26:50 - Josh Sargent at Norwich 29:40 - League 2 37:45 - EFL Hard Men Squad 44:55 - 72Plus/72Minus

Kelly Cates is joined by Alistair Bruce-Ball, former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Mike Minay and former Arsenal defender Matthew Upson to review Tuesday's Champions League action,Under-pressure Tottenham boss Thomas Frank led his injury hit side to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund, you can hear from the Spurs manager and the BBC's senior football reporter Sami Mokbel.Manchester City were stunned in the Arctic Circle, losing 3-1 to Bodo/Glimt who secured their first ever win in the competition - Hear from Pep Guardiola and Norwegian football commentator Bjarne Brandal.Mike Minay and Matt Upson reflect on Arsenal's 3-1 win in the San Siro which secured the Gunners a top-two finish in the league phase.You can also hear from Frank Lampard and Kieran McKenna after important Championship wins for Coventry and Ipswich over Millwall and Bristol City respectively.00:30 - Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund 06:14 - Thomas Frank reaction 11:30 - Sami Mokbel on Thomas Frank's future 17:00 - Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City 18:30 - Pep Guardiola reaction 23:10 - Norwegian football commentator Bjarne Brandal 27:30 - Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal 29:55 - Coventry 2-1 Millwall reaction 31:39 - Ipswich 2-0 Bristol City reaction

Kelly Cates is joined by Rory Smith, Andros Townsend and Joe Hart to reflect on what’s been a tough few days for Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur, but will either Olivier Glasner or Thomas Frank make it until the end of the Premier League season?Oliver Glasner confirmed on Friday he we will be stepping down at the end of the season, but after the sale of captain Marc Guehi to Man City, reports that Jean-Philippe Mateta is also on the verge of an exit and defeat to Sunderland meaning it’s no win in 10 for Palace – things have gone from bad to worse. The Palace boss gave an explosive post-match interview in which he claimed the team had been ‘abandoned’ by the board.There’s also mounting pressure on Thomas Frank at Spurs. With just seven wins from 22 Premier League games this season, there are reports that the club are considering calling time on his seven-month reign.BBC Senior Football Correspondent Sami Mokbel gives the latest on both Glasner’s and Frank’s future and Palace podcaster Dan Cook discusses whether fans will be sticking by the manager or the board.Plus, journalist Maher Mezahi reflects on Senegal’s win over Morocco in the AFCON final which saw a walk-off, 17-minute delay, a missed-Panenka penalty and extra-time winner.Timecodes: 1'00 Chris Sutton packs his bag 1'30 Sami Mokbel on the futures of Frank and Glasner 4'00 Spurs focus 4'50 Frank speaks ahead of Borussia Dortmund 27'50 Palace focus 28'20 Glasner post Sunderland defeat 29'00 Palace podcaster Dan Cook 44'30 AFCON final reactionCommentaries this week: Tuesday 1745: Bodo Glimt v Man City on 5live Tuesday 2000: Spurs v Dortmund on 5live Wednesday 2000: Newcastle v PSV on 5live Wednesday 2000: Marseille v Liverpool on Sports Extra

After a dropped points for Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa Rick Edwards is joined by former Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and the Telegraph’s Luke Edwards to reflect on the weekend’s Premier League action.Can Michael Carrick inspire his Manchester United players to consistently reach the level of their derby win?Is Erling Haaland’s frustration showing as his Manchester City goal drought continues?Do Arsenal need more from Viktor Gyökeres to get them over the line in the title race? Can Oliver Glasner continue at Crystal Palace after his claim that his squad "are being abandoned completely" by the club's hierarchy?And are Thomas Frank’s days as Tottenham boss numbered after defeat to West Ham. Timecodes: 01:20 – Perfect start for Manchester United under Michael Carrick 15:25 – Manchester City’s winless run continues 22:25 – Do Arsenal need more from Gyökeres? 25:00 – An important point for Nottingham Forest 26:01 – Aston Villa miss the chance to move second 29:21 – Half time teaser 31:55 – Glasner’s standoff at Crystal Palace 41:59 – Pressure mounting on Frank after West Ham defeat