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As boos echoed around Old Trafford at full-time, all eyes were on a despondent Erik Ten Hag. A 0-3 thrashing at home by a dominant Tottenham Hotspur left Manchester United in 12th place after six games. Words like "disgusting" and "disgraceful" were among the many harsh critiques of the performance, with fans, pundits, and former players alike calling for the Dutch manager’s dismissal. With crucial matches against Porto and Aston Villa on the horizon, can Ten Hag turn things around, or has the ship already sailed? Elsewhere, Arsenal had to dig deep to secure three points against Leicester, while fellow title-contenders Manchester City were held to a draw by Newcastle United. Chelsea's Cole Palmer shone, netting all four goals in their victory over Brighton, and Liverpool's win at Wolves sent Arne Slot’s men to the top of the table. All this and more on this week’s Just For Kicks.

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It's a busy week of football, with midweek matches happening domestically and in Europe for some teams. Our pundits summarised the midweek games that saw Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal winning their matches in the Carabao Cup, while the fortunes are a bit more mixed in the Europa League, as Spurs overcame a bad delay and being one man down to win against Qarabag, while Man Utd were disappointing in their home draw against Dutch side, FC Twente. With these two sides scheduled to meet each other in Game Week 6, do Spurs dare to dream of a win at Old Trafford? Our pundits give their thoughts on this, and other matches, on another exciting episode of Just For Kicks!

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After a heroic defensive effort with just 10 men for much of the second half, Arsenal's hopes for a monumental win were dashed by John Stones' heartbreaking 98th-minute equalizer. The substitute's late strike salvaged a point for Manchester City, keeping Pep Guardiola's home fortress intact—City haven't lost at the Etihad since November 2022. Meanwhile, in a clash of the unbeaten, Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest played out a thrilling 2-2 draw, both sides maintaining their perfect league record. Over at the London Stadium, Nicholas Jackson shone for Chelsea, leading them to a commanding 3-0 victory over a lackluster West Ham while Spurs mounted an inspired comeback after conceding early to Brentford, ultimately triumphing 3-1. All this and more on this episode of Just For Kicks.

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The Champions League returns with a new format, and after the first round that saw some interesting matchups and results, including Bayern Munich winning 9-2 against Dinamo Zagreb and Monaco surprising Barcelona with a win, some of our pundits are still unsure whether it's a good format for the tournament. They discuss this, as well as the results, before focusing their attention on Game Week 5 of the English Premier League, and the big weekend match between Manchester City and Arsenal. Can City recover from their drab performance against Inter Milan to do better against Arsenal? Or will Arsenal be buoyed by their draw and David Raya's heroics against Europa League winners Atalanta to rise to the occasion against City? We discuss these, and other matches, only on Just For Kicks!

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The English Premier League returns after the international break, with the North London Derby the highlight of Game Week 4. Arsenal will be raring to go again, after their early season momentum was disrupted by the draw against Brighton. But with key players either out injured or suspended, will they be able to overcome Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? Ange Postecoglou and his boys are also looking to get their season going, and a win against the Gunners would be the perfect antidote to kickstart their season again. Who would win this one? Our pundits give their thoughts, and look ahead to other matches, including Liverpool hosting Nottingham Forest, Man United's must win match away to Southampton, and Aston Villa versus the much troubled Everton. All these, and more, only on Just For Kicks!

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Harimau Malaya lifted the Merdeka Cup yesterday, ending 11-year wait with a competent 1-0 win against Lebanon. Kam Raslan and the pundits assess the team's performances under interim manager Pau Marti Vicente and reflect on the final last night. Then, it's a round up of major international matches, including Lee Carsley's debut win as interim England manager, as well as another round of listeners' questions! All these, and more, on another exciting episode of Just For Kicks!

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Three games in, and we now head to an international break, much to the chagrin of some EPL fans. But that's not to say that we don't have anything to talk about! Kam Raslan and our pundits use this opportunity to get to know who the current interim England manager, Lee Carsley is, listen to the woe of our Scottish pundit Craig Wilkie, after Scotland's collapse in the UEFA Nations League, and celebrate San Marino's first competitive win ever. Then, it's back to the EPL (we can't help it!), with the pundits giving their thoughts on the season so far, as well as other topical football conversations, including the Profit and Sustainability Rules and whether football players are playing too many games. All these, and more, including a look ahead to the Pestabola Merdeka 2024 final on Sunday, only on another fascinating episode of Just For Kicks!

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New manager, but the same Liverpool spirit, as a double from Luis Díaz led Arne Slot's side to a commanding 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. This victory made Slot the first Liverpool manager in 49 years to defeat the Red Devils in his debut competitive match. Slot, who had big shoes to fill following Jurgen Klopp's departure, has made an impressive start, winning all three matches without conceding a goal, placing Liverpool just behind leaders Manchester City on goal difference. Speaking of Manchester City, the reigning champions dominated at the London Stadium, with Erling Haaland netting his second consecutive hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over West Ham, maintaining their perfect start in pursuit of a fifth consecutive title. Meanwhile, title contenders Arsenal dropped points after a controversial red card for Declan Rice allowed Brighton & Hove Albion to escape the Emirates with a point, while Chelsea also settled for a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Newcastle, inspired by Alexander Isak, secured a 2-1 win over Tottenham, and Everton collapsed in the final moments as Bournemouth came back from two goals down to snatch a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at Goodison Park. All this and more is covered on this week's Just For Kicks.

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Game Week 3 of the English Premier League is serving up another tantalising match-up between two old rivals. Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford, hoping to immediately fix what went wrong last week against Brighton. But Liverpool, under the stewardship of the new manager, Arne Slot, are looking to continue the good momentum that they're enjoying, especially before the early season international break. Who will budge? Old Trafford is the place to be this weekend as the pundits predict what will happen between these two clubs, as well as other matches in the Premier League, including Brighton's visit to the Emirates, Manchester City against West Ham, Newcastle vs Tottenham, and many more. We also give our brief take on the summer transfer window, as well as other football chats, only on another exciting episode of Just For Kicks!

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In an exciting GW2 of the EPL, Chelsea secured their first Premier League win of the season with a 6-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, highlighted by winger Noni Madueke's second-half hat-trick. New manager Enzo Maresca's youthful squad impressed, overcoming a resilient Wolves side after a closely contested first half. Meanwhile, Manchester City, led by Erling Haaland's hat-trick, defeated Ipswich Town 4-1 to take the top spot..Liverpool also continued their strong start under new manager Arne Slot, beating Brentford 2-0 at Anfield while Manchester United fell to Brighton & Hove Albion's sword 2-1 at the American Express Stadium. All that - plus Malaysia FA Cup - right here on this episode of Just For Kicks. 

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