talkSPORT Daily Football

Simon Jordan & Adrian Durham both write off Manchester United’s chances of winning the Premier League this year, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta makes a confusing comment justifying the Gunners recent form much to the ire of The Mail on Sunday’s Olly Holt, Watford captain Troy Deeney explains how he discovered he’d been dropped for the defeat to Huddersfield eventually leading to manager Vladimir Ivic getting sacked, Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham bags two goals as Frank Lampard’s side claim bragging rights over London rivals West Ham, Burnley beat Wolves and climb out of the bottom three much to the relief of Clarets manager Sean Dyche, Liverpool Under-23s coach Gary O’Neil plays down any issues affecting Sadio Mane & Mo Salah due to the lack of game time at Anfield, there’s news of how the recent dementia issue within football has already reduced heading during youth level practice and there’s hair advice from a caller for Simon Jordan.

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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauds Scott McTominay after he bagged a brace in the 6-2 thrashing of Leeds United, a talkSPORT pundit claims he’d rather have Bruno Fernandes over Kevin De Bruyne, Leeds’ striker Patrick Bamford admits he’s glad there weren’t any fans at Old Trafford to witness the match, Jose Mourinho seemingly writes off Tottenham’s chances of winning the Premier League after losing at home to Leicester City, new West Brom manager Sam Allardyce isn’t impressed with his players after a 3-0 beating at home to Aston Villa, Gabby Agbonlahor predicts that this current Liverpool side could dominate English football for years after Jurgen Klopp’s men hammered Crystal Palace 7-0 at Selhurst Park, former Arsenal midfielder Perry Groves worries for Mikel Arteta claiming the Spaniard has lost his ‘thought process’, Luton manager Nathan Jones bemoans the new Tier 4 ruling which means most clubs won’t have fans in stadiums again in 2020, 25 years after the ‘Bosman’ ruling Andy Brassell believes we may see the development of the ‘freelance footballer’, on Paul Ross’ Extra Time there’s the reaction to Lewis Hamilton winning the Sports Personality Award and there’s a big announcement regarding the Ian Culverhouse game.

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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises his goalkeeper Dean Henderson after recovering from a first-half howler to help them maintain their perfect away record, despite dominating the game Aston Villa only draw against Burnley but a caller still claims Jack Grealish is the best he’s seen since one of the all-time greats, new West Brom manager Sam Allardyce talks exclusively to Jim White and reveals his plans in the transfer window, Simon Jordan claims that the media have an agenda against Jose Mourinho, multiple league winner with Liverpool Mark Lawrenson states that the new FIFA Coach of the Year Jurgen Klopp ‘looks unhappy with football’, Arsenal legend David Seaman urges the board at The Emirates to back Mikel Arteta, Gabby Agbonlahor defends Theo Walcott after he celebrated against his old club, Fulham boss Scott Parker explains why he voted against the proposed five substitutes rule and Jason Cundy auditions to replace Rachel Riley on Countdown.

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Roberto Firmino scores a last minute winner against Spurs to send Liverpool top of the Premier League leaving Jose Mourinho angry at the touchline antics of Jurgen Klopp, Arsenal draw with Southampton but finish the game with ten-men once again with Jason Cundy blaming Mikel Arteta for the lack of discipline, as Everton jump up to 5th Carlo Ancelotti claims that is where the Toffees want to be as they attempt to get into Europe, after West Brom confirmed the appointment of Sam Allardyce as manager Carlton Cole confirms that Big Sam is 'no dinosaur' and has the experience to keep them up, having sacked Slaven Bilic West Midlands correspondent Tom Ross compares The Hawthorns managerial merry-go-round to ‘swapping deckchairs on the Titanic’, former Chelsea defender Mario Melchiot tries to help Frank Lampard squeeze all his attacking players into one system, Jamie O’Hara states that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is getting ‘stale’ at The Etihad, Trevor Sinclair urges City to sign Erling Haaland, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises the way Dean Henderson progressed at Sheffield United as Dean Wilder comes up against his former stopper tonight, Adrian Durham wants divers sent off after Pedro Neto’s theatrics against Chelsea and there’s confusion on The Sports Bar over a classic Christmas film!

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West Brom are set to part company with Slaven Bilic today according to talkSPORT sources despite drawing 1-1 at Manchester City, an Albion season-ticket holder is fuming that ‘Wolves fan’ Sam Allardyce is the favourite to replace the Croatian, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard blasts his own players for losing concentration after they were beaten in injury-time thanks to Pedro Neto’s winner, Spurs manager Jose Mourinho swipes out at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after the German claimed that Tottenham have become a ‘winning machine’ since the Special One arrived, a West Ham supporter talks passionately about the mental wellbeing of the nation being affected as London enters Tier 3 leaving even more fans unable to visit sporting arenas, Darren Bent makes a severe U-turn on Mikel Arteta claiming the Arsenal players have ‘switched off’ to the Spaniard’s methods, former England midfielder Danny Murphy warns Jack Grealish that he might be on his final warning with manager Gareth Southgate after his latest misdemeanour, with Premier League clubs set to introduce concussion substitutes the former England & Arsenal physio Gary Lewin warns of the potential ‘tactical misuse’ that might creep in, former England cricket captain Sir Alastair Cook wants more clarity from the selectors regarding Jonny Bairstow’s role in the Test side ahead of the Sri Lanka tour and Paul Hawksbee & Max Rushden discuss TV formats for Todger Strunk.

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Danny Murphy pays an emotional tribute to the former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier who has passed away aged 73, Watford captain Troy Deeney has advice for other footballers and how they should handle abuse on social media, Simon Jordan isn’t happy with the punditry from Roy Keane & Gary Neville in the Manchester derby labelling it ‘cronyism’, The Mail’s Martin Samuel questions United’s direction and the ‘inconsistency’ with the coaching, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard states that fans should still be allowed into stadiums despite London going into Tier 3 from tomorrow, Laura Woods criticises Granit Xhaka for his behaviour which led to him being sent off against Burnley, former West Ham striker Dean Ashton defends Mikel Arteta, promoter Frank Warren claims that the Joshua v Fury fight will take place abroad and Jason Cundy slams Andy Goldstein for his poor timekeeping.

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The pressure grows on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after a 1-0 defeat at home to Burnley with supporters calling into talkSPORT demanding he leaves The Emirates, both Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp criticise their own players after Spurs and Liverpool dropped points at Selhurst Park and Craven Cottage respectively, boxing writer Gareth A Davies confirms that the first Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury fight will almost certainly take place in the Middle East, there’s support for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from former Manchester United full-back Paul Parker, a talkSPORT pundit admits the Manchester derby sent him to sleep during the match, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers reveals the tactical first-half switch which helped the Foxes beat Brighton, Andy Cole admits he used to give Sir Alex Ferguson the ‘silent treatment’ when he was dropped, on the Trans Europe Express Andy Brassell dissects Borussia Dortmund sacking Lucien Favre after a 5-1 defeat to Stuttgart, Watford skipper Troy Deeney reflects on scoring against the club he supports helping the Hornets beat Birmingham City in The Championship and Sam Matterface urges Newcastle United fans to get behind Steve Bruce.

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Marcus Rashford declares that it wouldn’t feel right playing anywhere else other than Manchester United, Hollywood actor & West Ham fan Ray Winstone claims that Declan Rice could be a bigger Hammers legend than World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore, Adrian Durham questions Jack Grealish’s validity as the Aston Villa skipper after he breached another Covid-19 regulation, Jose Mourinho plays down Dele Alli’s disappointment at not appearing for Spurs in their Europa League win against Royal Antwerp, despite beating Dundalk Jason Cundy claims that Arsenal are the ‘worst team in London’, Tancredi Palmeri pays tribute to Paulo Rossi after the 1982 World Cup winner passed away aged 64, former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick talks about car-pooling with Roy Keane, Ray Winstone reveals all about sharing the big screen with Leo DiCaprio in The Departed and Alan Brazil admits he’s riddled with boredom in the build up to Christmas!

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Despite Mo Salah becoming Liverpool’s highest ever Champions League scorer Jason Cundy claims that Sadio Mane is more important to the Reds than the Egyptian, Adrian Durham states that Jurgen Klopp’s side are the ‘luckiest team in the history of football’, Rugby World Cup winner Phil Vickery admits his wife doesn’t want their son to play the sport due to the physical impact the game has had on others, The Sun’s Neil Custis calls for Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea to be dropped, Tony Cascarino thinks United’s full-backs are the problem for Ole Gunnar Solskaer, Spurs manager Jose Mourinho doesn’t think the Red Devils deserve a place in the Europa League, anti-racism campaigner Shaka Hislop & Trevor Sinclair call for more education after the alleged racist incident at PSG v Istanbul Basaksehir, Fight Night’s Gareth A Davies has some words of warning for Anthony Joshua ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight bout against Kubrat Pulev, Trigger Happy TV’s Dom Joly recalls the time he first met Ally McCoist and we discover which football club much loved puppet ‘Sweep’ supports.

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Manchester United are dumped out of the Champions League after losing 3-2 to RB Leipzig with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer labelled ‘out of his depth’ by Perry Groves, United fans clash on the Sports Bar with some demanding the dismissal of the Norwegian ahead of Saturday’s derby against City, a supporter calls Paul Pogba ‘the most overrated player in football’ with many presenters criticising the recent comments from the Frenchman’s agent Mino Raiola, Pep Guardiola declares that Manchester City will not rest players against Marseille ahead of the showdown with United, The Mirror’s Darren Lewis calls the suspension of PSG v Istanbul Basaksehir a ‘watershed moment’ after the players walked off after an alleged racist incident involving a match official, Millwall fans applaud the anti-racism pre-match gesture before their game against QPR at The Den, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan slams Birmingham City for contemplating the future of their own academy, new Sunderland manager Lee Johnson says the club has ‘unbelievable potential’ with the Black Cats languishing outside the play-offs in League One and Paul Hawksbee & Max Rushden work on their Mark Draper stand-up routine.

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