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Dietmar Hamann says Manchester City have peaked under Pep and no other Champions League manager would be given the time he has been to bring the cup back to Manchester. Chair of the FA's Inclusion Advisory Board, Paul Elliott explains the new Football Leadership Diversity Code and Adrian Durham adds more female coaches in the male game into the mix. Jose Fonte outlines Lille’s plans to topple a weary Celtic while talkSPORT Drive suggest Neil Lennon is rightfully under pressure at the club. Warren Gatland looks ahead to the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021 with talkSPORT2’s Andrew McKenna. David Haye bigs up Derek Chisora ahead of his fights against Oleksandr Usyk at the weekend, while Ian Abrahams chats to Mikel Arteta and Shkodran Mustafi ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League tie with Dundalk. Chelsea and Manchester United are both impressive in the Champions League and both managers are in good spirits, as you’d expect. While Simon Jordan responds to Frank Lampard’s comments about homegrown managers being shown more respect. And we end as Andy and Jason lock horns on the Sports Bar..

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The topic of Sports Personality of the Year was on the tip of everyone’s tongues. From Breakfast with Laura Woods and Darren Bent to Drive with Adrian and Goughie - the same two names kept cropping up. Manchester City eased to a 3-0 win over Marseille live on talkSPORT with Stuart Pearce praising their quick start in Europe. Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Scott McTominay spoke highly of Donny Van Der Beek ahead of Manchester United’s Champions League tie with Leipzig on Wednesday. England manager Gareth Southgate added his thoughts on Euro 2020 being open to a change of format and former Lionesses winger Rachel Yankee recounted the time she felt women’s football had turned a corner in popularity. Ally McCoist and Harry Redknapp praise the start to the season Harry Kane and Heung-min Son have both had - with Harry once again predicting they’ll be title challengers. Andros Townsend and Christie Garratt from FanShare speak about how inspiring Marcus Rashford’s school dinners campaigning has been. England bowler Mark Wood says Jofra Archer is misunderstood while Simon Jordan praised the legacy left behind by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on the second anniversary of the former Leicester City chairman’s passing. Keith Lemon joined the Sports Bar and took a shine to Jason..

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New talkSPORT Breakfast host Troy Deeney praises Marcus Rashford's efforts to get free school meals for kids extended, Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony tells us the story of Lewis going from a kid with a hunger for racing to the most successful race-winner in F1 history, Sir Jackie Stewart weighs in with praise for Hamilton but says you can only be the best of your time in the sport. A busy morning on White & Jordan leads to discussion about Manchester United underused summer signing Donny Van Der Beek with former Middlesbrough and West Ham midfielder Gary o'Neil and Lee Bowyer speaks about the takeover at Charlton and how it didn't see right for him to leave when times were tough. Ian Abrahams gets the latest from Riyad Mahrez and Jurgen Klopp ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool's Champions League ties tonight. England rugby union head coach Eddie Jones plays down the disappointment of the cancelled game against the Barbarians while former England flanker James Haskell says no one cares about the uncontested game. Brighton and West Brom share the points in talkSPORT2's exclusive Premier League commentary and Nathan calls into the Sports Bar to discuss Jose Mourinho and ends up inspiring the hottest new game on the radio - Was'e Got?

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Tony Cascarino queries why Liverpool didn’t try to sign Crystal Palace’s Wilf Zaha in the summer, Mikel Arteta isn’t happy with a disallowed goal as Arsenal lose 1-0 at home to Leicester City, Jurgen Klopp bemoans VAR once again after Sheffield United were awarded a dubious penalty at Anfield, on Darren Bent’s Boot Room Alex Crook admits he’d like to see Ralph Hasenhüttl as the next Manchester United boss, Steve McLaren gives Mason Greenwood some advice about his conduct, Andy Cole looks back at the final day of the Premier League season in 1995 when United failed to beat West Ham handing Blackburn Rovers the title, on Gameday Exclusive Reshmin Chowdhury pays tribute to Marcus Rashford MBE for his exceptional charity work, Sam Matterface questions the pay-per-view pricing structure by the Premier League and why it’s a ‘PR own goal’, Khabib Nurmagomedov beats Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 to become arguably the greatest fighter of all time, European expert Andy Brassell picks the bones out of El Classico and why Ronald Koeman is failing to get the best out of Antoine Griezmann and former England defender Stuart Pearce tells Jonny Owen & Friends about his unusual pre-match rituals.

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The Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock takes aim at PGMOL General Manager Mike Riley over the way VAR has been handled this season, Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti urges Jordan Pickford’s critics to stop accusing the goalkeeper of a premeditated foul on Virgil Van Dijk, Jason Cundy warns a defeat on Saturday for either Manchester United or Chelsea could be ‘dreadful’, Rangers pull off a memorable win in the Europa League against Standard Liege after Kemar Roofe’s sensational goal, Brendan Rogers praises his side after Leicester beat Zorya Luhansk recording their biggest European victory in the process, Jamie O’Hara warns Mason Greenwood over his rumoured ‘unprofessional’ poor disciplinary issues, Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder sympathises with fans over the cost of pay-per-view football, The Mirror’s Darren Lewis labels Sergio Aguero a ‘European great’ and urges Manchester City to hand the Argentine a new contract and Carlton Cole pulls off the worst Scottish impression on Breakfast!

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Watford captain Troy Deeney is unveiled as the newest member of the talkSPORT Breakfast team and revealed how close he came to joining a Premier League club this summer, his support for Paul Pogba and why Fred isn’t good enough for Manchester United. On the Sports Bar Jason Cundy clashes with a Manchester City fan after labelling Pep Guardiola’s side boring despite winning 3-1 in the Champions League against Porto, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp reflects on a comfortable 1-0 win against Ajax, Simon Jordan slams Mesut Ozil after the German released a statement on being left out of Arsenal’s Premier League squad, Darren Bent believes it would be a ‘travesty’ if Aaron Wan-Bissaka decided to play for DR Congo instead of England, Spurs manager Jose Mourinho claims ‘no team plays better than Tottenham’ ahead of the Europa League clash with LASK, Trevor Sinclair supports Frank Lampard picking Petr Cech over Kepa and former Olympian Kriss Akabusi praises the work Marcus Rashford has done to help young schoolchildren receive free meals during the pandemic.

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Marcus Rashford scores a late winner as Manchester United beat Paris Saint Germain 2-1 in the Champions League, talkSPORT pundit Jason Cundy praises Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for tactically ‘outdoing’ Thomas Tuchel, French football expert Julien Laurens has news of Neymar and Mbappe potentially leaving PSG next summer, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp takes a swipe at VAR and the media, Sir Alastair Cook compares Zak Crawley to Jos Buttler after the Kent batsman won the Cricket Writers' Club Young Player of the Year, the Press Association’s Rob Harris has news of the potential overhaul of football with Manchester United and Liverpool discussing a possible European league, Nicklas Bendtner tells Breakfast about the time he had a ‘bust-up’ with Thierry Henry, England head coach Eddie Jones wants his team to be remembered as a ‘great’ side ahead of the visit of the Barbarians and Andy Goldstein reveals why he now owns Steve Davis’ MBE.

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Piers Morgan and Danny Murphy both heavily criticise Everton’s Jordan Pickford for his challenge on Virgil Van Dijk but the goalkeeper will not face retrospective action, former Spurs manager Tim Sherwood claims Tottenham could win the Premier League despite slipping up against West Ham at the weekend, Darren Bent tells talkSPORT Breakfast that he expects Harry Kane to leave Tottenham to further his career, on the Sports Bar Jason Cundy forecasts a wide open title chase and backs Wolves’ chances of winning the league after beating Leeds United, The Guardian’s Suzy Wrack condemns Sergio Aguero after physically contacting match official Sian Massey-Ellis against Arsenal, Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims that the famous win against Paris Saint-Germain last year will have no bearing on tonight’s Champions League clash against the French giants live on talkSPORT, Adrian Durham states that Jack Grealish might be a hindrance to Aston Villa on occasions and on the Press Box Danny Kelly & The Sun’s Shaun Custis look back at the time Wayne Rooney almost joined Manchester City back in 2010.

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There’s breaking news on talkSPORT as Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk reveals that he requires surgery on the knee injury he sustained during the Merseyside derby, Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti defends the VAR decision which led to Jordan Henderson’s ‘winning goal’ being disallowed for offside, on Darren Bent’s Boot Room former Crystal Palace midfielder Darren Ambrose predicts that Tottenham will win the league, West Ham manager David Moyes reflects on an incredible comeback after a stunning late strike from Manuel Lanzini earned the Hammers a draw at Spurs, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith praises his side's 'character and resilience' after beating Leicester City to go second, in an exclusive interview on talkSPORT Jurgen Klopp reveals that he has a secret Instagram account to keep tabs on his players, former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor criticises Sergio Aguero for physically contacting match official Sian Massey-Ellis, Jannik Vestergaard reacts to his dramatic late equaliser for Southampton at Stamford Bridge, Tony Cascarino pans Kepa Arrizabalaga for another mistake and labels the Spaniard ‘3rd choice keeper’ at Chelsea, chief football writer for the Chronicle Lee Ryder heavily criticises the Magpies after getting hammered 4-1 at home to Manchester United and Fulham boss Scott Parker defends Aleksandar Mitrovic after the Serbian conceded and missed a penalty in the 1-1 draw with Sheffield United on talkSPORT 2.

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The former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger joined Alan Brazil, Ally McCoist and Jamie O'Hara on talkSPORT Breakfast to discuss his time as manager of the Gunners. In a brilliant and insightful interview he chatted about his 22-year reign as the Arsenal boss, the intense rivalry with Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, his biggest career regret, turning down job offers, the future of Mesut Ozil and why he could never do his zip up!

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