Manchester United underwhelmed once again and were lucky to get all three points against West Brom. We discuss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's inability to set a proper standard at United and give much-deserved credit to West Brom for a fine performance in spite of their limitations.

But first, we discuss a decent (yet dominant) performance from Chelsea against a lifeless Newcastle, a wide-open thriller at Villa Park, and wrap up the action from City & Spurs including why Mauricio Pochettino's style may have perfectly prepared Spurs' squad for José to come in. Plus, we discuss how VAR is exacerbating all of the issues it was meant to eliminate.

Table of Contents 

00:00:00 Intro 

00:01:04 Bundesliga's Tight Top 4 

00:02:26 Wild La Liga Continues to Unfold 

00:05:48 Chelsea Casually Best Newcastle 

00:20:26 Enthralling AVL-BRI Game Ends with Controversy 

00:35:45 Gabriel Jesus Handball 

00:37:25 VAR's Fatal Flaw 

00:45:57 City Final Thoughts 

00:54:10 Did Poch Prep Spurs Perfectly for José? 

00:58:48 United Win Can't Cover Flaws 

01:07:10 Should Every PK Taker Hesitate? 

01:12:35 United's Lack of Desire 

01:13:22 Blame Ole or the Players?! 

01:24:19 Bilic, West Brom Should Be Proud

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