Will Rosenior last at Chelsea after 3-0 defeat to Brighton? Pep labels Rooney’s comments on Man City celebration as ‘stupid’

About this episode

The episode discusses Chelsea's poor form, managerial stability, and various football news including player contracts and VAR.

Charlotte Duncker of The Times and Riath Al-Samarrai from the Dail Mail look at the headlines on tomorrow’s papers and begin with looking at Chelsea’s terrible form, after losing to Brighton 3-0. Will Liam Rosenior last as manager, and how much are BlueCo to blame? Pep Guardiola has labelled Wayne Rooney’s comments as ‘stupid’ after the former forward criticised Manchester City’s celebrations after their win over Arsenal. Other topics discussed are Arne Slot appearing to stay at Liverpool next season, Kobbie Mainoo being set to quadruple his wages with a new contract at Manchester United, Leicester City being relegated to League One and the EFL rejecting the chance to have VAR. - •You can watch the sports action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink • Back Pages is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12868489/back-pages-podcast-national-newspaper-sports-headlines-review-from-sky-sports •You can listen to Back Pages on your smart speaker by asking it…

People in this episode

Guests: Charlotte Duncker, Riath Al-Samarrai

Topics covered

• Chelsea's performance
• managerial changes
• football celebrations
• player contracts
• relegation news
• VAR discussions

Keywords

• Chelsea
• Brighton
• Liam Rosenior
• Pep Guardiola
• Wayne Rooney
• Manchester United
• EFL
• VAR

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Sky Sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chelsea, Brighton, BlueCo, Liverpool, Manchester United, Leicester City, EFL

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