The Devil’s Gagged the Angel

About this episode

The episode discusses Manchester City's recent victory over Newcastle and the implications for the Premier League title race, featuring insights from various guests.

After a hard-fought victory against Newcastle, the top of the Premier League table is very interesting. David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and former City goalkeeper Andie Worrall to discuss what happened in Saturday's 2-1 win and where it's left the title race after Arsenal also responded in the North London Derby. What about City's style change this season too? We hear from Pep Guardiola, Pep Lijnders and Bernardo Silva as we look at how City are coping with a more physical and more direct Premier League. What principles have changed to get to this current incarnation of City and what still remains from before? Calum Archibald, who contributes to The Square Ball, joins the show to speak about the mood at Leeds right now... and how their trip to the Etihad earlier in the season has changed their fortunes. Plus, we catch up with journalist and Forest fan Nick Miller to find out what on earth is going on at The City Ground, as yet another manager brings Forest to Eastlands in midweek. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first…

People in this episode

Host: David Mooney

Guests: Chris Higginbottom, Andie Worrall, Calum Archibald, Nick Miller

Topics covered

• Premier League
• Manchester City
• football tactics
• Leeds United
• managerial changes
• Newcastle United
• title race

Keywords

• Manchester City
• Newcastle
• Premier League
• football tactics
• Leeds United
• Pep Guardiola
• title race
• North London Derby
• Andie Worrall
• Chris Higginbottom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Square Ball, Forest

Places: Etihad, City Ground, North London

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