Tuchel makes bold calls with big stars left out of WC Squad | City confirm Pep departure | Carrick stays on permanently at Man Utd

About this episode

The episode discusses Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the World Cup, Pep Guardiola's departure from Manchester City, and Michael Carrick's permanent position at Manchester United.

Jessica Creighton is joined by Sam Dean of The Telegraph and Charlie Wyett from The Sun to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup with some major names left out, Manchester City confirming Pep Guardiola will leave after 10 years, and Manchester United announcing Michael Carrick will remain at the club permanently. •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 to "play Back Pages". •For all the latest sport news, head to www.skysports.com •For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Creighton

Guests: Sam Dean, Charlie Wyett

Topics covered

• World Cup squad
• Pep Guardiola departure
• Michael Carrick
• Manchester City
• Manchester United
• Thomas Tuchel
• sports news

Keywords

• World Cup
• Thomas Tuchel
• Pep Guardiola
• Manchester City
• Michael Carrick
• sports news
• Sky Sports

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sky Sports, The Telegraph, The Sun, Manchester City, Manchester United

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