Should the Merseyside derby have been at Anfield? Plus, how far will Man United go in the Champions League?

About this episode

The episode discusses the Women's Merseyside derby, the Women's FA Cup reforms, and the potential of Man United in the Champions League.

Should the Women's Merseyside derby have been played at Anfield? Why wasn't Arsenal's fifth round tie broadcast? And why has there been such outrage to proposals to reform the Women's FA Cup? Lianne Sanderson reflects on all that and more. Plus, how far could Man United go in the Women's Champions League? Man United expert and podcaster Conner Roberts joins the show to chat about that and the rest of the playoff ties. OH Leuven boss Arno van den Abeel discusses what it was like to make history in Europe despite losing to Arsenal, and Chatham Town manager Keith Boanas chats to Lianne about the magic of the FA Cup after his side made a fantastic run through to the fifth round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Lianne Sanderson

Guests: Conner Roberts, Arno van den Abeel, Keith Boanas

Topics covered

• Merseyside derby
• Women's football
• Champions League
• FA Cup
• Arsenal
• Man United

Keywords

• Merseyside derby
• Women's football
• Champions League
• FA Cup
• Arsenal
• Man United
• Chatham Town
• Lianne Sanderson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arsenal, Man United, Chatham Town, Women's FA Cup

Places: Anfield

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