Mike and I literally have to talk Paul off his ledge and into the EPLpod studio after a soul crushing defeat for the Gunners courtesy of a fine brace from Liverpool’s Coutinho at the Emirates on the opening weekend of Premier League football.
Elsewhere, Mourinho’s Manchester United are up and running thanks to an unlikely source in Juan Mata and a more likely source in Zlatan as they brush aside Bournemouth on the South coast. Pep’s Manchester City give us a glimpse of what we can expect under his tutelage: plenty of intricate passing and so many different formations viewers are left in a daze let alone the opposition players.
For foul mouthed and liquored up football chat, listen to the latest episode of EPLpod below.