Another VAR conspiracy, eh? It must be time for a Monday Ramble!

Marcus, Jim, Andy and Vish get their head around all the drama at St James’ Park on Saturday night after Arsenal join the Statement Posse. 

Plus, Vish suggests the novel idea of burying old football grounds, Darwin Nunez continues to prove that he’s the most Ramble player to ever play the game, and a Scottish non-league player really puts the ‘injury’ in injury time…

And how could we forget? Phil Neville is almost back in management! Rejoice!

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Arsenal is monitoring Girona defender Miguel Gutierrez as they seek to strengthen their squad.

The Gunners boast some of the finest players in the Premier League and are committed to enhancing their options.

While Oleksandr Zinchenko holds the primary position at left-back, Arsenal has also utilised players such as Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jakub Kiwior, and Jurrien Timber in that role.

Despite having Kieran Tierney, who is currently on loan at Real Sociedad this season, Arsenal is in pursuit of a new player for that position.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners are closely tracking Girona’s Miguel Gutiérrez, who has been making a notable impact in the Spanish top flight.

Fabio Vieira received a quick red card after being subbed on for Arsenal against Burnley today.

The Gunners won the game 3-1 and had a 2-1 lead when Vieira entered the game to make an impact.

They eventually scored another goal through Oleksandr Zinchenko, but Vieira was sent off with a straight red card nine minutes later for a high-foot challenge.

The midfielder appeared shocked; although his high foot did not seem malicious, it was deemed dangerous.

Former Manchester City player Nedum Onuoha was on punditry duty during the game and explained why the foul warranted a sending-off.

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has praised Mikel Arteta’s work after Arsenal defeated his team 3-1 today.

The Clarets were eager to secure a Premier League win against a top side like Arsenal, which would have provided a morale boost.

They began the fixture well defensively, and it appeared they might earn a point, but Arsenal opened the scoring late in the first half.

This setback affected Burnley, and they went on to lose the match despite equalising after halftime.

Mikel Arteta’s men were the superior team, and Kompany acknowledges that his side faced a formidable opponent who is much better than them.

Leandro Trossard was inspirational as Arsenal defeated Burnley 3-1 in the Premier League this afternoon.

The Gunners needed to win after losing their last league game to Newcastle United and were winless in two domestic matches. Burnley proved to be a tough opponent in the first half as Arsenal probed their tough defence relentlessly.

Vincent Kompany’s men looked solid and nearly took the lead against the run of play. However, it was mostly Arsenal in the first half and it was fully deserved when Trossard opened the scoring by putting his body on the line to get to a cross from Saka at the back post.

Burnley hit back in the 54th minute through Josh Brownhill, thanks to a wicked deflection and it looked like it could be one of those days for the lads. However, Arsenal restored their lead three minutes later through William Saliba thanks to a wicked corner by Trossard.

Oleksandr Zinchenko extended Arsenal’s lead in the 74th minute after Burnley failed to clear another Trossard corner properly. Burnley worked hard and wanted to get back in the game, but Arsenal was the better side.

Arsenal need to beat Burnley today to maintain pressure on Man City at the top, and this is the side that Mikel Arteta has just announced to complete that task.

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎

Tomiyasu at the back
Jorginho captains the side
Saka starts in attack

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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 11, 2023

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Mikel Arteta believes Aaron Ramsdale would be unwise to leave Arsenal during the winter transfer window. The Englishman is without a doubt Arsenal’s second-choice goalkeeper, having only appeared twice in the last 13 Arsenal games, both of which were in the Carabao League Cup. He hasn’t appeared in the league or the Champions League since the September international break.

With the Euros slated for next summer, Ramsdale needs to play more in the next few months. Gareth Southgate cautioned Ramsdale that he needs to play more, because he can’t promise he’ll be in his team when the next international break arrives if he hasn’t been playing frequently.

“We’ll just have to see how things go. I had that conversation with him in the last camp,” Southgate said via Sky Sports. “He’s still fighting for the No. 1 spot at Arsenal, and his profile and the way he can use the ball with his feet is something we like and think is important.”

“But there is a reality as a keeper. if we get to March and he’s six months without playing regularly, then I’m never going to promise things that I couldn’t guarantee delivering. So he knows that; he’s perfectly realistic about that.”

While Southgate warns Ramsdale, Mikel Arteta has intimated that Ramsdale might still get plenty of time to play. The Spaniard says Ramsdale, who he thinks is still vital to his squad, will still play a significant role for Arsenal this season. That is why he does not want him to make a hasty choice about his Arsenal future during the winter transfer window.

My predicted line up for Burnley

Arsenal will look to face off against Burnley today as they look to get back to winning ways in the Premier League and continue our good form. A lot of injuries are floating over the Arsenal squad and we should see a few changes again today. With the international break coming up, it could be time to rest a few players or it could be the perfect time to go full strength before our players jet off with their national teams. Here’s how I expect Arteta to line his team up this afternoon.

In goal, David Raya, playing a great game against Sevilla and keeping a clean sheet would have been good for confidence, after the drama against Newcastle, Raya will be looking to redeem himself and hopefully get back to his best.

In defence I’d expect a back four of Zinchenko, Gabriel, Saliba and White. Tomiyasu has been playing the left back role very well but after starting mid-week and against Newcastle last weekend, I’d expect Arteta to give him a bit of a rest, we could see him come on at some point though. Ben White had a very good game against Sevilla, he looked solid in defence and even had some decent shots throughout the game. Gabriel and Saliba as the centre back pairing, both performing well whenever they’re beside each other.

In the midfield I’d go for a three of Rice, Jorginho and Havertz. The same system as our game against Sevilla, using both Rice and Jorginho in the middle as extra back up for the defensive line, and also great going forward to break the lines with through passes to our attackers. Havertz hasn’t been at his best recently but although he hasn’t been scoring he still makes a big impact off the ball and going forward.

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Welcome to the very FIRST Football Ramble Mailbag! Every fortnight, we're sharing our favourite listener stories and tackling your questions – some of which will be from X. There’s some great stuff on there, by the way.

This week: how do we stop the enshittification of football? Which footballers have pied us off? And if someone had to score a penalty to save our lives, who would we pick?

Marcus, Luke and Vish answer all that and hear about one listener’s trip to the theatre with Big Ange Postecoglou.

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Technical areas, do we really need 'em? That’s the question that Marcus, Luke, Pete and Vish are answering ahead of the Jason Tindall vs Mikel Arteta derby this weekend.

Elsewhere, there's fear for the residents of Kenilworth Road as Captain Chaos Darwin Nunez heads to town, and we learn that an unusual friendship (fight?) is on the cards between Peter Reid and Dominic Cummings. Classic Dom.

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Miguel Almiron’s at the wheel! Oh hang on, that’s not a good thing though…

Marcus, Pete and Jim look back on a double cupset in the Carabao Cup as Manchester United actually quite predictably got thwacked 3-0 by Newcastle, leaving Erik Ten Hag making exactly the same expression he always does.

Plus, Jim gets worried about Mikel Arteta’s record in knockout competitions and we all get worried that Chelsea might just win the whole thing.

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Do people love Lionel Messi a little bit too much? That’s the question that Media Darling Marcus wants answered after the latest Ballon d’Or.

Today, he’s joined by Jim, Vish and Pete to discuss that and explain why Manchester United vs Newcastle feels more like a stag do than a football match.

Plus, Pete has an important warning: don’t give Carabao to dogs!

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Manchester United may have lost yesterday, but at least they have a really bad tackle from one of their former players 20 years ago on one of Man City’s new players’ dad to cling onto.

Marcus, Jim and Pete look back on the Manchester derby, Antony’s terrible cameo, and some even worse poetry about Man City which Pete tries to rewrite. Plus, what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen written on a bridge? Have you ever seen anything more painful than that VAR check at Bournemouth? And have you EVER heard anyone as excited as Marcus about Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham?

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“A great victory for me and a great victory for justice!” No, that’s not one of us after this week’s Jack’s Encyclopaedia - that’s literally the president of FIFA.

Marcus, Vish, Jim and Andy are here as Gianni Infantino strikes again, the Premier League’s scheduling genius’ strike again, and Harry Maguire gets ready to dominate Erling Haaland in the Manchester derby… again? Plus, we wonder if Olympiacos’ tifo from last night is true: can you dine in hell? Is hell catered?

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It wasn’t the night that Newcastle fans wanted, but who cares, at least St James’ Park has some fantastic drainage.

Pete and Vish appreciate that on Ramble Reacts and they also take a moment to compliment Nick Pope for his short sleeve shirt. Plus they answer the important question… Is Kevin De Bruyne really a cake?

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Same podcast? Same podcast. Yes! Marcus, Luke, Jim and Pete celebrate the return of England’s sunflower Hazza Maguazza to goalscoring form as Manchester United bagged a huge win in the Champions League last night.

We also ask who did it best – Gabriel Jesus or Hal-Robson Kanu? – and look ahead to the collapse of the PIF Posse following Kevin Keegan’s meeting with Edward Howe.

Plus, Luke gets extraordinarily excited about Gary O’Neil.

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