Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge are here with a state of play after the final international break before the World Cup. We wonder if Germany might prove entertaining rather than efficient come Qatar and whether the problems plaguing France have knocked them off their prime perch. 

There’s also time for a Barcelona injury update and a question even devoted fans are starting to ask: do Portugal need to move on from Cristiano Ronaldo?

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Arsenal is currently battling Liverpool for the signature of an 18-year-old striker labelled the “next Erling Haaland.”

Andreas Schjelderup plays for Nordsjaelland, and he is now a mainstay on their first team after scoring 5 goals in 10 games for them this term.

European scouts have been watching him, especially clubs who missed out on a promising young Haaland.

Arsenal is one of them, but Calciomercato reveals they are not alone, with Liverpool also looking to add him to their squad.

The Reds have signed some fine young players recently to gradually replace their ageing squad.

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard insists he wants to keep Douglas Luiz amidst interest from Arsenal, even though he admits it would be hard to achieve that.

Luiz is the subject of serious transfer interest from the Gunners, who have been monitoring him.

They made a late swoop for his signature in the last transfer window, but Villa stood their ground and turned down some really good offers for his signature.

The midfielder would be out of contract in the summer, and Mikel Arteta’s side could return for his signature.

Gerrard knows he is a top talent and understands the interest, but Villa remains committed to keeping him.

The investigative journalist and Arsenal fan, Usman Mustapha, has heaped praise on Bukayo Saka for his role in Arsenal’s resurgence this season.

The youngster has been a key player for the club since he broke into the first team.

He continues to lead it towards a successful time, and he wants to bring success back to the Emirates.

Arsenal has made a solid start to this season as they sit atop the league standings.

They beat Tottenham 3-1 this afternoon to continue their impressive start to the season.

CBS Sports’ Ben Jacobs argues that Arsenal was still on top of their game against Tottenham even when both teams had 11 men on the pitch.

Arsenal beat the Lilywhites 3-1 this afternoon, and one of the turning points in the game was the sending off of Emerson Royal.

Spurs would feel they could have gotten at least a point from the fixture if they didn’t play the closing stages a man down.

However, Jacobs followed the game and insists Arsenal was on top even before the Lilywhites went a man down.

He tweeted:

Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-1 this afternoon to remain at the top of the Premier League table.

It is a win that shows the Gunners have come off age, and we can now consider them title challengers.

Mikel Arteta’s side delivered one of the finest performances by a team this weekend to show they mean business in the title race.

Spurs were still in the game at halftime after the game ended 1-1 at the interval.

One key moment in the second half was the sending off of Emerson Royal.

TV Journalist Dan Walker has seen enough of this Arsenal team to now ask the question are Arsenal title contenders?

He posed the question after watching the Gunners end Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the season with a 3-1 win this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta’s side is the early pacesetters in the league, but there were doubts in some quarters before this game commenced.

This is because Spurs were unbeaten and United defeated the Gunners in their first game against a fellow top-six side.

Arsenal rose to the occasion and shocked their doubters with a commanding performance.

Give Me Sports Alex Batt, has reacted to Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Tottenham this afternoon.

The Gunners went into the game as the top-ranked team in the Premier League.

Having failed their first big test by losing 3-1 to Manchester United, everyone was waiting to see how they would perform in this game.

Mikel Arteta’s side had a point to prove and vengeance on their minds after Spurs beat them to end their top-four hopes last season.

Arsenal rose to the occasion and won the game despite being pegged 1-1 at halftime.

Arsenal has just earned a huge win against Tottenham. The 3-1 scoreline suggests it was a routine win, but it wasn’t.

Mikel Arteta’s side had to work very hard against one of the unbeaten clubs in the league this season.

They earned their reward with the win, and it is yet another show of how developed this Arsenal team is.

They relentlessly pressed Tottenham into submission in key areas of the game and earned their points, which keeps them at the top of the league table and opens a 4 points lead over their neighbours.

This Arsenal team is much more confident and different from the one many of us have become used to, and BBC’s Jonny Bentley admits Mikel Arteta is building something special at the Emirates.

Arsenal have earned a much-deserved 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in today’s North London Derby clash to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

It was normal service resumed today with our team playing their usual up-tempo attacking football, and Spurs will to allow us to come at them was always a risk.

Our opening goal came thanks to a wonderous strike from Thomas Partey, with Tottenham granting the Ghanaian way too much space on the edge of the box to pick his spot.

Our lead was short-lived however after a mean counter-attack was turned into a penalty kick thanks to an unnecessary lunge by Gabriel Magalhaes which brought down his international counterpart Richarlison, with Harry Kane firing down the middle to beat his Three Lions’ team-mate.

While we went into the break level, the feeling remained positive knowing that if things continued as they were, we should have no issue picking up all three points, and we didn’t have to wait long after the restart before Gabriel Jesus took full advantage of the mistake by Hugo Lloris, as he tussled his way beyond both Christian Romero and the keeper to tuck the ball into the net.

Granit Xhaka has put Arsenal 3-1 up over Tottenham with just over 20 minutes remaining on the clock, capping off his fine start to the new season.

The Gunners have been much the better side today, and a silly challenge from Emerson Royale minutes before our latest goal has made things even tougher for our noisy neighbours, who now have just 10 men on the pitch.

Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus are credited with our opening two goals, and this neat effort from Xhaka has put us well in the driving seat.

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Granit Xhaka gives Arsenal a two-goal cushion with this beautifully worked goal… pic.twitter.com/quYCrBVxPK

Pete here from The Football Ramble. I've been working on a show I think you're going to very much enjoy, so I thought I'd stick an episode in here as a little treat for your Saturday afternoon! If you love the Ramble, I reckon you're going to very much enjoy this.

Ian Fiveankles seeks to make his mark on modern sports radio in his very first radio show, in a cynical bid to win his ex-wife Denise back. The only thing that stands in his way is his new show sponsor, MENSMOOTH. Mmmmn…that’s smooth! 

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Sports Horn is a brand new sitcom hosted by comedians Anthony Richardson and Mark Davison, best known collectively as the popular online sketch duo 'The Exploding Heads'.

Sports Horn is a Stak Production.

Marcus, Luke, Pete and Andy revel in more Nations League nonsense, as Kevin de Bruyne remains bored out of his mind and John McGinn’s memory foam mattress grabs a great win for Scotland.

We also toast the departures of Charlie Adam and the FIFA game (Ted Lasso’s idiotic appearance not withstanding) and we wonder how Gareth Southgate can turn the barge around - starting with tonight's clash against Italy.

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More continental capers for Dotun, Andy and Lars Sivertsen as the international break gives us a chance for various domestic debriefs. The Serie A title race continues to intrigue, as Napoli try shake off the Sivertsen Curse - while the La Liga title race is marred by horrible racist abuse of Vinicius Jr.

Elsewhere, we try to work out if Bayern are in an actual crisis and ponder the future of the Nations League.

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It's back! Jim, Vish and Lars knee slide into today’s edition of our handy footballing handbook. Today, we focus on the icing on top of football’s sweetest, most joyous cakes: goal celebrations!

We run through how best to approach such a noble art and outline some of the do’s and dont’s. We also recount some of the more infamous - from one of the greatest sporting moments of all time to Cristiano Ronaldo spinning around in the air and Jamie Vardy killing an eagle.

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Kate's off to west London for today's episode of The Drop In, where she's shown around QPR's training facilities by a Premier League icon. It's only bloody Les Ferdinand!

(Sir) Les sits down with Kate to discuss a storied career that took him from QPR to Newcastle and many places in between. They talk about how representation needs to be accompanied by meaningful action from footballing authorities, discuss his role as QPR's Director of Football and remind us of the importance of non-league football. We also get the answers we* have always wanted, such as did he really fly himself to Bolton training in a helicopter?

*Pete. Obviously.

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Jules, Vish, Pete and Andy recap more bonkers Barclays from the weekend, as Leicester valiantly conceded six and Arsenal's U8's beat Brentford. 

We also take stock of Everton's long walk to freedom after their first win of the season, check in with our pal Moysey and hear of potentially football's shortest ever debut. 

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For too long we've all been asking the same question - when will England replace the irreplaceable menace to opposition fans that is Jamie Vardy? Is Ivan Toney the answer?

On today's Preview Show Jim, Vish and Lars are on hand to mull over Gareth Southgate's latest England squad and marvel at Todd Boehly's bright idea of a Premier League All-Star game. Elsewhere, Diego Costa is most definitely a wolf and Alan Pardew embarks on the next leg of his inter-railing trip around Europe!

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It’s an Italian feast this week! Dotun and Andy – live from Warsaw – are joined by Nicky Bandini to discuss Juventus’ woes after a shock defeat to Benfica.

Plus, we discuss if the Milan clubs bring the glory days back in Europe, Robert Lewandowski’s Bayern homecoming, and why all is not as it seems with Kylian Mbappé’s contract at PSG!

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Union Berlin sit top of the Bundesliga and last week, Andy travelled there to witness European football history in their first Europa League game against Belgium's history-makers, Union Saint-Gilloise. 

After UEFA announced a trial for safe standing, Union Berlin were at last able to bring European football home – just three years after securing their first ever promotion to the Bundesliga.

Andy takes in Union’s legendary atmosphere and speaks to fans on both sides on what was a truly special night for two clubs championing the little guy.

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