Marcus, Jim and Vish convene after Liverpool battle past Ajax (and our favourite-named player) to snatch three points and Spurs collapse in the Eric Dier Derby!

Plus, can another Marcus make it into the England squad? Will Atlético mug off Barcelona further still? And while Jurgen Klopp is dishing out truths, we’re firing mistruths out about Marcus’ TV taste. He loves Gervais, really.

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Arsenal make the short trip to Brentford for Sunday’s early kick-off, which is now scheduled to begin at the new time of 12:00 (GMT).

This game was initially meant to be getting going at 14:00, but was moved a little earlier to ease pressure on the police amidst a busy weekend in and around London following the death of HM the Queen.

While the time of the match should have no bearing on the result, the fans will no doubt be affected by the earlier travelling needed, and you can be assured that the team will be thankful of the support.

Today’s clash is unlikely to be a stroll in the park. The Bees have only tasted defeat once so far this season, away to Fulham, and are known to be a strong outfit, especially when playing from home.

At this stadium they have already enjoyed a massive 4-0 win over Manchester United, who beat us into a 3-1 loss in our last showing in the division. They remain unbeaten in their own stadium, and having beaten us 2-0 here last term, we will certainly be weary of our rivals.

Gabriel Jesus has wasted no time in getting his Arsenal career off the ground, and his input clearly hasn’t gone unnoticed by the fans.

The Brazilian’s signing this summer brought huge excitement to the club, and his pre-season performances only moved to enhance his following. He’s then continued that into the new season with three goals and three assists so far, and the fans have made their feelings known by voting him as their Player of the Month for August.

Introducing your August Player of the Month…

Gabriel Jesus

The first of many, Gabby

Emile Smith Rowe is claimed to be struggling with issues related to growing pains, and not considered an actual injury as he looks to make his Arsenal return.

The midfielder was seen to pull up in the warm up ahead of taking on Manchester United two weeks ago, with him initially named on the bench for that matchup, but reports coming out of the club claim that he isn’t really injured at all.

The Athletic claims that the staff at Arsenal don’t consider his injury as anything substantial, and he is expected to return sooner rather than later in a boost to our squad options.

Mikel Arteta reiterated the importance Smith Rowe has within the squad, despite the fact that he is yet to start a single fixture so far this season when talking in his press conference ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Brentford, and it can’t be denied how important some of his goals were on our previous campaign.

I must admit, ESR’s increasing absences have been something that has been a growing concern, and I hope that this latest information means that we will soon have our academy graduate back fit for an extended time once he gets over his current issues.

Noel Whelan believes Emile Smith Rowe will now struggle to break into the current Arsenal team after suffering another injury.

The midfielder has become injury-prone after becoming a key member of the Gunners squad.

Arsenal bolstered the squad in the last transfer window, and in his absence, the senior team is thriving.

This means anyone that wants to break into it has their work cut out, and Smith Rowe is in that category.

If he stays fit, he can build momentum and push the other players above him on the pecking order for a place on the team.

Granit Xhaka is reborn in this campaign, and he has become one of Arsenal’s key men.

The midfielder has previously played in a more defensive role alongside Thomas Partey.

They help protect the defence while the likes of Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe play further and closer to the opposition goal.

However, in this campaign, Xhaka has now been playing further forward and in a freer role.

This has improved his attacking output as revealed by a new report on Whoscored.

Former Arsenal forward Kevin Campbell insists Eddie Nketiah is not the answer to the club’s need for more firepower.

The striker wanted to leave at the end of last season, but the Gunners convinced him to sign a new long-term contract and he is now its second choice.

The arrival and performance of Gabriel Jesus mean he has only had a few minutes of action in the Premier League.

But he started and scored in the club’s Europa League first game against FC Zurich.

He is taking the few chances that come his way to make an impression, but that doesn’t make him good enough to be a reliable goal outlet for Arsenal, reckons Campbell.

Jamie O’Hara has asked Gabby Agbonlahor to stop drinking after he said Harry Maguire and Tyrone Mings are better than Ben White.

White has been the subject of criticism from the former Aston Villa man who is working as a pundit.

The former attacker has been very outspoken and even Jurgen Klopp responded to his criticism of teams and players.

Agbonlahor has consistently said Arsenal overpaid for White, and the defender is overrated.

The Gunners broke their transfer record for a defender to add him to their squad in the last campaign and he helped them to almost win a place in the top four again.

William Saliba has continued his fine start to life at the Emirates after winning the club’s Goal of the Month for August.

Arsenal signed the Frenchman in 2019, but he only finally started playing for them this season after loan spells away from the Emirates.

He has been one of their standout performers so far, and the club has been delighted by his input.

He scored his first goal for the team last month in their 3-0 win against Bournemouth.

The strike came after the Cherries had defended an Arsenal free-kick, and it was so good that Oleksandr Zinchenko was in disbelief.

Mikel Arteta has responded to Arsene Wenger’s comments that his team rarely has a weak spot.

Arsenal is one of the strongest clubs in the Premier League now and they have started this season brightly.

The Gunners are top of the league standings after six matches and they have been tipped to finish inside the top four this season.

They alongside, Manchester City have been the most consistent in the division so far and Wenger’s words seem to be true because almost everyone on the team plays their role very well.

However, Arteta believes there is so much more to come from his side and he told reporters, as quoted by Metro Sport:

Arsenal summer signing Marquinhos has been named in the top 40 of the Golden Boy 2022 awards, alongside Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool players.

It has been some time since neither Chelsea or Manchester City had players on the list at this stage, with their academies usually producing highly sought-after future stars, but it is now Jurgen Klopp’s side holding the most cards. Both of Fabio Carvalho and Harvey Elliot represent the Reds in the list, and the are accompanied by Manchester United’s Anthony Elanga.

Tottenham’s only entry comes in summer signing Destiny Udogie, who has been sent back to Udinese to see out the season on loan, while we also signed Marquinhos who completed the list from the Premier League.

The Brazilian was initially signed with the intention of sending him out on loan, but he quickly adapted himself within his new squad, and has since been called up to make his senior appearance, impressing once again with a goal and an assist.

The 19 year-old came in for rave reviews following that outing, and rightly so, showing composure and aggression to run at players and get forward, proving a real nuisance to the rival defence.

Marcus, Luke, Andy and Jim are here after a mixed bag of European results, as West Ham finally cast off their Romanian hoodoo, Man United's renaissance ends abruptly and Arsenal win at the Home of Football.

We also look over some of the seismic moves going down this week, as Graham Potter casts Breach's Brighton aside and Nathan Redmond frees himself from the fevered grasp of Papa Pep Guardiola. 

***We recorded this episode on Friday morning before the Premier League fixture postponements were announced***

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Napoli stole the headlines, but who is their ‘new Maradona’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia? 

Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge chew over a dramatic first matchday of the Champions League. They wonder at Inter’s limp performance and a resurgent Leroy Sane, while David *does not* hold back on Max Allegri after Juventus' night in Paris showed just how far they’ve fallen in Europe. 

Plus, what’s the perception of Thomas Tuchel in Europe after his Chelsea sacking?

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The Ramble curse strikes again! Thomas Tuchel is out of the door. Marcus and Andy bring you an emergency Ramble Reacts to discuss what went wrong, where next for Tuchel and when exactly Rafael Benítez will be hired as interim manager.

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Dinamo Zagrabbed all three points from Chelsea! After the first Champions League tango of the season, Marcus, Jim and Andy discuss an evening to forget for Tommy Tuchel. Or, as the case may be, an evening to become increasingly and very publicly annoyed about.

Plus, Jeff Bridges operates some new offside technology, Alex Telles leads the line for Sevilla for some reason and there’s a Hart-warming night in Glasgow as Celtic return to Europe’s top table! Oh, and an Aberdeen striker enjoys the game in the Real Madrid end.

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Today, we’re discussing football’s most fabled breed. They are the enforcers, the tough guys, the bouncers of the football pitch that everyone loves to hate. We are, of course, talking about football’s hard men!

Pete, Jim and Vish discuss some of the game’s most iconic examples of the genre, including the Colombian player with the most red cards in history and English football’s so-called OG hard man, who used to bring a gun to contract negotiations. Plus, we ponder if there is still a place for the quintessential hard man in the modern game.

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Glorious goals, calamitous errors and a goalkeeper getting sent off for pissing in a hedge? Our resident experts on all those things - Marcus, Pete, Jim and Vish - are here to relive it all!

We ask just how many celebrations Antony made, make the case for Ivan Toney to go in goal for England, and offer up some solutions for the weekend’s VAR debacle. Just take that Brentford kid’s money, all right? Plus, a fortune teller knows Kevin Keegan’s future.

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Deadline day is over! Aubameyang returned, Nottingham Forest dug up some grubs, and Louis van Gaal got involved for some reason. And don’t mind Gary, he’ll stop bothering you soon.

Marcus, Luke, Andy and Jim discuss all that, while Brendan Rodgers got the claws out last night. Plus, there’s the small matter of Arsenal’s visit to Old Trafford and a Merseyside derby! Hold on to your sons.

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On this deadline day edition, Dotun and Andy are joined by Miguel Delaney to discuss the bigger picture of this summer transfer window: Nottingham Forest have spent more than the Eredivisie. 

How has the financial inequality between Europe and the Premier League reached this point? We also discuss what Antony and Lucas Paquetá will bring to English shores, PSG’s dropped points at the weekend, and there’s the small matter of the Champions League draw! Plus, a truly heinous food pick from Dotun…

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On Deadline Day eve - otherwise known as the day Jim White was born - Marcus, Pete, Andy and Jim are here with your definitive guide to all the odd stories and trends associated with this unique day down the years!

Was September 1st 2008 the most dramatic deadline day ever? Why did clubs use dodgy fax machines for so long? And how are these multi-billion pound institutions just so wonderfully disorganised? Join us!

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