Manchester Derby Pressure, Arsenal’s New Freedom & Tottenham’s Winless Start | Big Weekend Preview 09/10/26
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Manchester Derby Pressure, Arsenal’s New Freedom & Tottenham’s Winless Start | Big Weekend Preview 09/10/26

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 10, 202631 min

Big Weekend Preview returns as Rog, Rory Smith and Humphrey Ker break down a massive Premier League weekend. They start with the pressure of the Manchester Derby, Michael Carrick’s challenge at United, and Enzo Maresca’s perfect start across town. Then they turn to Arsenal’s new freedom as champions and a tricky trip to Granit Xhaka’s Sunderland, before digging into Tottenham’s winless start and Everton’s early momentum. Finally, they look at the signs of progress emerging under Andoni Iraola at Liverpool. Plus, full score predictions for the weekend ahead. Watch our interview with Ben Whi...

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You're listening to the Men in Blazers Media Network. Suboptimal Radio. Massive Premier League weekend, the Hoy Manchester United, Hose Manchester City answering the age-old question. Who wins a fight between a giant goal-scoring baby,

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Erlin Harland and an Arigormi past-master, Bruno Fernandes. Arsenal go north of the wall. Can they stare down Jacque in the wildings of Sunderland? And Tottenham Hotspur got your first point of the season, standing between them and their

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first win, Everton Football Club. Can the Tottenham of the South beat the Tottenham of the North? This is Big Weekend Preview, we'll answer all of those massive burning questions from the Premier League this weekend. I'm here with the Arteta Hair helmet of football writers Mr Rory Smith. Do you want to take that?

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